The Motor Vehicles (Tests) (Amendment) Regulations 1997

Amendments relating to fees

4.—(1) In regulation 20(1)(e)(i) for “12” there shall be substituted “16” and for “£40.30” there shall be substituted “£39.70”.

(2) For paragraph (2A) of regulation 20 there shall be substituted the following paragraphs–

“(2A) Subject to paragraph (2B), where, in the case of a vehicle in Class VI, the time appointed for an examination is, at the applicant’s request, out of hours, the fee payable for the examination shall be increased by £27.50 in the case of a vehicle which is constructed or adapted to carry more than 16 passengers, and £20.00 in any other case, such additional amount being payable at or before the time of the appointment.

(2B) Where, in the case of a vehicle in Class VI, the vehicle testing station appointed for an examination is, at the applicant’s request, one which was designated under section 8(3) of the 1981 Act after 10th April 1995, the fee payable for the examination shall be increased, or, in a case where paragraph (2A) applies, further increased, by £6.25, such additional amount being payable at or before the time of the appointment.”

(3) For paragraph (4) of regulation 20 there shall be substituted the following paragraph–

“(4) Where, on an examination of a vehicle of a description specified in column 1 of the Table, it is found that some or all of the prescribed statutory requirements are not complied with, or when, in the circumstances mentioned in regulation 16, a full examination of the braking system or systems of the vehicle is not carried out, then the fee payable in respect of a further examination–

(a)subject to sub-paragraph (c), in a case where the time appointed for the further examination is, at the applicant’s request, out of hours, shall be as shown in column 3 of the Table in relation to a vehicle of that description;

(b)subject to sub-paragraph (c), in a case where the vehicle testing station appointed for an examination is, at the applicant’s request, one which was designated under section 8(3) of the 1981 Act after 10th April 1995, shall be as shown in column 4 of the Table in relation to a vehicle of that description;

(c)in a case where both sub-paragraph (a) and (b) apply, shall be as shown in column 5 of the Table in relation to a vehicle of that description, and

(d)in any other case, shall be as shown in column 2 of the Table in relation to a vehicle of that description.