Statutory Instruments
2005 No. 1975
ROAD TRAFFIC
The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2005
Made
15th July 2005
Laid before Parliament
19th July 2005
Coming into force
10th August 2005
The Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 89(4)(b), 89(5)(b) and 105(3) of the Road Traffic Act 1988( 1 ), after consulting with representative organisations in accordance with section 195(2) of the Road Traffic Act 1988 and with the approval of the Treasury( 2 ), hereby makes the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2005 and shall come into force on 10th August 2005.
Amendment of the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1999
2. —(1)The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1999( 3 ) are amended in accordance with regulations 3 to 6.
3. In regulation 30 (fees for theory tests) for paragraph (1) substitute—
“ (1) The fee payable for a theory test to be conducted by an appointed person in respect of any category of motor car is—
(a) where the test is to be conducted before 1st April 2006, £21.00; and
(b) where the test is to be conducted on or after 1st April 2006, £21.50;
and is payable to the Secretary of State. ”
4. In regulation 35 (fees in respect of practical or unitary tests)—
(a) in paragraph (2) for “(4) and (5)” substitute “(3A), (4) and (5)”;
(b) in paragraph (3) for “paragraph (4)” substitute “paragraphs (3A) and (4)”;
(c) after paragraph (3), insert—
“ (3A) In paragraphs (2) and (3), where a reference is made to the Table in Schedule 5, that reference shall be—
(a) in the case of a test to be conducted before 1st April 2006, to the Table in Part 1 of Schedule 5; and
(b) in the case of a test to be conducted on or after 1st April 2006, to the Table in Part 2 of Schedule 5. ”
5. For regulation 47(8) substitute—
“ (8) A person authorised to conduct theory tests by virtue of paragraphs (b), (c), (d) or (e) of regulation 23(1) or regulation 23(2)(b) shall issue theory test pass certificates using forms supplied by the Secretary of State who may make a charge—
(a) where the order is received before 1st April 2006, £12 per form; and
(b) where the order is received on or after 1st April 2006, £14 per form. ”
6. For the table in Schedule 5 substitute the following tables—
“ PART 1 Fees for tests to be conducted before 1st April 2006
| (1) Category or sub-category of vehicle | (2) Test,other than extended driving test commencing: | (3) Extended driving test commencing: | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
(a) During normal hours | (b) Out of hours | (a) During normal hours | (b) Out of hours | |
| 1. A1, A and P | £55.00 | £65.00 | £110.00 | £130.00 |
| 2. B1, B, F, G, H and K | £45.50 | £55.00 | £91.00 | £110.00 |
| 3. B+E, C1, C1+E, D1, D1+E, C, C+E, D and D+E | £85.00 | £103.00 | - | - |
PART 2 Fees for tests to be conducted on or after 1st April 2006
| (1) Category or sub-category of vehicle | (2) Test,other than extended driving test commencing: | (3) Extended driving test commencing: | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
(a) During normal hours | (b) Out of hours | (a) During normal hours | (b) Out of hours | |
| 1. A1, A and P | £58.00 | £68.00 | £116.00 | £136.00 |
| 2. B1, B, F, G, H and K | £48.50 | £58.00 | £97.00 | £116.00 |
| 3. B+E, C1, C1+E, D1, D1+E, C, C+E, D and D+E | £89.00 | £107.00 | - | - ” |
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
S J Ladyman
Minister of State
Department for Transport
27th June 2005
We approve the making of these Regulations
Dave Watts
Vernon Coaker
Two of the Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
15th July 2005
1988 c. 52 . See section 108(1) for the definition of “regulations”.
See section 105(4) of the Road Traffic Act 1988. Section 105(4) was amended by the Driving Licences (Community Driving Licence) Regulations 1998 (S.I. 1998/1420 ), regulations 2 and 10.