If you’re planning a holiday or business car trip to London from the middle of August you need to check if you will be hit by a daily charge as the Ultra Low Emission Zone extends to the perimeter of the M25 orbital motorway. With the ULEZ expansion due this summer, many of us are wondering how we may be impacted. Is paying the daily charge worth it, or could trading a petrol or diesel car in for … [Read more...]
Wales’s busiest roads facing tolls
The Labour-led Welsh Government wants to further clamp down on drivers. It has published a long awaited anti-air pollution proposal which would see heavily polluting vehicles paying to use some of Wales' busiest roads under a new law. The Welsh government said it would only happen if 50mph zones fail to reduce emissions. Sections of the M4 near Newport and the A470 at Pontypridd have been … [Read more...]
Welsh Labour councils’ tolls by default warning
The Welsh Conservatives are calling on ministers in Cardiff Bay to rule out making regulations that would allow Labour councils to pursue plans to push forward with economically illiterate and anti-worker taxes. A Welsh Conservative motion recently put before Cardiff Council saw Labour refuse to vote against introducing a congestion charge in the capital city. It was prompted by a proposal from … [Read more...]
M4 & A470 tolling plan by Welsh Government
Welsh Government is considering tolling parts of the M4 and A470 to discourage older vehicles emitting harmful nitrogen dioxide. It has surveyed users and asked how their travel plans could change if cars were charged between £3 and £8 and light vans £6 to £12.50 with lorries up to £50 a day to use the M4 around Newport and A470 at Upper Boat where 50mph limits have been introduced to slow … [Read more...]
Newslines 5 October
Thousands of drivers are making big savings by working from home and not paying to use toll bridges, tunnels or motorway sections, says Leasing Options. It has looked at toll costs and found the Dartford Crossing the dearest to use over a year, taking over £3,500 off drivers and even the Clifton Suspension Bridge, Bristol costs £524 annually. Changing your job title, getting married and … [Read more...]
Public transport and tolls key to easing M4 jams
Only a massive shake-up in public transport will relieve M4 congestion around Newport, is the preliminary finding of the South East Wales Transport Commission, but it also hints at road charging congestion tolls to deter peak time users. The report’s findings follow detailed analysis work and stakeholder engagement after it was set up by Welsh Government when First Minister Mark Drakeford … [Read more...]
New Severn Bridge tolls to beat congestion in England?
A new toll system for using the Severn bridges is being considered by a consortium led by English councils from the West Country. They are likely to be part of a M4 & M5 road tolling scheme to discourage traffic and encourage motorists to use public transport or share vehicles, primarily to reduce traffic jams in Bristol, but also along the motorway corridor in South Wales. While the … [Read more...]
Cleddau tolls end this month
Cleddau Bridge tolls will end this month. From 1 April, motorists will be able to drive over the Milford Haven estuary for the first time since it was opened to traffic – 44 years ago almost to the day – without being subjected to a cost. The structure spans the deep estuary which divides Pembrokeshire into two parts. Built to provide a 24-hour solution to the vehicular ferry traditionally … [Read more...]
Severn Bridges toll booths removal
The Severn Bridge tolls end over the next few days. Booths are being removed on the newer bridge this weekend and next week the tolls on the original crossing will be taken out of service but temporary speed limits will operate until the motorway standard carriageways are fully operational. … [Read more...]
Warning over Severn Bridges closures
The Prince of Wales Bridge Second Severn Crossing will be closed westbound to remove toll booths at 8pm on friday 14 December and reopen on the following monday. The original Severn Bridge and M48 will be the only way across for soccer fans and Christmas shoppers over that weekend and the booths on this section will be removed with a closure from 17 - 19 December but temporary 50mph limits … [Read more...]