# The Public Service Vehicles (Operators’ Licences) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2008, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations increase the fees which are payable under the Public Service Vehicles (Operators’ Licences) (Fees) Regulations 1995.
The fee increases, together with percentage increases, are shown in the table below. The fees were last increased on 1 April 2007.
Old Fee
New Fee
Percentage Increase
Application for a standard licence
£213
£224
5.2%
Application for a restricted licence
£141
£148
5.0%
Grant of a standard or restricted licence:
for a period of 5 years paid in advance
for a period of 5 years paid annually
£141
£28
£148
£29
5.0%
3.6%
Continuation in force of an existing standard or restricted licence:
for a period of 5 years paid in advance
for a period of 5 years paid annually
£141
£28
£148
£29
5.0%
3.6%
Application to vary a condition on a licence so as to increase the maximum number of vehicles
£108
£113
4.6%
Application for a special licence
£56
£58
3.6%
Continuation in force of an existing special licence
£56
£58
3.6%
The fees payable for issue of a disc under section 18 of the 1981 Act remain unchanged. Such fees are charged for each month or part of a month during which the disc is expressed to be in force and stand at £6, or £7 if an election has been made under regulation 11(4) of the Public Service Vehicles Operators’ Licences Regulations 1995 to pay annually. The fee payable for issue of a new disc in place of one lost or destroyed also remains unchanged at £15.
The Regulations also contain transitional provisions in respect of fees for the grant of a standard or a restricted operators’ licence.
A full impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business and the voluntary sector is available from the VOSA Corporate Office, Berkeley House, Croydon Street, Bristol BS5 0DA.. The impact assessment is also annexed to the Explanatory Memorandum which is available alongside the instrument on the OPSI website at www.opsi.gov.uk.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/1473/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/public-service-vehicles-operators-licences-fees-amendment-regulations-2008/note
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