The Motor Vehicles (Type Approval and Approval Marks) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

1. -(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (Type Approval and Approval Marks) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 and come into force on 1st November 2026.

• (2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

2 The Motor Vehicles (Type Approval and Approval Marks) (Fees) Regulations 1999( 3 ) ('the 1999 Regulations') are amended as follows.

3 In regulation 3(2), in the appropriate places, insert the following definitions-

''control strategy' means an element or set of elements of design that is incorporated into the overall design of a vehicle or vehicle part for the purposes of controlling emissions or environmental performance;

'cyber security' means the condition in which road vehicles and their functions are protected from cyber threats to electrical or electronic components;

'cyber security management system' means a systematic risk-based approach defining organisational processes, responsibilities and governance to treat risk associated with cyber threats to vehicles;

'cyber threat' means the possibility of damage or disruption being caused to a computer network or system, which may result in harm or disruption to a system, organisation or individual;'

''risk' means the possibility that a cyber threat will exploit vulnerabilities of a vehicle;

'software update management system' means a systematic approach defining organisational processes and procedures for the delivery of software updates;

'specialist' means an officer of the Department for Transport who carries out technical analysis as part of an examination of a vehicle or vehicle part in respect of one of the following areas-

• (a) emissions and environmental performance, including analysis of control strategies;
• (b) cyber security and software updates, including analysis of cyber security management systems and software update management systems and associated processes;
• (c) safety performance of advanced driver assistance systems and automated driving systems;
• (d) scenario identification, modelling, or simulation to support the assessment of advanced driver assistance systems and automated driving systems; or
• (e) setting the design and criteria for an examination to assess the performance of advanced driver assistance systems or automated driving systems;

'standard workshop equipment' means hand tools, lifting equipment and other equipment ordinarily used as part of an examination of a vehicle or vehicle part and which is not captured in one of the equipment groups specified in Column 1 of Schedule 6;

'technical analysis' means the work done to determine what is required of a vehicle or vehicle part in order to demonstrate it achieves regulatory compliance as regards its safety, security or environmental performance;'.

4 Regulation 4 is amended as follows-

(a) For paragraph (1), substitute-

• '(1) Subject to the subsequent provisions of these Regulations, the fee is-

• (a) £134 per hour, where an officer of the Department for Transport, other than a specialist, carries out the following work-

• (i) the examination, or the supervision of an examination, of a vehicle or vehicle part; or

• (ii) any associated administrative work (other than the issue of any document of a type specified in Schedule 3 or 4); and

• (b) £192 per hour, where a specialist carries out the following work-

• (i) technical analysis as part of an examination of a vehicle or vehicle part; or

• (ii) any associated administrative work (other than the issue of any document of a type specified in Schedule 3 or 4).'.

• (b) After paragraph (2), insert-

'(2A) Where the Secretary of State owns equipment that is used for the purposes of an examination to which paragraph (1) applies-

• (a) an additional fee for use of equipment specified in Column 1 of Schedule 6 must be paid as specified in Column 4 of Schedule 6;
• (b) an additional fee of £75 per examination must be paid where any reference instrument is used to calibrate or check equipment that is specified in Schedule 6; and
• (c) an additional fee of £76 per examination must be paid where any standard workshop equipment is used.'.

5 In regulations 7(1), 7(3), 16(1) and 17(1), after 'regulation 4(1)' insert '(a) or (b)'.

6 After Schedule 4, insert-

'Schedule 6

Regulation 4(2A)

ADDITIONAL FEES WHERE EQUIPMENT IS OWNED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE

| (1) Equipment Group | (2) Description of Equipment Group | (3) Fee no. | (4) Amount of Fee (£) | |---|---|---|---| | Braking equipment | Equipment used for braking examinations. | 90000 | 113 per examination | | Climatic chamber | Equipment used for examinations of vehicle windscreen washer bottles at controlled temperatures. | 90001 | 807 per examination | | Coordinate measurement machine | Equipment used to measure the dimensions of a product to compare it with engineering specifications. | 90002 | 197 per examination | | Data logger equipment | Equipment used to record the data gathered by other examination equipment listed in this Schedule. | 90003 | 111 per examination | | Electrical isolation resistance equipment | Equipment used to examine the electrical safety of a high voltage vehicle. | 90004 | 252 per examination | | Guided Soft Target | Robotic platform on which a soft target representing a passenger vehicle is mounted. | 90005 | 1,400 per day | | Launch Pad | Small robotic platform on which soft target dummies representing motorcycles, bicycles, adult and child pedestrians or other road users can be mounted. | 90006 | 800 per day | | Noise equipment | Equipment used for noise examinations. | 90007 | 304 per examination | | Steering effort meter | Equipment used for steering effort examinations. | 90008 | 223 per examination | | Structural examination equipment | Equipment used to examine the strength of towbars and rear or side underrun devices by initiating a large push force. | 90009 | 207 per examination | | Weather station and wind speed logger | Equipment used to record weather conditions before and during an examination outdoors. | 90010 | 239 per examination'