Fees for verification inspection and test of weighing and measuring equipment
Fees from 1st April 2018
The minimum charge for all activities is £70.00
Notes
- All fees attract VAT at the current rate, except fees relating to equipment tested under the EEC ‘Old Approach’ legislation
- Fees and hourly rates will need to be increased pro-rata by £42 per hour if the job requires the additional use of a Technical Officer
- Linear measure
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Not exceeding 3 m (each scale): £12.00
Linear measures up to 10 m: full fee for the first 3 m plus 50% of full fee for each additional 3 m or part thereof.
- Capacity measure (not including MID Product Verification)
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Not exceeding 1 litre (un-subdivided): £8.00
Capacity measures over 1 litre (or 1 quart): full fee for the first litre plus 50% of full fee for each additional litre or part thereof.
- Cubic ballast measures
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Not brim measure £189.00
- Measuring instruments (LF & L)
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Container types (un-subdivided): £77.00
Single/multi outlet: 1 nozzle tested: £127.00, each additional nozzle: £78.00
Filling station electronic console equipment (when tested alone e.g. following commissioning or replacement or addition of units). Chargeable per hour (including preparatory and on-site work).
Credit Card Accepters (when tested alone ONLY e.g. following commissioning or replacement): £85.00
- Measuring instruments (intoxicating liquor, not including MID product verification)
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Instruments not exceeding 150ml: £20.00
Others: £22.00
- Weighing instruments
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Instrument weight / type Cost Not above 15Kg £34.00 Above 15kg but not above 30Kg £45.00 Above 30kg but not above 250Kg £66.00 Above 250Kg but not above 1 tonne £113.00 Above 1 tonne but not above 5 tonnes £181.00 Above 5 tonnes but not above 30 tonnes £382.00 Above 30 tonnes but not above 60 tonnes £568.00 Dual range instruments and/or instruments incorporating remote displays or ticket printing facilities where additional resources are used in carrying out the tests 150% of above fees Weighing instruments submitted for EC Verification 150% of above fees Measuring instruments (liquid fuel and bulk fuel) submitted for EC Verification (MID) 110% of above fees Instruments tested using customer-supplied weights 70% of above fees - Weights (testing only, non accredited)
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Exceeding 5Kg or not exceeding 500mg: £12.00
Other weights: £8.00
- Measuring equipment (road tankers, above 100 litres)
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Meter Systems - wet hose type with one or two testing liquids: £267.00
Meter Systems - wet hose type with three testing liquids: £320.00
Meter Systems - statutory occurrence - simple: £44.00
Meter Systems - statutory occurrence - complex: £85.00
- General
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Equipment submitted for testing out of normal office hours (9am-5pm): 150% of above fees
Appointments on weekends or bank holidays will attract a further surcharge, please contact us for more information
Delayed or aborted appointments will incur a minimum fee of £70.00 for the first hour (or part hour). From the second hour onwards a fee of £70.00/hour will be charged on pro-rata basis, rounded up to the nearest 15 minutes.
Charge for calibration certificate: £43.00
