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2025 No. 505
ROAD TRAFFIC
The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2025
Made
23rd April 2025
Laid before Parliament
24th April 2025
Coming into force
15th May 2025
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 89(3), (4) and (5), 105(1), (3) and (4), and 106(2) of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (“the Act”), and, in the case of regulation 2, with the approval of the Treasury in accordance with section 105(4) of the Act.
The Secretary of State has consulted with representative organisations in accordance with section 195(2) of the Act.
The Secretary of State, in exercising the powers conferred by section 89(4)(b) of the Act in respect of the fees specified in columns 2, 3 and 4 of the Table in regulation 2(3)(b), has taken into account the costs of the functions and the matters specified in respect of that section in the Department of Transport (Fees) Order 1988.
Propose a change2 Amendments to the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1999
(1) The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1999 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 35 (fees in respect of manoeuvres tests, large vehicle off road manoeuvres tests, practical tests or unitary tests)—
(a) in paragraph (2), in the opening words, omit “large vehicle off road manoeuvres test,”;
(b) in paragraph (3), in the opening words, omit “large vehicle off road manoeuvres test,”;
(c) after paragraph (3), insert—
(3ZZA) Subject to paragraph (4), in the case of a large vehicle off road manoeuvres test which—
(a) is to be conducted by a DVSA examiner, and
(b) is for a licence authorising the driving of a motor vehicle of a class included in a category or sub-category specified in column 1 of the Table in Schedule 5,
the fee payable is that specified in relation to that category or sub-category in column (4) of that Table.
(3ZZB) In the case of a large vehicle off road manoeuvres test which—
(a) is to be conducted by a large vehicle off road manoeuvres test examiner, and
(b) is for a licence authorising the driving of a motor vehicle of a class included in a category or sub-category specified in column 1 of the Table in Schedule 5,
the fee payable is that specified in relation to that category or sub-category in column (5) of that Table.
(3ZZC) The fee payable under paragraph (3ZZB) is to be paid to and retained by the large vehicle off road manoeuvres test provider as remuneration.
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(3) In Schedule 5 (fees for practical tests or unitary tests: vehicles of categories other than AM or A)—
(a) in the Schedule heading, for “or unitary tests” substitute “, unitary tests or large vehicle off road manoeuvres tests”;
(b) for the Table, substitute—
(1) Category or sub-category of vehicle | (2) Practical test or unitary test, that is not, or does not form part of, an extended driving test, commencing: | (3) Practical test or unitary test, that is, or forms part of, an extended driving test, commencing: | (4) Large vehicle off road manoeuvres test conducted by a DVSA examiner, commencing: | (5) Large vehicle off road manoeuvres test conducted by a large vehicle off road manoeuvres test examiner, commencing:
(a) During normal hours | (b) Out of hours | (a) During normal hours | (b) Out of hours | (a) During normal hours | (b) Out of hours | (a) During normal hours | (b) Out of hours
1. B, F, G, H, and K | £62 | £75 | £124 | £150 | — | — | — | —
2. B+E, C1, C1+E, D1, D1+E, C, C+E, D and D+E | £115 | £141 | — | — | £40 | £40 | £40 | £40
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