Statutory Instrument 1995 No. 1200

The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 1995

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1995 No. 1200

ROAD TRAFFIC

The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 1995

The Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 89(3)^[1] and (4)(b)^[2], 105(1), (3) and (4), 108(1)^[3] and 192(1)^[4] of the Road Traffic Act 1988^[5], after consulting with representative organisations in accordance with section 195(2) of that Act, and with the approval of the Treasury, hereby makes the following Regulations:—

    1.    These Regulations may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 1995 and shall come into force on 29th May 1995.

    2.    The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1987^[6] shall be amended in accordance with regulations 3 and 4 below.

    3.—(1)  Regulation 19^[7] (Fees in respect of tests) shall be amended as follows.

    (2)  In paragraph (3)—
 (a) in sub-paragraph (a), for "£35" there shall be substituted "£36"; and
 (b) in sub-paragraph (b), for "£27.50" there shall be substituted "£28.50".

    (3)  In paragraph (3A)—
 (a) in sub-paragraph (a), for "£46.50" there shall be substituted "£47.50"; and
 (b) in sub-paragraph (b), for "£37.50" there shall be substituted "£38.50".

    (4)  In paragraph (5), for "£27.50" there shall be substituted "£28.50".

    4.—(1)  Regulation 19A^[8] (Fees in respect of extended tests) shall be amended as follows.

    (2)  In paragraph (3)—
 (a) in sub-paragraph (a), for "£70" there shall be substituted "£72"; and
 (b) in sub-paragraph (b), for "£55" there shall be substituted "£57".

    (3)  In paragraph (4)(a) for "£92" there shall be substituted "£95".

    5.    Regulations 3 and 4 above shall not apply in the case of an application for an appointment for a test duly made before 29th May 1995.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport

Steven Norris

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Transport

28th April 1995
We approve the making of these Regulations

Timothy Kirkhope

Derek Conway

Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury

1st May 1995

These Regulations amend regulations 19 and 19A of the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1987 so as to increase, for test applications made on or after 29th May 1995, the fees for ordinary driving tests and London taxi drivers' tests and some of the fees for extended driving tests ordered by the court under section 36 of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988.

The test fees applicable after the coming into force of these Regulations (with the percentage increase in each one since last year shown in brackets) are as follows—

ORDINARY TESTS
Test for	Test begun between 0830 and 1630 Monday to Friday	Test taken in evening or at weekend
Categories A and P	£36.00 (2.9%)	£47.50 (2.2%)
Other categories (not LGV/PCV)	£28.50 (3.6%)	£38.50 (2.7%)

EXTENDED TESTS
Test for	Test taken Monday to Friday	Test taken Saturday
Categories A and P	£72.00 (2.9%)	£95.00 (3.3%)
Other categories (not LGV/PCV)	£57.00 (3.6%)	£77.50 (Nil)

LONDON TAXI DRIVERS' TESTS
Test conducted at any time by the Metropolitan Police Commissioner	£28.50 (3.6%)

[1] Section 89(3) was amended by the Road Traffic Act 1991 (c. 40) Schedule 4, paragraph 63. back

[2] Section 89(4)(b) is to be read with the Department of Transport (Fees) Order 1988 (S.I. 1988/643), as amended by S.I. 1991/811 and 1993/1601, the relevant entry being in Schedule 1, Table VI, item 1A. back

[3] See the definitions of "prescribed" and "regulations". back

[4] See the definition of "prescribed". back

[5] 1988 c. 52. back

[6] S.I. 1987/1378. back

[7] The relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1994/638. back

[8] Regulation 19A was inserted by the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/1318) and amended by S.I. 1993/1602 and 1994/638. back