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Bridges: Tolls

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of Penalty Charge Notice enforcement practices associated with toll bridges on low income motorists.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
17 Dec 2025
Target answer date
5 Jan 2026
Answer
12 Jan 2026 · 26 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 17 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of Penalty Charge Notice enforcement practices associated with toll bridges on low income motorists.

  2. 5 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 12 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    The operation of each toll bridge is the responsibility of the body that owns it, in this case Halton Borough Council. Furthermore, most toll bridges collect payments at toll-booths which minimises the risk of non-payment. Where free-flow charging is used...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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