# The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (Test Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009

S.R. 2009/73 · made 27 February 2009

These Regulations amend the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 by substituting Schedules 4 and 4A. In the new Schedules 4 and 4A the following fees have been increased —the fees for categories A, A1, B1 (other than invalid carriages) and P are increased from £53.50 to £58.00 for a test during normal working hours and from £66.00 to £71.00 for a test taken on a weekday evening or on a Saturday;the weekday fee for category B is increased from £42.00 to £45.50 and the out of hours fee is increased from £58.00 to £62.50. The weekday fee for categories F, G, H and K is increased from £42.00 to £45.50;the weekday fee for categories C and D and associated sub-categories is increased from £61.00 to £66.00 and the out of hours fee is increased from £92.00 to £99.00;the fee for extended driving tests for category A is increased from £107.00 to £116.00;the fee for extended driving tests for category B is increased from £84.00 to £91.00;the fee for the theory test for categories A, A1, B, B1 (other than individual carriages) and P is increased from £28.50 to £30.00.

Made under: Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (Article 5, Article 19C, Article 218)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/motor-vehicles-driving-licences-amendment-test-fees-regulations-northern-ireland-2009/pdf/nisr_20090073_en.pdf

## Introductory text

Road Traffic And Vehicles
Made 27th February 2009
Coming into operation 1st April 2009
The Department of the Environment makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 5(3), (4) and (5), 19C(1) and 218(1) of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981.

## 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (Test Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 and shall come into operation on 1 April 2009.

## 2 Amendment of the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996

For Schedules 4 and 4A of the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 substitute—
“SCHEDULE 4
Fees for Tests
Regulation 22
PART 1
FEES FOR PRACTICAL TESTS
Column (1)
Category or sub-category of vehicle
Column (2)
Test, other than an extended driving test, commencing—
Column (3)
Extended driving test commencing—
(a) During normal
hours
(b) Out of hours
(a) During
normal
hours
(b) Out of hours
1. A1, B1 (other than B1 invalid carriages) and P
£58.00
£71.00
—
—
2. A
£58.00
£71.00
£116.00
—
3. B
£45.50
£62.50
£91.00
—
4. F, G, H and K
£45.50
—
—
—
5. B+E, C, C1, D, D1, C+E, C1+E, D+E and D1+E
£66.00
£99.00
—
—
6. B1 (invalid carriages)
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
PART 2
FEES FOR SPECIAL MANOEUVRES TESTS
Column (1)
Category or sub-category of vehicle
Column (2)
Special manoeuvres test, commencing—
(a) During
normal
hours
(b) Out of hours
1. A, A1 and P
£31.00
£43.00
SCHEDULE 4A
FEES FOR THEORY TESTS
Regulation 24
Column (1)
Category or sub-category of vehicle
Column (2)
Fee
1. A, A1 and P
£30.00
2. B and B1 (other than invalid carriages)
£30.00
3. C, C1, D and D1 large vehicle test of driving theory
£35.00
4. C, C1, D and D1 large vehicle test of hazard perception
£15.00
”

## 3 Revocation

The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (Test Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 are revoked.

## Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 27th February 2009.
L.S.
Stanley Duncan
A senior officer of the
Department of the Environment

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 by substituting Schedules 4 and 4A. In the new Schedules 4 and 4A the following fees have been increased —
(a) the fees for categories A, A1, B1 (other than invalid carriages) and P are increased from £53.50 to £58.00 for a test during normal working hours and from £66.00 to £71.00 for a test taken on a weekday evening or on a Saturday;
(b) the weekday fee for category B is increased from £42.00 to £45.50 and the out of hours fee is increased from £58.00 to £62.50. The weekday fee for categories F, G, H and K is increased from £42.00 to £45.50;
(c) the weekday fee for categories C and D and associated sub-categories is increased from £61.00 to £66.00 and the out of hours fee is increased from £92.00 to £99.00;
(d) the fee for extended driving tests for category A is increased from £107.00 to £116.00;
(e) the fee for extended driving tests for category B is increased from £84.00 to £91.00;
(f) the fee for the theory test for categories A, A1, B, B1 (other than individual carriages) and P is increased from £28.50 to £30.00.
The fees for special manoeuvres tests and fees for theory tests for categories C, C1, D and D1 remain unchanged.
The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (Test Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 (S.R. 2005 No. 403) are revoked as a consequence of these Regulations.

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