Driving Tests (Fees) (Hansard, 13 October 1976)

HC Deb 13 October 1976 vol 917 cc120-1W 120W

§ Mr. Costain
asked the Secretary of State for Transport what are the reasons for the increase of 200 per cent. in the cost of fees for driving tests.
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§ Mr. Horam
The fees for driving test appointments have been increased from £325 to £6.75 for L driving tests and from £8 to £24 for heavy goods vehicle driving tests to meet increased costs since the fees were last fixed, and to recover deficits accumulated since 1st April 1975, in order to avoid such costs falling on taxpayers in general.