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Vehicle Certification Agency: Fees and Charges

Asked by Greg SmithConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 16 March 2026UIN 119471

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the fee deficit of the Vehicle Certification Agency.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

The Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) is currently consulting on a proposal to increase certain fees. This would help to address the current financial deficit. The agency is currently undertaking a programme of internal efficiencies which will also support deficit reduction.

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