Regulation 17 Repayment of fee on appealI1

After the completion of the examination for the purpose of the appeal, the Department shall repay to the appellant the whole or part of the fee paid on the appeal where it appears to the Department that there were substantial grounds for contesting the whole or part of the decision appealed.

Subject to paragraph (3), the fee payable on appeal shall be payable notwithstanding that the vehicle is not submitted for examination in accordance with the provisions of regulation 16.

Where the appellant has before the time specified under regulation 16(2) for the carrying out of the examination given the Department not less than three days' notice (whether in writing or otherwise) at the vehicle testing centre specified in the notice, that the appellant does not propose to submit the vehicle for examination at that time, any amount previously paid in respect of such a fee shall be repaid to the appellant unless another time is arranged for the carrying out of the examination.