MOTOR LICENSING

Grey River Argus, 23 May 1942, Page 2

MOTOR LICENSING

REGISTRATION FEES REDUCED

P.A. WELLINGTON, May 22. The Minister of Transport announces that reductions will be made in the charges for the relicensing of motor-vehicles, this year. The private car license fee is being reduced from 40s to 355.

In addition, compulsory thirdparty insurance premiums will be reduced substantially for most classes of vehicles. The new premiums will be as follows (reductions shown in parentheses):—Motor cyteles 20s (nil); dealers’ vehicles 35s (5); tractors 7s (3); private cars 16s (10s); business cars 45s (8s); trade motors 30s (8s); fire brigade vehicles 10s (8s); public taxis 200 s (nil); private hire taxis 100 s (50s); Omnibuses 100 s (20s); service cars 100 s (-03). Other public motor vehicles 60s (hi..; trailers 4s (2s); hearses and ambulances 15s (ss). In the case of onimbuses, there is still the additional 2s for each seat in excess of 10, but the maximum is reduced from £7 12s to £6 12s. In the case of service cars, the additional 4s for each seat exceedinz seven, with a maximum of £7 16s is reduced to 2s, with a maximum of £5 18s. There is no change in respect to the additional 2s tor each seat exceeding 10 in the case of other public vehicles. There will also be an amount of sixpence payable for license stickers, to be issued in lieu of plates this year. Therefore, when relicensing a car next month, a private owner will pay a total of £2 11s 6d, compared

with £3 8s last year. Mr Semple stated that, for identification purposes, the existing registration plates would be retained on vehicles. New plates as well as stickers would be issued for vehicles not licensed , during the 194142 licensing year, in which case 2s would be charged for plates.