Dartford Crossing: How to pay the Dart Charge and what to do if you forget The Dartford Crossing is a toll bridge that crosses the River Thames between Dartford in Kent and Thurrock in Essex. It is one of the busiest crossings in the UK, with over 40 million vehicles crossing it each...
Gordon Telling, FTA head of policy for the South-East, says he wants to see an additional Thames River crossing. Telling says that the FTA would also hope to see some sort of cap on the charges that could he levelled by the crossing's new owners....
According to the FTA, the infrastructure of the crossing is now paid for, meaning that charges are no longer justified. It adds that although the toll is regarded as a congestion charge, this ignores that many hauliers have no alternative route....