Tyne Tunnel tolls increase for HGVs

Tolls for HGVs and high-sided vans travelling through the Tyne Tunnel will increase from January, the authority running the tunnels has announced.

Heavy goods drivers will pay £3.20 per journey, and increase of 70p, although car drivers will face no increase.

The changes are part of the New Tyne Crossing, and operators say any toll increases from 2015 will be linked to inflation unless major works are required.

Paul Fenwick, project director for the Tyne & Wear Integrated Transport Authority (TWITA), which owns the tunnels, said: “This increase in tolls was planned in 2007 as part of the financing of the New Tyne Crossing, which has made such a positive difference to motorists and businesses.

“Since both tunnels became operational in November 2011, journey times have reduced significantly and around 14,000 additional journeys are made through them every day.”

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