Fees

¹ The discounted application fee (from 1 April 2018) applies to doctors who hold or have previously held provisional registration or for doctors who submit their application within five years of passing a primary medical qualification and do not hold, or have not previously held provisional registration. This discounted fee covers your first year of full registration.

² Doctors whose gross annual worldwide income from all sources is below the specified income threshold, may be entitled to a 50% discount on the value of their annual retention fee. Further information can be found on our income discount page.

¹ The discounted annual retention fee applies to doctors who previously held provisional registration, and is valid for a further period of four continuous years from the date of first full registration grant. Doctors who have not previously held provisional registration, but have been awarded a primary medical qualification within five years of applying, are eligible for the discounted fee for up to four years.

² Doctors whose gross annual worldwide income from all sources is below the specified income threshold, may be entitled to a 50% discount on the value of their fee. Further information can be found on our income discount page.

¹ PLAB cancellation charges were waived in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. As of 22 June 2021, new cancellation charges were introduced. 

Any PLAB exam cancelled after 22 June 2021 will be subject to cancellation charges, even if the initial booking was made before this date.

We may consider refunding your cancellation fee where exceptional circumstances arise that prevent you from attending your exam – please see our PLAB 1 guide  or our PLAB 2 guide for further details.