Motor Cars (Driving Instruction) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004

Repayment of fees

26.—(1) The fees paid in pursuance of paragraphs (1) to (6) of regulation 25 shall be repaid –

(a) if no appointment for a test is made or the appointment made is subsequently cancelled by the Department;

(b) if the person for whom the appointment is made gives to the Department notice cancelling the appointment of not less than three clear days before the date of the appointment;

(c) if the person for whom the appointment is made keeps the appointment but the test does not take place, or is not completed, for reasons attributable neither to him nor to the vehicle in which the test was to take place;

(d) if the person for whom the appointment is made satisfies the Department that he cannot, or, as the case may be, could not reasonably be present for testing on the date of the appointment due to exceptional circumstances occurring not more than 7 days before the said date and of which notice is given within 3 days of the occurrence thereof to the Department at the test centre where the test is, or as the case may be, was to be held; or

(e) if a person whose name has been on the register decides to have their name removed from the register, then a part refund may be paid based on the number of full years left to run on the certificate.

(2) In this regulation “exceptional circumstances” means an accident, a fire, a failure in the supply of essential services or other unexpected happening (excluding a breakdown or mechanical defect in a vehicle or non-delivery of spare parts therefor).