# The Transport Infrastructure (Fees) Regulations 2026, Regulation 5: Notification and payment of fees


(1) A prescribed public authority charging fees to a highway authority under regulation 3(1) must notify the highway authority in writing of the amount of fees being charged.
(2) The highway authority must pay the fees to the public authority within such period or (in relation to payment by instalments) periods as may be specified in the notice, provided the period or periods are not less than 21 days beginning with the date of the notice.
(3) If the highway authority fails to do so, the public authority may—
(a) where the overdue amount relates to a relevant service which has been provided in full, recover from the highway authority as a civil debt the overdue amount;
(b) where the overdue amount relates to a relevant service the provision of which has not been commenced, notwithstanding any requirement to provide the relevant service in full, withhold the relevant service until the overdue amount is paid;
(c) where the overdue amount relates to a relevant service which has been provided in part, notwithstanding any requirement to provide the relevant service in full, do either or both of the following—
(i) recover from the highway authority as a civil debt the overdue amount;
(ii) withhold the unprovided part of the relevant service until the overdue amount is paid.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/1137/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/transport-infrastructure-fees-regulations-2026/regulation-5
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