Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend regulation 19 of the Motor Vehicles(Driving Licences) Regulations 1987 so as to—
increase the fee payable for a driving test; and
introduce a premium fee for a driving test taken on a Saturday.
The fee for a test to drive a motor bicycle or a moped is increasedfrom £26 to £28.50 in respect of a test taken on a week-day,and from £26 to £44 in respect of a test taken on aSaturday. The fee for any other test conducted by an examiner appointedunder regulation 14(1)(a) is increased from £19.50 to £21.50in respect of a test taken on a week-day, and from £19.50 to£35 in respect of a test taken on a Saturday. The fee for Londontaxi driver tests is increased from £19.50 to £21.50.
No fee is charged in respect of a driving test taken in an invalidcarriage.