§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list all tolls charged on roads within the responsibility of his Department, and the recipients of the income.
§ Mr. ChopeThe only tolled facility for which the Department is entirely responsible is the Severn bridge on the M4. Tolls are 1 for cars and £2 for HGVs. The income accrues to the Exchequer.
353WThere are other tolled crossings, for which the Department is not responsible, which link trunk roads or motorways. They are:
Tolls Location Car HGV Recipient of toll income Dartford Tunnels (A282/M25) 80p £2.10 Dartford River Crossing Ltd. Humber Bridge (A 15) £1.60 £6.50—£10.90 Humber Bridge Board Tyne Tunnel (Al) 50p £1.00 Tyne and Wear PTA Tamar Bridge (A38) 40p £1.35—£1.80 Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry Joint Committee Selby Bridge (A19—A63) 7p 16p Company of Proprietors of Selby Bridge Dunham Bridge (A57) 15p lOp per axle Dunham Bridge Company 1per tonne (gross weight)