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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.
SVA for passenger special purpose vehicles only
| Test type | Fee during normal working hours |
Fee outside normal working hours |
|---|---|---|
|
Basic SVA test (or appeal test) |
£190.00 |
£285.00 |
|
Basic SVA consultation advice after statutory test |
£48.00 |
£48.00 |
|
*E Certificate |
£76.00 |
£76.00 |
Enhanced Single Vehicle Approval (ESVA)
| Test type | Fee during normal working hours |
Fee outside normal working hours |
|---|---|---|
|
ESVA test with model report |
£240.00 |
£335.00 |
|
ESVA test without model report |
£228.00 |
£323.00 |
|
*E certificate and ESVA test with model report |
£127.00 |
£152.00 |
|
*E certificate and ESVA test without model report |
£114.00 |
£139.00 |
|
ESVA for new vehicle with EC type approval |
£38.00 |
£38.00 |
SVA or ESVA
| Test type | Fee during normal working hours |
Fee outside normal working hours |
|---|---|---|
|
Retest |
£38.00 |
£57.00 |
|
Charge for failure to attend a test or refusal to test by an examiner |
£64.00 |
£64.00 |
|
Duplicate or replacement certificate |
£13.00 |
£13.00 |
For light goods vehicles
| Test type | Fee during normal working hours |
Fee outside normal working hours |
|---|---|---|
|
Basic SVA test (or appeal test) |
£83.00 |
£117.00 |
|
Basic SVA consultation advice after statutory test |
£48.00 |
£48.00 |
|
*E Certificate |
£83.00 |
£83.00 |
Enhanced Single Vehicle Approval (ESVA)
| Test type | Fee during normal working hours |
Fee outside normal working hours |
|---|---|---|
|
ESVA test with model report |
£138.00 |
£172.00 |
|
ESVA test without model report |
£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 |
£41.00 |
SVA or ESVA
| Test type | Fee during normal working hours |
Fee outside normal working hours |
|---|---|---|
|
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 |
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 Ministers 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 Ministers 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 a 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 Ministers 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.
