Dartford-Thurrock Crossing: Tolls
Commons · Question 76453 · Tabled 10 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 19 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Peter Fortune
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of potential impact of increasing the Dart Charge on the number of daily crossings.
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 19 Sep 2025
Initial assessments suggest fewer car journeys and more goods vehicle journeys will be made than would have been the case if charges had been left unchanged. Revenue from the charging scheme, net of costs, must be spent on transport projects.