§ Mr. Prescottasked the Secretary of State for Transport how many toll bridges there are in Great Britain; and if he will list them andgive the tolls charged for each.
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§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeMy Department has information, confined to England, on 17 toll bridges, as shown on attached list:
Goods Vehicles Buses/ Coaches Cars Motorcycles without sidecars Bicycles Heavy Medium Light Severn Bridge 40p 20p 10p free Tamar Bridge £l.40p 80p 40p £l.40p 30p free free (Tolls at Tamar are charged in one direction only, return journeys being free) Itchen Bridge £15 £1.60 40p 40p 20p,30p 10p free Dunham Bridge 20p, 30p, 40p 15p 5p free Selby Bridge 4p per ton 4p free free Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge Not permitted Not permitted up to 3 tons 63p 63p 27p 8p 4p Shard Bridge 30p 15p 15p 30p 8p 4p 2p Clifton Suspension Bridge 10p if permitted 10p 10p 2p Rixton and Warburton Bridge 12½ if permitted 12½ 5p 2½> free Whitchurch Bridge 5p if permitted 5p 12p (empty) 3p free free Whitney Bridge 14p 11p, 12p 10p or30p 7p 3p 2p Aldwark Bridge 8p per ton 8p 4p 1P Batheaston Bridge 10p if permitted 16p 5p 3p 2p Cartford Bridge 15p if permitted 8p 15p 5p 3p 1P Eling Bridge Not known 5p 3p free Swinford Bridge 2p per 2 tons 2p 1P free Humber Bridge £7.50 (4 or more axles) £6.00 (3 axles) £4.50 (2 axles) £4.50 £1.00 50p free The Humber Bridge is expected to open shortly and the Bridge Board have announced that the above tolls will be charged.
§ Mr. Prescottasked the Secretary of State for Transport how many toll bridges have been built since 1945; and if he will list them, together with the building date, cost and estimated completion date for the repayment of debt in each case.
Crossing Date opened to traffic Cost Estimated date debt repaid Tamar Bridge October 1961 Approx. £2m Already paid Severn Bridge September 1966 £12.64m 2006 Itchen Bridge June 1977 £12.3m 2025 Humber Bridge 1981 £87.882m Up to 60 years from date(s) of borrowing