# The Public Service Vehicles (Operators’ Licences) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2009, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the fees which are payable under the Public Service Vehicles (Operators’ Licences) (Fees) Regulations 1995, in relation to public service vehicle operator licences and vehicle discs granted under Part II of the Public Service Vehicles Act 1981.
Simple fee changes, which are subject to straightforward increases or decrease, together with the percentage of the increase or decrease, are shown in the table below. The fees were last increased on 1 August 2008.
Old Fee
New Fee
Percentage Increase/Decrease
Application for a standard licence
£224
£235
4.9%
Application for a restricted licence
£148
£155
4.7%
Application to vary a condition on a licence so as to increase the maximum number of vehicles
£113
£119
5.3%
Application for a special licence
£58
£61
5.2%
Continuation in force of an existing special licence
£58
£61
5.2%
Replacement disc
£15
£8
-46.7%
In addition, fees relating to the grant or continuation of a standard or restricted operator’s licence are reduced to a fee equal to £1 per month or part thereof, for the period starting on the first day of the month in which the fee becomes due and ending on 31 March 2010. After that date, no fees will be payable in relation to the grant of these licences (regulation 4).
Vehicle disc fees are reduced to an amount equal to £3 per month or part thereof in respect of the period up to and including 31 March 2010 (regulation 2(5)(e)). After that date those fees are abolished (regulation 4).
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/2009/787/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/public-service-vehicles-operators-licences-fees-amendment-regulations-2009/note
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