Drop Dartford tolls says AA

The AA Motoring Trust is demanding that the M25 Dartford crossing should be made free. It claims that the Government is ripping off drivers to the tune of £50 million a year.

When the Dartford bridge was first planned, the Government promised to stop crossing charges once the project had been paid for. According to the AA, that should have been a year ago this month.

But rather than drop tolls in 2003, private contractor Le Crossing was appointed. It charges £1 for cars to cross the Thames and up to £5.80 for trailered HGVs - motorbikes cross for free. Its contract runs until September ’06.