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Kent wants vignette for crossing
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KENT COUNTY Council (KCC) is considering introducing a vignette to charge trucks as they enter the country as a way of paying for a possible third Dartford crossing. It is investigating the feasibility of a third crossing because of increasing congestion affecting the existing tunnels and bridge.
A KCC spokesman explains that its study will consider all aspects of the proposal, including its site and the funding to pay for the development: "Obviously we are considering tolls on the crossing itself, but we are also looking at whether we can introduce a Brit Disc or vignette.
"All lorries entering Kent at the Port of Dover or via Eurotunnei at Ashford would be charged in the region of £35-£45 every time they entered the county."
He adds that British compa nies would then be able to reclaim the money: "Foreign lorries are coming into Kent and using our roads but are not paying for it, and this would be a way to ensure they pay their way.
"We believe we can raise in the order of £35m towards the cost of a crossing this way."
KCC says it is conducting the study which is expected to take at least a year—itself because the Department for Transport has not launched such a study, despite promising that it would.