Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No.4) Regulations 2001
S.I. 2001/2779 · Made 31 July 2001
ROAD TRAFFIC
Made 31st July 2001
Laid before Parliament 2nd August 2001
Coming into force 27th August 2001
The Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 89(3), (4)(b) and (5) and 105(1), (3) and (4) of the Road Traffic Act 1988 f1, after consulting with representative organisations in accordance with section 195(2) of that Act and with the approval of the Treasury f2, hereby makes the following Regulations:
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
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1988 c. 52. Section 89(3) was amended by the Road Traffic Act 1991 (c. 40); Section 105(4) was amended by the Driving Licences (Community Driving Licence) Regulations 1998 (S.I. 1998/1420); see section 108(1) for the definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations”.
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See section 105(4) of the Road Traffic Act 1988.
Contents
- 1Citation and commencement
- 2Amendment of Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1999
- 3Amendment of Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1999
- Signature
- Schedule PROVISIONS INSERTED IN SUBSTITUTION FOR SCHEDULE 5
- Explanatory note
1Citation and commencement
These Regulations may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No.4) Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 27th August 2001.
2Amendment of Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1999
The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1999f1 are amended in accordance with regulation 3 below.
3Amendment of Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1999
For the table in Schedule 5 (Fees for practical and unitary tests) there shall be substituted the table in the Schedule to these Regulations.
Signature
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions
David Jamieson
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions
30th July 2001
We approve the making of these Regulations
Gordon Brown
Graham Stringer
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
31st July 2001
PROVISIONS INSERTED IN SUBSTITUTION FOR SCHEDULE 5
| (1) Category or sub-category of vehicle | (2) Test, other than extended driving test, commencing: | (3) Extended driving test commencing: | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) During normal hours | (b) Out of hours | (a) During normal hours | (b) Out of hours | |
1 A1, A and P | £46.50 | £56.00 | £93.00 | £112.00 |
2 B1, B, F, G, H, and K | £38.00 | £47.00 | £76.00 | £94.00 |
3 B + E, C1, C1 + E, D1, D1 + E, C, C + E, D and D + E | £76.00 | £94.00 | — | — |
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations further amend the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1999 as follows.
Regulation 3 and the Schedule amend the fees payable upon an application for a practical or for a unitary driving test where the test is to be conducted on or after the coming into force of these Regulations.
Practical and unitary driving test fees for car and motor cycle tests were last increased for tests booked on or after 4th May 1999.
Practical and unitary driving test fees for lorry and bus tests were last increased for tests booked on or after 1st April 1998.
The following tables show the new fees with the percentage change in brackets:
ORDINARY TESTS
| Type of vehicle | Test commenced during normal hours | Test commenced during evenings and weekends |
|---|---|---|
| Motor cycles and mopeds | £46.50 (3.3%) | £56.00 (1.8%) |
| Motor cars, tractors and minor categories | £38.00 (3.4%) | £47.00 (2.2%) |
| Cars with trailers, goods vehicles and passenger-carrying vehicles | £76.00 (3.4%) | £94.00 (2.2%) |
EXTENDED TESTS
| Type of vehicle | Test commenced during normal hours | Test commenced during evenings and weekends |
|---|---|---|
| Motor Cycles | £93.00 (3.3%) | £112.00 (1.8%) |
| Motor Cars | £76.00 (3.4%) | £94.00 (2.2%) |