Severn River Crossing: Tolls
Lords · Question HL1518 · Tabled 30 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Lord Wigley
To ask His Majesty's Government what has been (1) the loss of annual revenue and (2) the savings of administrative cost arising from the abolishing of the Severn Crossing toll.
Answer
Answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill, 8 Jul 2026
The Government has not made any estimate of what revenues or administrative costs would have been if tolling had continued at the Severn Crossings after 2018. The power to levy tolls at the Severn Crossings expired on 7 January 2018 when the private secto...