§ Mr. Hicksasked the Secretary of State for Transport what is the price structure for all toll bridges on trunk and other A class roads.
§ Mrs. ChalkerThe price structure on tolled crossings on trunk and other A class roads is as follows:
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England Severn Bridge (M4) (i) Motorcycles 10p (ii) 3 wheeled Motor Cycle or vehicle not included in Category (iii) 20p (iii) Goods Vehicle with unladen weight over 30 cwt, or vehicle carrying more than 16 passengers. 40p Dartford Tunnel (A282) (i) Motor Cycles 20p (ii) Motor Cars 60p (iii) Light goods vehicles and coaches over 30 cwt unladen with 2 axles. £1.00 (iv) Heavy vehicles over 2 axles and special vehicles £1.60 Trailers charged same toll as towing vehicle. Humber Bridge (A15, trunk) (i) Motor cycles 50p (ii) Cars and light vans up to 30 cwt capacity £1.00 (iii) Light vans 30 cwt-3 tons, Mini Buses 8–16 passengers. £2.00 (iv) Heavy commercial vehicles, over 3 tons 2 axles £4.50 3 axles £6.00 4 or more axles £7.50 (v) Buses and coaches, over 17 passengers. £4.50 Mersey Tunnel (A41/A533) (i) Motor Cycles 20p (ii) Cars and light vehicles, up to 3 tons unladen weight 40p (ii) Coaches and vehicles over 3 tons unladen weight £1.00 Tyne Tunnel (A1 trunk) (i) Motor Cycles 10p (ii) Vehicles not exceeding 30 cwt unladen weight or for up to 16 passengers. 40p (iii) Heavy vehicles, or for more than 16 passengers 80p 273W
England Tamar Bridge (A38) (i) Horses and Carts 10p (ii) Vehicles up to 3.5 tons gross weight or licensed to carry up to 8 people. 40p (iii) Vehicles over 3.5 tons gross weight or for more than 8 people 2 axles 90p 3 axles £1.35 4 or more axles £1.80 Trailers charged same toll as towing vehicle. Itchen Bridge (A3025) (i) Motor Cycles and Invalid Carriages. 10p (ii) Cars, Light Vans, Vehicles not exceeding 1 ton unladen weight Peak hours 30p Off Peak hours 20p (iii) Buses, Vehicles with unladen weight of 1–3 tons 40p (iv) Heavy commercial vehicles with 2 axles £1.60 (v) Other Heavy vehicles £15 Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge (A178) (i) Pedestrians, Bicyles 10p (ii) Motor Cycles 20p (iii) Private Cars, Vans, with unladen weight not exceeding 30 cwt and laden weight not exceeding 3 tons. 40p (iv) Trailer drawn by vehicle in Category (iii) 30p (v) Vehicle exceeding weight in Category (iii). 95p Dunham Bridge, Notts (A57 trunk) (i) Motor Cycle 5p (ii) 3 wheeled Car 10p (iii) Cars/Light Vans 15p (iv) Car and Trailer 20p (v) Lorry, Vans over 10 cwt, Coaches 4 wheels 20p 6 wheels 30p 8 wheels 40p Every extra axle 10p Selby Bridge, North Yorkshire (A63/A19, trunked) (i) Car, including 3 wheelers 5p (ii) Car and trailer 10p (iii) Commercial vehicle, per ton of total weight. Inhabitants of local settlements pay only once per day. 5p Shard Bridge, lancashire (A588) (i) Pedestrians, Livestock 1P (ii) Bicycles 2p (iii) Motorcycles 4p (iv) Vehicle not exceeding 2 tons unladen weight. 8p (v) Vehicle from 2–6 tons unladen weight. 15p (vi) Vehicle over 6 tons unladen weight. 30p Trailers in Categories (iv) to (v), same toll as towing vehicles. (vii) Bus/Coach for more than 16 passengers. 30p Scotland Forth Bridge (A90) (i) Vehicles not exceeding 1,525 Kg unladen weight. 30p (ii) Buses for more than 12 passengers. 50p (iii) Vehicles over 1,525 Kg unladen weight. 80p Tay Bridge (A92) (i) Motor Cycles 5p (ii) Motor Cycles with Sidecar, Vehicles not exceeding 1,525 Kg unladen weight. 20p (iii) Scheduled Buses 30p (iv) Goods vehicles exceeding 1,525 Kg unladen weight, and other vehicles. 60p Erskine Bridge (A898, trunk)
England (i) Motor Cycles 10p (ii) Vehicles up to 1,525 Kg unladen weight. 30p (iii) Scheduled Buses 50p (iv) Goods vehicles over 1,525 Kg or coaches carrying more than 16 passengers. 80p Wales Cleddau Bridge (A477) (i) Horses, Horse Drawn Vehicles, 1–2 wheel trailers excluding caravans. Motor Cycles, 3 wheelers. 20p (ii) Vehicles up to 2 tons unladen weight, minibus with up to 15 seats. 40p (ii) Caravan, 4 wheeled trailers, drawn by vehicles in Category (ii). 40p (iv) Vehicles greater than 2 tons unladen weight, buses with over 15 seats. 80p (v) Caravans, 4 wheeled trailers, drawn by vehicles in Category (iv). 80p Portmadoc Cob (A487) All vehicles 5p Northern Ireland has no such tolled crossings