Kent leader renews demand for cut of £46m Dartford Crossing toll increase

The government is set to bring in an extra £46m next year from the increase in Dartford Crossing charges. The fee for using either the tunnel or the bridge is due to rise from £2.50 to £3.50 on 1 September, although there will be a 70p discount for drivers who pre-pay, says Kent Online. The […]

For whom the toll tolls: Are motorists set to be charged for using the Rotherhithe tunnel?

Despite TfL commissioner Andy Lord insisting there were “no plans” to start charging drivers to use the Rotherhithe tunnel, concerns are mounting that road tolls could be imposed on a third river crossing in east London, According to the Evening Standard ‘critics’ suspect that many motorists will divert to the 116-year-old tunnel, which lies east of Tower Bridge […]