Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 76453

Dartford-Thurrock Crossing: Tolls

Tabled: 10 September 2025
Answered: 19 September 2025

Question

Peter Fortune

ConservativeBromley and Biggin Hill

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of potential impact of increasing the Dart Charge on the number of daily crossings.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
Initial assessments suggest fewer car journeys and more goods vehicle journeys will be made than would have been the case if charges had been left unchanged. Revenue from the charging scheme, net of costs, must be spent on transport projects.