Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Motor Vehicles (Tests) Regulations 1981 in relation to Class VI vehicles (public service vehicles other than those of a type specified in regulation 5(3)) so that–
the fee payable for the examination of a vehicle is increased from £34.50 to £36.25 if the vehicle is constructed or adapted to carry more than 12 passengers, and from £24 to £25.25 in any other case. These increases apply in respect of an examination following an application under regulation 12 and to a further examination after an interval of more than 14 days from the date of the issue of the notice of refusal of a test certificate;
the fee payable for the further examination of a vehicle within 14 days of the date of the issue of the notice of refusal of a test certificate is increased from £17 to £17.75 if the vehicle is constructed or adapted to carry more than 12 passengers and from £12 to £12.50 in any other case; and
the fee payable for the issue of a duplicate test certificate is increased from £7.50 to £7.75.