# The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2008, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations increase the fees which are payable under the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Fees) Regulations 1995.
The fee increases, with percentage increases, are shown in the table below. The fees were last increased on 1st April 2007.
OLD FEE
NEW FEE
PERCENTAGE INCREASE
Fee with licence application or application for a licence variation
£227
£238
4.8%
Fee for the issue of a licence
£354
£372
5.1%
Fee for the continuation in force of a licence
£354
£372
5.1%
Fee for the issue of an interim licence or interim direction
£60
£63
5.0 %
Additional fee for motor vehicles specified in the licence in a case where an election has not been made under regulation 3(5) to pay on an annual basis
£9
£10
11.1%
The additional fee for motor vehicles specified in the licence remains unchanged at £12 in cases where an election has been made under regulation 3(5) to pay on an annual basis.
The Regulations also contain transitional provisions in respect of fees to cover the situations where the date of an application or decision triggering a requirement to pay a fee and the date on which that payment falls due, differ.
A full impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business and the voluntary sector is available from the VOSA Corporate Office, Berkeley House, Croydon Street, Bristol BS5 0DA. The impact assessment is also annexed to the Explanatory Memorandum which is available alongside the instrument on the OPSI website at www.opsi.gov.uk.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/1474/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/goods-vehicles-licensing-of-operators-fees-amendment-regulations-2008/note
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.

