Operators' Licence Fees

HC Deb 24 July 1996 vol 282 cc361-3W

Mrs. Dunwoody

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the income raised from the operators' licence fees for each of the last 10 years. [38141]

Mr. Bowis

Allowing for the attribution to the year in question of the five-yearly element of the licence fee, the income generated is as follows:

£
Year	HGV operator licensing	PSV operator licensing	Bus registration
1986–87	Not available	Not available	Not available
1987–88	Not available	3,364,042	582,887
1988–89	12,141,076	4,460,042	609,441
1989–90	14,585,408	2,885,750	715,585
1990–91	13,928,538	3,901,241	691,427
1991–92	14,588,537	3,847,562	673,826
1992–93	15,424,930	3,758,355	633,550
1993–94	19,093,817	3,959,235	668,594

£
Year	HGV operator licensing	PSV operator licensing	Bus registration
1994–95	21,442,222	4,289,297	779,667
1995–96	22,108,672	4,796,730	720,712

Mrs. Dunwoody

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the annual operator licensing fees for heavy goods vehicles and public service vehicles in each of the last 10 years. [38140]

Mr. Bowis

Fees for operator licensing of heavy goods vehicles and public service vehicles are as listed.

Heavy Goods Vehicles—Operator Licensing Fees (covering a five year period)
Date	Grant fee (£)	Vehicle fee(£)
From 1 May 1986	20 (grant of licence) 15 (grant of major variation)	100
3 January 1989	60 grant of licence or major variation	100
1 October 1991	70 grant of licence or major variation	140
1 April 1993	170 grant of licence or major variation	140
1 June 1994	185 grant of licence or major variation	160
1 July 1995	185 grant of licence or major variation	170
New Fee structure from 1 January 1996
	Application for a licence or major variation	160 (one-off)
	Issue of licence	250
	Continuation of licence	250
	Vehicle fee (£34 per annum if paid annually)	140

Public service vehicle—operator licensing fees
Effective date	Fee type	Fee	Period
26 October 1986	Licence Grant	£3.50 per month	For validity of licence (normally 5 years)
	Vehicle discs	£3.50 each	For validity of licence per month (normally 5 years)
	Special licence (for holders of taxi licences)	£40	5 years
Note: Fees to be paid five years in advance to cover period of validity of licence. 1 December 1993 Fees raised, but structure and payment system remained the same:
1 December 1993	Licence grant	£4.50
	Vehicle discs	£4.50
1 January 1996 Fees structure changed with introduction of continuous licensing—some new fees introduced but vehicle disc fees unchanged for operators who elect to pay 5 years fees in advance. Operators paying disc fees on annual basis, pay an increased fee;
1 January 1996	Application for standard licence	£150 one — off fee

Public service vehicle—operator licensing fees
Effective date	Fee type	Fee	Period
	Application for restricted licence Grant charge	£100 one— off fee £100 First 5 years of licence
	Continuation in force of licence	£100 subsequent 5 years
	Application to vary a licence Vehicle discs	£75 one— off fee £4.50 each per month	If paid 5 years in advance; or
		£5.25 each per month	If paid one year in advance
	Special licence	£40	5 years