{"id":1240,"date":"2014-09-25T07:00:05","date_gmt":"2014-09-25T07:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mocktheorytest.com\/resources\/?p=1240"},"modified":"2019-02-05T11:20:52","modified_gmt":"2019-02-05T11:20:52","slug":"cost-of-learner-driver-test-drops-next-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mocktheorytest.com\/resources\/cost-of-learner-driver-test-drops-next-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Cost of learner driver test drops next week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Next week the fee for a car or motorbike driving theory test will fall by \u00a36, taking the cost of a test from \u00a331 to \u00a325.<\/p>\n<p>Other categories of vehicle also benefit with a reduction, as shown in the\u00a0table below.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #0b0c0c;\">Transport Minister, Stephen Hammond, said:<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #0b0c0c;\"><em>We want to keep costs down for all motorists \u2013 that\u2019s why we have frozen fuel duty \u2013 and by reducing the cost of the theory test we will save aspiring motorists around \u00a39 million annually.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #0b0c0c;\"><em>This has been achieved without compromising on the vital role the theory test plays in making sure that new drivers know The Highway Code and the rules of the road. I am delighted that theory tests will now offer better value for money while continuing to meet these rigorous standards.<\/em><\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Type of test<\/th>\n<th>Current cost<\/th>\n<th>October 2014 cost<\/th>\n<th>October 2015 cost<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Car theory test<\/td>\n<td>\u00a331<\/td>\n<td>\u00a325<\/td>\n<td>\u00a323<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Abridged car theory test<\/td>\n<td>\u00a324<\/td>\n<td>\u00a319<\/td>\n<td>\u00a318<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Motorcycle theory test<\/td>\n<td>\u00a331<\/td>\n<td>\u00a325<\/td>\n<td>\u00a323<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Driver\u00a0<abbr title=\"Certificate of Professional Competence\">CPC<\/abbr>\u00a0module 1 (part 1): lorry and bus multiple-choice questions test)<\/td>\n<td>\u00a335<\/td>\n<td>\u00a328<\/td>\n<td>\u00a326<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Driver\u00a0<abbr title=\"Certificate of Professional Competence\">CPC<\/abbr>\u00a0module 1 (part 2): lorry and bus hazard perception test)<\/td>\n<td>\u00a315<\/td>\n<td>\u00a312<\/td>\n<td>\u00a311<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Driver\u00a0<abbr title=\"Certificate of Professional Competence\">CPC<\/abbr>\u00a0module 2 : case studies test<\/td>\n<td>\u00a330<\/td>\n<td>\u00a324<\/td>\n<td>\u00a323<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Approved driving instructor (ADI) part 1 test<\/td>\n<td>\u00a390<\/td>\n<td>\u00a383<\/td>\n<td>\u00a381<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Next week the fee for a car or motorbike driving theory test will fall by \u00a36, taking the cost of a test from \u00a331 to \u00a325. Other categories of vehicle also benefit with a reduction, as shown in the\u00a0table below.<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mocktheorytest.com\/resources\/cost-of-learner-driver-test-drops-next-week\/\">Read more &#8250;<\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- end of .read-more --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,9,88,94,93,3,95],"tags":[259],"class_list":["post-1240","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-advice","category-car","category-driving-instructors","category-heavy-vehicle","category-motorbike-2","category-news","category-passenger-vehicle","tag-learner-driver-test"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mocktheorytest.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1240","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mocktheorytest.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mocktheorytest.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mocktheorytest.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mocktheorytest.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1240"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mocktheorytest.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1240\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1241,"href":"https:\/\/mocktheorytest.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1240\/revisions\/1241"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mocktheorytest.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1240"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mocktheorytest.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1240"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mocktheorytest.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1240"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}