Amendment of the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1999

2.—(1) The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1999(1) 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).

(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 tests

30.—(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.”