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1660394

registered interest
date	13/09/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Dartford-Thurrock Crossing: Tolls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will review the adequacy of processes for the changeover of the Dartford Crossing payment system providers.
tabling member constituency	Dartford
tabling member printed	Gareth Johnson
uin	199308
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>Yes. Whilst the service is working well now, a number of users experienced unsatisfactory delays. National Highways will consider carefully similar processes in future.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 19/09/2023 10:50:16 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	3970 label Biography information for Gareth Johnson

1641261

registered interest
date	02/06/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Dartford-Thurrock Crossing: Tolls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the time allowed for road users to pay the Dart Charge for using the Dartford Crossing.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
tabling member printed	Gavin Newlands
uin	187295
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2023 answer text <p>Users of the Dartford Crossing can pay the Dart Charge up to a year in advance and by midnight the day after travel. They can also set up a pay as you go account where their card will be automatically charged when they cross, or a pre-pay account which also offers a discounted rate. The vast majority of journeys at the Dartford Crossing are paid for correctly and on time (94.7% in the period May 2022 to April 2023 inclusive).</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 06/06/2023 14:11:42 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4420 label Biography information for Gavin Newlands

1328225

registered interest
date	26/05/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Dartford-Thurrock Crossing: Tolls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much revenue was received in tolls for travelling over the Dartford Crossing in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Bexleyheath and Crayford
tabling member printed	Sir David Evennett
uin	7745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2021 answer text <p>The Dartford Crossing receives zero income from tolls. Tolls have not been in operation since 2003 when the debts associated with the construction of the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge and the tunnels were fully discharged. A Road User Charge was introduced in 2003 to manage high demand for the crossing. <br></p><p>Revenue from the Road User Charge for the last five years is set out below: <br></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dartford-thurrock-river-crossing-charging-scheme-accounts-2019-to-2020" target="_blank">2019/2020</a></p></td><td><p>£135,619,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dartford-thurrock-river-crossing-charging-scheme-accounts-2018-to-2019" target="_blank">2018/2019</a></p></td><td><p>£120,625,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dartford-thurrock-river-crossing-charging-scheme-account-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">2017/2018</a></p></td><td><p>£115,427,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dartford-thurrock-river-crossing-charging-scheme-account-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">2016/2017</a></p></td><td><p>£111,801,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dartford-thurrock-river-crossing-charging-scheme-account-2015-to-2016" target="_blank">2015/2016</a></p></td><td><p>£107,983,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The crossing’s full revenue is higher for each year owing to additional income from enforcement, abnormal load fees and other rental income. Full accounts are published each year and can be accessed in the above table.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 10/06/2021 16:13:48 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	1198 label Biography information for Sir David Evennett

1232826

registered interest
date	09/09/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Dartford-Thurrock Crossing: Tolls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much revenue has accrued to the public purse in each year since charges replaced the original tolls at the Dartford crossing; and what estimate he has made of the time taken to pay for the costs of building the Elizabeth Bridge and funding its long-term maintenance.
tabling member constituency	Worthing West
tabling member printed	Sir Peter Bottomley
uin	87467
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2020 answer text <p>The revenue accruing from the Dart Charge is published each year in the Dartford-Thurrock river crossing charging scheme accounts (in the table headed income) which can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/search/all?keywords=%22dartford+thurrock%22+accounts&amp;order=relevance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/search/all?keywords=%22dartford+thurrock%22+accounts&amp;order=relevance</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Toll charges were levied until 2003 when the debts associated with the construction of the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge and the tunnels had been fully discharged. A Road User Charge was introduced in 2003 to manage the high demand for use of the Crossing after a study reported that traffic levels would be 17% higher if payment was removed. The charges imposed and collected are used to fund transport improvements in accordance with the Transport Act 2000, though not exclusively Dartford-related.</p><p> </p><p>The published accounts include figures on the maintenance and operation of the crossing in the expenditure table.</p><p> </p><p>The maintenance cost for both the tunnels and Queen Elizabeth II Bridge, for the year ended 31 March 2019, amounted to £11.371 million. This figure included costs for:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Expenditure (2018-2019)</p></td><td><p>£000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Highways England Staff</p></td><td><p>3,530</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Safety Scheme</p></td><td><p>4,833</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EU Tunnel directive on safety</p></td><td><p>1,848</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Technology projects safety</p></td><td><p>890</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Network Resilience</p></td><td><p>136</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Routine maintenance</p></td><td><p>494</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 17/09/2020 13:13:59 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	117 label Biography information for Sir Peter Bottomley

1142414

registered interest
date	25/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Dartford-Thurrock Crossing: Tolls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department plans to review the affordability of the Dart Charge.
tabling member constituency	Sevenoaks
tabling member printed	Sir Michael Fallon
uin	282173
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has no plans to review the affordability of the Dart Charge. The current charges for the Dartford-Thurrock Crossing were set in 2014, following an impact assessment, which took account of benefits and disadvantages to business and personal users, prior to a public consultation. The charges exist to manage demand and congestion at the Crossing</p><p> </p><p>The charge levels and concessions available take account of local people’s need to use the Crossing. Residents of the Boroughs of Dartford and Thurrock can pay £10 for 50 crossings, plus 20p for each additional crossing or £20 a year for unlimited use. Disabled users who are exempt from vehicle tax are also exempt from paying the Dart Charge, if they are using the same vehicle. Any Crossing user can set up an account that will allow automatic payment for each trip and a prepaid account also offers users a discount of up to 20 per cent.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 09/09/2019 15:21:53 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon