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Single Vehicle Approval test fees

The following table lists the current fees for all types of Single Vehicle Approval (SVA) tests.

Standard SVA - light goods special purpose vehicles only

Test type (Statutory)	Fee during normal working hours	Fee outside normal working hours
Standard SVA test (or appeal test)	£83.00	£117.00

Test type (Statutory)

Fee

during normal working hours

Fee

outside normal working hours

Standard SVA test (or appeal test)

£83.00

£117.00

Enhanced Single Vehicle Approval (ESVA) – light goods special purpose vehicles only

Test type (Statutory)	Fee during normal working hours	Fee outside normal working hours
ESVA test with model report - Class R	£138.00	£172.00
ESVA test without model report - Class R	£124.00	£158.00
*E certificate and ESVA test with model report	£138.00	£165.00
*E certificate and ESVA test without model report	£124.00	£151.00
ESVA for new vehicle with EC type approval	£41.00	£68.00
*E Certificate	£83.00	£83.00

Additional items

Test type	Fee during normal working hours	Fee outside normal working hours
Statutory retest	£21.00	£29.00
Charge for failure to attend a test or refusal to test by an examiner	£70.00	£70.00
Duplicate or replacement certificate	£13.00	£13.00

Motorcycle Single Vehicle Approval

Test type	Fee during normal working hours	Fee outside normal working hours
Low power moped (A moped with pedals, with an auxiliary propulsion not exceeding 1kw and a maximum design speed not exceeding 25km/h [16mph])	£55.00	£79.00
Two wheeled vehicle (including motorcycle and sidecar)	£85.00	£109.00
Three or four wheeled vehicle	£104.00	£128.00
Retest	£17.00	N/A
Duplicate or replacement certificate	£12.00	£12.00

Please note: ‘Special Purpose Vehicle’ means a vehicle intended to perform a function which requires special body arrangements and/or equipment for example; an armoured vehicle.

Appeal fees and supplements

Appeals will incur the relevant full test fee on application. This will be refunded where the appeal is upheld. Supplements are charged for testing vehicles outside our normal working hours of Monday to Thursday from 8.00 am to 5.00 pm and Friday from 8.00 am to 4.30 pm.

Explanation of fee types

The basic test is the standard SVA test, where the Enhanced elements do not apply.

An *E Certificate is the charge made for the issue and recording of a Minister’s Approval Certificate using the evidence from an SVA examination carried out by the competent authority of another EU Member State.

An Enhanced SVA test with model report covers the charge for the standard SVA test and checking against the Enhanced element of the test, including checking the vehicle against the specifications contained in the model report.

An Enhanced SVA test without a model report covers the charge for the standard SVA test and checking the vehicle against the documentary evidence supplied to demonstrate compliance with the ESVA elements of the test.

*E Certificate and ESVA test, with model report, is the charge made for the issue and recording of a Minister’s Approval Certificate using the evidence from a standard SVA examination carried out by the competent authority of another EU Member State. The Enhanced element of the test being conducted by Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) staff involving checking the vehicle against the specifications given in the model report.

*E Certificate and ESVA test, without a model report, is the charge made for the issue and recording of a Minister’s Approval Certificate using the evidence from a standard SVA examination carried out by the competent authority of another EU Member State. The Enhanced element of the test being conducted by VOSA staff involving checking the vehicle against the documentary evidence supplied to demonstrate compliance with the ESVA elements of the test.

ESVA for new vehicle with EC Type Approval is the charge made for checking the markings on the vehicle for acceptability where there is no requirement to carry out the standard SVA test of the vehicle.