VOSA fee changes

Revised fees for annual lorry and bus testing and operator licensing will
come into effect on Sunday 1 April 2012. For the third year running, VOSA
is not applying any general increase to most statutory fees – most changes
aim to move costs between customers with no extra revenue for VOSA.
Fees for HGV and PSV testing are being adjusted to apply a differential
between tests conducted at non-VOSA test facilities and VOSA test
facilities – with the “testing element” of most fees at non-VOSA facilities
reducing by 4% before rounding and those at VOSA sites increasing by 4%
before rounding to charge more of the cost of providing VOSA facilities to
users of those facilities. The “enforcement element” incorporated in
annual test fees (but not retest fees) will not change.

Fees for applications for HGV and PSV operator licences - and for varying
and continuing such licences - will rise by 1.6%. This will pay for the
creation of 4a National Register of licensed operators and their transport
managers to comply with EU Regulations which came into effect at the
beginning of 2012. The National Register is one element of a package of
measures aimed at creating a more level playing field for international
transport operations and reducing distortion of competition across the EU.
We are also equalising application fees for standard and restricted PSV
operator licences since there is little difference in the cost of
processing the applications.

VOSA estimates that the overall effect of the changes to all statutory fees
will, at worst, increase overall operating costs for operators using VOSA
test facilities by less than one hundredth of a per cent (0.01%) – but
many customers using ATFs will pay less.

VOSA Chief Executive Alastair Peoples said:

“We understand the financial pressures operators are under. That is why I
am delighted that we have been able to avoid any general increase in fees
for the third year running.

“I’m also pleased to announce a fee differential for annual tests at
non-VOSA sites which moves further towards charging the full cost of VOSA
facilities to those who use those facilities. This will make non-VOSA sites
such as ATF’s an even more attractive option for operators getting vehicles
tested.”


For HGV fees visit: details of the new fees are available on VOSA’s website.
http://www.dft.gov.uk/vosa/repository/HGV%20fees%20poster%202012.pdf

For PSV fees visit:http://www.dft.gov.uk/vosa/repository/PSV%20fees%20poster%202012.pdf