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Dartford Crossing truck charge to rise
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By David Harris, Chris Tindall and Christopher Walton HAULIERS FACE a huge 22% jump in the cost of using one of the most vital roads in Britain when the Dartford Crossing (right) puts up its tolls on 15 November.
The increase takes the cost of the crossing for multi-axle goods vehicles to £3.70 (now £2.90); vans will be charged £2 (now £1.80). But not all charges are going up. It's free to cross between lOpm and 6am, and you will no longer be charged for towing a trailer. Discounts for Dart-Tag users have been significantly increased.
When it was built, it was pledged tolls would continue until the crossing was paid for. The Freight Transport Association (FTA) says the tolls should now be scrapped. Natalie Chapman, regional policy manager for London, the South-East and the East of England at the ETA, says: "We do not see the point in continuing with the charge. It would be more palatable if we knew where that money was going to. If it was going to go on a new Thames crossing, we wouldn't be happy about it but we would stomach it."
A Department for Transport spokesman says the tolls were scrapped, and that what is in place now are "charges rather than tolls"