Question follow-through · 123376

Vehicle Certification Agency: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 16 March 2026 to Question 119471 on the Vehicle Certification Agency: Fees and Charges, whether there is a timeline to eliminate the Agency’s financial deficit; and what steps her Depa

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Department for Transport
Tabled
24 Mar 2026
Target answer date
13 Apr 2026
Answer
13 Apr 2026 · 20 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 24 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 16 March 2026 to Question 119471 on the Vehicle Certification Agency: Fees and Charges, whether there is a timeline to eliminate the Agency’s financial deficit; and what steps her Depa

  2. 13 Apr 2026

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  3. 13 Apr 2026

    Answer published

    The VCA is currently analysing responses to the consultation on increasing certain fees, which closed earlier this month. If taken forward, the fee increase would require secondary legislation before it can be implemented (subject to Parliamentary approva...

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