Operators advised to check VOSA fee changes 15 February 2012

Revised fees for annual lorry and bus testing and operator licensing will come into effect on Sunday 1 April 2012.

However, for the third year running, VOSA is not applying any general increase to most statutory fees. Instead, 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%.

The goal, says VOSA, is to charge more of the cost of providing VOSA facilities to users of those facilities, as opposed to those of ATFs. 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%. VOSA says this will pay for the creation of a national register of licensed operators and their transport managers, to comply with EU Regulations that 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.

Author
John Challen

Related Companies
Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)

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