Amendment of the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 19992

1

The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 19996 are further amended as follows.

2

In regulation 23A—

a

for paragraph (2) there is substituted—

2

For each test set supplied under paragraph (1) in respect of a test which—

a

is of the type specified in column (2) of an item in the table;

b

relates to a vehicle falling within a category specified in column (3); and

c

is to be conducted at a time specified in column (4),

the Secretary of State may make a charge of the amount specified in column (5).

Table

(1) Item

(2)

Type of test

(3)

Vehicle category

(4)

Time

(5)

Charge £

1.

Any test

AM, A or B

Before 1st October 2014

18.50

2.

Any test

AM, A or B

On or after 1st October 2014

15

3.

Large vehicle test of driving theory

C or D

Before 1st October 2014

20

4.

Large vehicle test of driving theory

C or D

On or after 1st October 2014

12

5.

Large vehicle test of hazard perception

C or D

Any time

9

b

In paragraph (4)—

i

in sub-paragraph (a) for “the test referred to in paragraph (2)(a)” there is substituted “a test falling within item 1 or 2 of the table in paragraph (2)”; and

ii

in sub-paragraph (b) for “the test referred to in paragraph (2)(b)” there is substituted “a test falling within item 3, 4 or 5 of the table in paragraph (2)”.

3

In regulation 27(1)(d) for “regulation 30(2)” there is substituted “regulation 30(3)”.

4

In regulation 28(1)(d) for “regulation 30(1)” there is substituted “regulation 30(1) or (2)”.

5

In regulation 28A(1)(c) for “regulation 30” there is substituted “regulation 30(3)”.

6

For regulation 30 there is substituted—

Fees for theory tests30

1

The fee payable for a large vehicle test of driving theory to be conducted by an appointed person is—

a

£35 if the test is to be conducted before 1st October 2014;

b

£28 if the test is to be conducted during the period beginning with 1st October 2014 and ending on 30th September 2015;

c

£26 if the test is to be conducted on or after 1st October 2015.

2

The fee payable for a large vehicle test of hazard perception to be conducted by an appointed person is—

a

£15 if the test is to be conducted before 1st October 2014;

b

£12 if the test is to be conducted during the period beginning with 1st October 2014 and ending on 30th September 2015;

c

£11 if the test is to be conducted on or after 1st October 2015.

3

Subject to paragraph (4), the fee payable for a theory test to be conducted by an appointed person in respect of a motor vehicle in category AM, A or B is—

a

£31 if the test is to be conducted before 1st October 2014;

b

£25 if the test is to be conducted during the period beginning with 1st October 2014 and ending on 30th September 2015;

c

£23 if the test is to be conducted on or after 1st October 2015.

4

The fee payable for a theory test within the meaning of regulation 3A(1)(ab) is—

a

£24 if the test is to be conducted before 1st October 2014;

b

£19 if the test is to be conducted during the period beginning with 1st October 2014 and ending on 30th September 2015;

c

£18 if the test is to be conducted on or after 1st October 2015.