Abolition of the Severn Tolls in mid-December is expected to raise the number of vehicles using the two crossings by six million in four years. It will then approach 24M annually and put additional strain on roads west of Newport and the result of a public enquiry into a southern relief road around the city is shortly expected. London taxi firm Addison Lee is planning to introduce autonomous … [Read more...]
Severn Bridge tolls to be cut
The Severn Bridges tolls will be cut in January for the first time, as VAT is removed. Cars heading for Wales will be charged £5.60 instead of £6.70, with vans paying £11.20 - down from £13.40 - and coaches £16.70, currently £20. UK ministers confirmed it was a step towards abolishing tolls by the end of 2018 revealed in July and their end will save the average user about £1,400 … [Read more...]
Severn Tolls reach the end of the road, but not yet
The Severn Bridge Tolls will end in 18 months after 52 years. The next anticipated price rise in January will be the last before costs are passed into the general motorway maintenance budget and Welsh Government is expected to have to pick up a proportion of that expenditure in some form. The legislation for the bridges’ construction and operation always included the reversal to public … [Read more...]
Government urged to honour pledge to remove Severn tolls
The Freight Transport Association wants the Government to guarantee its pre-election promise to remove all charges on the Severn Bridges. The two bridges spanning the Severn estuary on the M4 and M48 motorways in Wales have the highest toll charges on the entire UKroad network. This represents a massive burden on road haulage businesses who have seen year-on-year price increases, costing the … [Read more...]
Conservatives propose scrapping Severn Tolls
A relected Conservative Government will scrap the Severn Bridge tolls, said Theresa May. The pledge goes further than the expected halving of tolls from 2018 and the Prime Minister said it would bring £100M economic boost to the UK, but its what other parties have been calling for over the last few years. … [Read more...]
Severn Tolls plan to slash costs
Severn Bridge tolls will be slashed when the crossings revert to public ownership next year under Government proposals. Talks will be held on plans to have a £3 fee for small vehicles and £10 for larger ones, as well as the possible introduction of free-flowing tolling using a number-plate recognition system as on the Dartford Crossing. The plan has been outlined to Welsh AMs by the Welsh … [Read more...]
Newslines 3 January
The anticipated drop in Severn Tolls in January 2018 when the twin crossing revert to public ownership has brought an unexpected benefit in South East Wales. Local estate agents have reported more enquiries from people living in Bristol who want to pay less for properties but it's going to raise values expected by sellers, and this week the bridges’ tolls went up to £6.70 for cars, £1340 for … [Read more...]
Newslines 8 November
Gwent police are leading an all-Wales clampdown on drivers using mobile phones over the next few weeks. Last year’s campaign saw 500 caught and this year they will get £100 fine and three penalty points. Two-way tolling using a number plate recognition system is being considered for the Severn bridges when they return to public ownership in 2018, says Welsh secretary Alun Cairns. He told … [Read more...]
