# The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2000, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1999.
Regulation 3 amends an incorrect reference in regulation 65(2)(b) of the 1999 Regulations.
Regulation 4 and Schedule 1 substitute a new Part 1 to Schedule 3 specifying revised fees payable upon an application for a driving licence made on or after 1st November 2000.
The fees for all types of application are increased except for the fee payable on the renewal of a Group 1 licence at age 70 and thereafter, which is altered from £8.50 to £6.00, a reduction of 29.4%.
The following table shows the increase for the other types of applications specified in Part 1 of Schedule 3. For applications for which the existing amount is that specified in column 1 the new fee will be that shown in column 2. The percentage increase is shown in column 3.
1. Existing fee
2. New fee
3. Percentage increase
£8.50
£12.50
47.1%
£13.50
£17.50
29.6%
£23.50
£27.50
17%
£24.50
£28.50
16.3%
£28.50
£32.50
14%
£33.50
£37.50
11.9%
Driving licence fees were last increased on the 1st April 1999.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/2766/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/motor-vehicles-driving-licences-amendment-regulations-2000/note
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