Hauliers to save thousands with Humber toll reduction
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By Chris Tindall HAULIERS REGULARLY using the Humber Bridge, which has the most expensive toll in the country, say they will save thousands of pounds when the rate is slashed by 40% next month.
The Humber Bridge Board and four local authorities have accepted the government’s offer to writedown £150m of bridge debt and businesses in the region stand to make the savings.
Brigg-based Graves Transport owner Andrew Graves says his leet is making 60 crossings a week and reckons the reduction could result in more work. “The price of a ticket is built into the customer’s rate, so that can be reduced. In the long term, it means Graves Transport will become more competitive and maybe there’ll be more additional work to pick up,” he explains.
Eurovision Logistics in Hull describes the bridge as a “necessary evil” for its work between Hull docks and those on the south bank in Lincolnshire. MD Dominic Yeardley says: “If everything else wasn’t so dire, I would be really pleased; but this saving will just go into the pot for everything else we are ighting at the moment. We’ve got to concentrate on diesel prices now.” Liz Redfern, leader of North Lincolnshire Council, adds: “When you think of the huge potential in this region for business growth – not least with ambitious plans for the South Humber Gateway – reducing bridge tolls will help immensely.”