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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/motor-vehicles-driving-licences-amendment-no-2-regulations-1998/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/528",
  "legislation_title": "The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/motor-vehicles-driving-licences-amendment-no-2-regulations-1998",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations further amend the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/2824) by—\n(a) increasing the fees for practical and unitary driving tests, as specified below, and for the London taxi drivers' test from £31 to £32.75;\n(b) increasing from £10 to £15 the charge made for the supply of forms of practical test pass certificates to persons appointed to conduct tests by certain approved companies and public service vehicle operators.\nThe fees payable in respect of tests from 1st April 1998 (with the percentage increase and the date of the last change shown in brackets) are:—\nORDINARY TESTS\nType of vehicle\nTests commenced during normal hours\nTests commenced during evenings and weekends\nMotor cycles and mopeds\n£39 (2.6%, April 1997)\n£52 (4%, April 1997)\nCars, tractors and minor categories\n£32.75 (5.6%, April 1997)\n£43 (4.9%, April 1997)\nCars with trailers, goods vehicles and passenger-carrying vehicles\n£73.50 (13.1%, April 1997)\n£92 (10.8%, April 1997)\nEXTENDED TESTS\nType of vehicle\nTests commenced during normal hours\nTest commenced at weekends\nCars\n£65.50 (5.7%, April 1997)\n£86 (4.9%, April 1997)\nMotor cycles\n£78 (2.6%, April 1997)\n£104 (4%, April 1997)",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/528/note",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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