Driving Licences: Fee Increase: Law drafting instructions

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A decision made 9 March 2017:

Decision Reference: MD-T-2017-0024
Decision Summary Title :	Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Jersey) Order 2003 – Increase in fee for a Jersey Driving Licence		Date of Decision Summary:	8 March 2017
Decision Summary Author:	Registration Manager Driver and Vehicle Standards		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title :	Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Jersey) Order 2003 – Increase in fee for a Jersey Driving Licence		Date of Written Report:	8 March 2017
Written Report Author:	Registration Manager Driver and Vehicle Standards		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Jersey) Order 2003 – Increase in fee for a Jersey Driving Licence
Decision(s): The Minister:- (i) Supported the Comité des Connétables’ proposal to increase the fees set for a Jersey driving licence. (ii) Approved for drafting instructions to be issued to the Law Draftsman in order to prepare an amendment to the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Jersey) Order 2003. (iii)
Reason(s) for Decision: To increase the fees set for a Jersey driving licence.
Resource Implications: DFI Officer and Law Draftsman’s time.
Action required: Registration Manager to instruct the Law Draftsman to prepare an amendment to the Order for subsequent submission to the Minister.
Signature:		Position: Minister for Infrastructure
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

Driving Licences: Fee Increase: Law drafting instructions

DEPARTMENT FOR INFRASTRUCTURE

AMENDMENT TO THE MOTOR VEHICLES (DRIVING LICENCES) (JERSEY)

ORDER 2003

Purpose of the Report

To request that the Minister for Infrastructure supports the proposal of the Comité des Connétables to increase the fees set for a Jersey driving licence.

In addition, to request that the Minister approves for drafting instructions to be issued to the Law Draftsman in order to prepare a draft Order amending the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Jersey) Order 2003.

Background

The Comité des Connétables has reviewed the fees set for a Jersey driving licence and have proposed an increase. The Connétables have advised that they prefer to avoid small increases in fees each year and instead seek an increase every few years. They have requested that the Minister amends the fees set out in Schedule 3 of the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Jersey) Order 2003.

Discussion

The ‘credit card’ style driving licences, valid for 10 years, were introduced in April 2007 and the fee for a full licence was set at £40 and £15 for a provisional licence.

From June 2007 to December 2016 the Retail Prices Index increased by 23.9% and the proposed fees fall broadly in line with the cost of living increases since 2007.

Subject	Current Fee	Proposed Fee
Grant of a licence (other than a provisional)	£40	£50
Grant of a provisional licence.	£15	£20
Issue of a new licence in the place of a licence (other than a provisional licence) that was issued after 4th April 2007 and that has been lost or defaced.	£40	£50
Issue of a new licence in the place of a provisional licence that has been lost or defaced.	£15	£20
Subject	Current Fee	Proposed Fee
Grant of a licence free of endorsement on surrender of subsisting licence that has been issued after 4th April 2007.	£40	£50
Additional amount payable for grant or issue of licence where applicant receives same-day service.	£20	£25

Article 7(3)(a) Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Jersey) Order 2003

Licence granted which, by virtue of Article 4(5) or (6) of the Law, remains in force for less than 10 years.

£4 per year/part year

£10, whichever is greater

£5 per year/part year

£15, whichever is greater

Any reference to an alternative charge for a licence issued before 4 April 2007 can also be removed from the Order.

The Comité des Connétables have requested that the Minister amends the fees set out in the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Jersey) Order 2003 to come into effect from 1 May 2017, the start of the financial year in each parish.

Recommendation

The Minister is recommended to approve the request.

Reason(s) for Decision

To increase the fees set for a Jersey driving licence.

Action Required

Registration Manager to instruct the Law Draftsman to prepare an amendment to the Order for subsequent submission to the Minister.

Written by:	Registration Manager – Driver & Vehicle Standards
Endorsed by:	Head of Driver & Vehicle Standards / Inspector of Motor Traffic
Approved by:	Director of Transport