Toll booths on the Humber Bridge have been removed after more than 40 years of use. The crossing over the Humber Estuary has switched to an online payments system using number plate recognition technology, reports the BBC.

The toll booths were taken our of service in January and now the blue cabins have been taken away. The Humber Bridge Board said it would bring the bridge in line with other UK crossings that use automated payment systems.

Humber Bridge customers commented on social media:

“[It’s] sad, especially for the people who worked there. I miss the little five second chat you’d have with them before the crossing,” said one user.

However, another said:

“About time. Dartford Crossing has had free flow tolls for the last 12 years.”

(Picture: Humber Bridge Board)