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THE ROAD SAFETY Authority is to hike fees for a number of its services, including the NCT and the fee to receive a driving licence and a learner permit.
The following fee adjustments will take effect from January 1, 2025:
The CVRT test is mandatory for all vehicles that are used for commercial purposes, and the cost depends on the vehicle in question. For vehicles that weigh under 3,500kg, the cost before VAT is currently €92.91 for a full test – a 15% increase would mean that this will cost €106.85 before VAT is applied at 23%.
Vehicles with more than eight seats but less than 14 now face the cost of €193.82 for a full CVRT test before VAT. This will cost €222.89 in the new year.
For a full breakdown of the current cost of CVRT for each type of commercial vehicle, you can see here.
The RSA said that the fee adjustments are the result of business planning for 2025, including planned €18 million expenditure on “public interest activities and government priorities”.
These will be the first changes to costs of services since 2012, and in some cases since 2011, the authority added.
In November, it was announced that the RSA is set to be disbanded and split into two independent agencies in a plan that was approved by the government.
An independent external review made the recommendations.
It also recommended that fees for RSA customer services – such as testing and licensing – be reviewed given the “current unsustainable funding model” for the agency.
The consultants said this is “likely to require an increase in fees in 2025 and modest increases in subsequent years”.
However, it recommended that fee increases should be conditional on substantially meeting service level targets.
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Nothing about how the Valencian President, Carlos Marzón, is only accepting help from regions currently governed by his party, PP and actively refusing all other support? He refused fire fighters from Cataluña. This isn’t stuff you can skate over and not mention.
@Colm Corcoran: Cannot see that in other news media, even from Spain. Do you have a verifiable source?
@MikeW: El Pais reports clearly that the PO president in Valencia has not declared the maximum emergency level available under legislation, and that the Defence Ministry said on Friday they were saddened that the call for their help didn’t arrive earlier. It also reports how Marzón has avoided to take direct charge of the handling of the rescue/aid operation, which would involve coordinating aid requests from the rest of Spain. Given how government is organised in Spain, the central government would only take charge if the Valencian government requests it. Fat chance with a PP president.
@MikeW: sure, here you go
https://www.elplural.com/politica/mazon-rechazo-ayuda-bomberos-elite-catalanes-tragedia-valencia_340587102
Socialism in practice, unfortunately socialism in theory doesn’t quite work.
@Jessie Pinkman: yes, in excess of 200 people lost their lives…… our thoughts & best wishes are with all affected, their families & friends. R.I.P
@Jessie Pinkman: I wasn’t thinking about politics tbh. It’s hard to define politics in in the context of this disaster. I suppose any comment about anything can be construed as political.
It’s climate change, it’s el Nino, it’s warm air meeting cold air, it’s unlucky, it’s what ever your having yourself. It’s political.
Time for the human race to grow up.
@If you’re: tool
@If you’re: what’s socialism got to do with anything? The regional government in Valencia is a coalition of the P.P. and far right Vox who are climate change deniers among other attributes.
@If you’re: wrong. Right wing government in practice, which is what the PP is, as the governing party in Valencia.
@Jessie Pinkman: he’s completely wrong. The governing party in Valencia is PP (right wing) with Vox (ultra right wing). Could literally not be any more wrong.
It will take an age to get it sorted . The Spanish government are slow and don’t care about anyone . These storms happen every year but this was the worst . Take out the tourism and Spain is a third world country .
I lived there for 8 years. So I know what I am talking about .
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