§ Mr. Staintonasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will circulate in the Official Report details of present and proposed fees for each type of driving test appointment and for the various drivers' licences.
§ Mr. HoramThe details are:
DRIVING TEST APPOINTMENT FEES L test HGV test PSV test £7.30 £30.00 No fee
DRIVERS' LICENCE FEES Ordinary HGV PSV Provisional £2.00 £1.50 None issued Full licence £5.00* £3.00 £0.50 Full licence renewal (over 65s) £1.00* — — Duplicate or exchange £2.00 £0.75 £0.05 * Since 1st January 1976, the fees charged for full ordinary driving licences have been once-for-all payments covering all further renewals of the licence. The fee is £5.00, except in the case of a person renewing an existing licence who is 65 or over when the new licence takes effect for whom the fee is £1 only. By the end of April 1979, all existing holders of full licences will have had occasion to make the appropriate once-for-all payment. The lower rate of fee, having served its purposes, will be discontinued. There are at present no other proposals for change.