Citation, commencement and extent

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (Type Approval and Approval Marks) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 and come into force on 1st November 2026.

(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Amendment to the Motor Vehicles (Type Approval and Approval Marks) (Fees) Regulations 1999

2. The Motor Vehicles (Type Approval and Approval Marks) (Fees) Regulations 1999(3) (“the 1999 Regulations”) are amended as follows.

3. In regulation 3(2), in the appropriate places, insert the following definitions—

““control strategy” means an element or set of elements of design that is incorporated into the overall design of a vehicle or vehicle part for the purposes of controlling emissions or environmental performance;

“cyber security” means the condition in which road vehicles and their functions are protected from cyber threats to electrical or electronic components;

“cyber security management system” means a systematic risk-based approach defining organisational processes, responsibilities and governance to treat risk associated with cyber threats to vehicles;

“cyber threat” means the possibility of damage or disruption being caused to a computer network or system, which may result in harm or disruption to a system, organisation or individual;”

““risk” means the possibility that a cyber threat will exploit vulnerabilities of a vehicle;

“software update management system” means a systematic approach defining organisational processes and procedures for the delivery of software updates;

“specialist” means an officer of the Department for Transport who carries out technical analysis as part of an examination of a vehicle or vehicle part in respect of one of the following areas—

“standard workshop equipment” means hand tools, lifting equipment and other equipment ordinarily used as part of an examination of a vehicle or vehicle part and which is not captured in one of the equipment groups specified in Column 1 of Schedule 6;

“technical analysis” means the work done to determine what is required of a vehicle or vehicle part in order to demonstrate it achieves regulatory compliance as regards its safety, security or environmental performance;”.

4. Regulation 4 is amended as follows—

(a)For paragraph (1), substitute—

“(1) Subject to the subsequent provisions of these Regulations, the fee is—

(a)£134 per hour, where an officer of the Department for Transport, other than a specialist, carries out the following work—

(i)the examination, or the supervision of an examination, of a vehicle or vehicle part; or

(ii)any associated administrative work (other than the issue of any document of a type specified in Schedule 3 or 4); and

(b)£192 per hour, where a specialist carries out the following work—

(i)technical analysis as part of an examination of a vehicle or vehicle part; or

(ii)any associated administrative work (other than the issue of any document of a type specified in Schedule 3 or 4).”.

(b)After paragraph (2), insert—

“(2A) Where the Secretary of State owns equipment that is used for the purposes of an examination to which paragraph (1) applies—

(a)an additional fee for use of equipment specified in Column 1 of Schedule 6 must be paid as specified in Column 4 of Schedule 6;

(b)an additional fee of £75 per examination must be paid where any reference instrument is used to calibrate or check equipment that is specified in Schedule 6; and

(c)an additional fee of £76 per examination must be paid where any standard workshop equipment is used.”.

5. In regulations 7(1), 7(3), 16(1) and 17(1), after “regulation 4(1)” insert “(a) or (b)”.

6. After Schedule 4, insert—

Regulation 4(2A)

“Schedule 6 ADDITIONAL FEES WHERE EQUIPMENT IS OWNED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE