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Parish Councillor for Sandgate. |
Tim Prater |
Charge date confirmed for Dartford Crossing
September 4, 2012 12:56 PM
Originally published by Liberal Democrats on Kent County Council
Originally published by Liberal Democrats on Kent County Council
Charges for the Dartford-Thurrock River Crossing are set to change from Sunday 7 October.
From 6am on 7 October 2012, cash payments at the Crossing will increase from £1.50 to £2.00 for cars, from £2.00 to £2.50 for 2 axle goods vehicles, and from £3.70 to £5.00 for heavy goods vehicles. The Crossing will remain free for motorcyclists and discounts will continue for local residents and DART-Tag account holders who pay in advance. Any vehicle using the crossing between 10pm and 6am can continue to do so for free.
The money raised will be used for improvements to increase capacity and reduce journey times.
This is the first of two planned changes to the charges that was previously announced in May 2012. A second increase will be made when free-flow charging is introduced when the cost to travel by car will increase to £2.50, by 2 axle vehicles to £3 and by heavy goods vehicles to £6.
For more information about applying for the Local Resident, Exemption and DART-Tag schemes please visit http://www.dart-tag.co.uk