Motorists, attention! Hungarian gov't plans a host of fee hikes, with 25-55% price rises looming
A draft regulation presented by the Ministry of Construction and Transport aims to reform, i.e. raise the fees for road vehicle procedures. The document rewrites a number of tariffs, ranging from vehicle technical inspections to environmental inspections and tachograph procedures.
The most important elements of the draft are the fee increases, which will be reflected in, among others, the registration permits, vehicle modification procedures and checks on vehicles transporting dangerous goods.
The justification provided by the ministry for the proposed fee increases is the inflationary environment and the increase in the cost of administrative investigations.
The new regulation would also pay special attention to environmental aspects, as part of the fees collected from environmental inspections would be used to improve environmental systems and increase road safety.
The measures could focus on projects that aim to protect air quality and energy efficiency.
Among the fees, there would be a particularly significant increase in the fee of type approval for vehicles, which would rise to HUF 242 100 from HUF 178 900 (+35%).
| Fees for authority activities related to the technical inspection of road vehicles | |||
| Eljárás | Old fee (HUF) | New fee (HUF) | Change (%) |
| General type approval of motor vehicles | 178 900 | 242 100 | 35.33 |
| Small-series type approval | 178 900 | 234 000 | 30.80 |
| Series transformation approval | 109 000 | 144 600 | 32.66 |
| Approval for the use of the letter 'E' or 'e' for parts, components and vehicle characteristic | 117 300 | 162 300 | 38.36 |
| Approval for the use of the letter 'H' for parts, components and vehicle characteristic, and general application approval | 60 200 | 83 400 | 38.54 |
| Individual vehicle approval | 22 800 | 30 600 | 34.21 |
| In vehicle homologation procedure | 8 000 | 11 100 | 38.75 |
| Assembly licence | 17 600 | 27 700 | 57.39 |
| Assembly licence for vehicles carrying dangerous goods (ADR - European Agreement Concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road) | 175 900 | 245 600 | 39.62 |
| Assembly licence for individual and small-series vehicles | 175 900 | 242 100 | 37.64 |
| Individual vehicle assembly licence for vehicles completed with multi-stage production | 25 600 | 35 700 | 39.45 |
| Transformation permit | 11 800 | 15 000 | 27.12 |
| Transformation permit for vehicle transporting dangerous goods (ADR) | 88 000 | 110 700 | 25.80 |
| Replacement of "Technical Data Sheet" | 580 | 900 | 55.17 |
| Issue of a certificate concerning the technical characteristics and technical roadworthiness of a road vehicle | 1 190 | 1 600 | 34.45 |
| Sources: Ministry of Construction and Transport, Portfolio.hu | |||
The draft also includes rules on the refund of fees. If a customer has overpaid or paid a fee without initiating a procedure,
the amount would be refunded ex officio within a maximum of eight days.
If adopted, the regulation could enter into force on 1 February 2025, and the changes would apply to procedures after that date. The public consultation will run until 19 December.
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