ATF operators are calling for DVSA to raise their pit fees by 25% after discovering the charge has been excluded from the agency’s review of its HGV statutory test fees.
The Association of Authorised Testing Facilities has written to DVSA and the DfT demanding pit fees be included in the review with a proposal that they are increased by a quarter to make up for having been capped for the past 11 years.
The review of HGV statutory test fees proposes an increase of around 1.5% in the charges paid to DVSA for services including driving tests, vehicle tests, vehicle tests for roadworthiness and certification and MOT services. However, no increases are proposed for ATF pit or lane fees.
Stephen Smith, president of ATFOA, argued that the fees do not reflect the cost to the ATFs in supplying the real estate, the administration and the equipment to enable DVSA testers to carry out HGV MOT tests on their premises and fail to take into account other inflationary pressures.
