LegalizeThe Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry (Revision of Tolls and Traffic Classification) Order 2022
Made: 2nd November 2022
Coming into force: 1st January 2023
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SCHEDULE — TAMAR BRIDGE
| Tamar Bridge – Classification of Vehicles | Toll |
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| 1 | Pedal cycles or motorised invalid carriages |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | Motorcycles |
| 3 | Motor cars and vehicles not covered by other classes |
| 4 | 2 axle vehicles having a maximum gross weight exceeding 3.5 tonnes |
| 5 | 3 axle vehicles |
| 6 | Vehicles with 4 or more axles |
Tolls are payable when travelling eastbound only (Saltash (Cornwall) to Plymouth (Devon)).
Trailers attract a toll matching that of the vehicle towing the trailer.
Tamar Bridge – Abnormal Loads
Abnormal load tolls are payable in both directions.
Tolls charged are currently outside the scope of VAT.
TORPOINT FERRY
| Torpoint Ferry – Classification of Vehicles | Toll |
|---|---|
| 1 | Pedal cycles or motorised invalid carriages |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | Motorcycles |
| 3 | Motor cars and vehicles not covered by other classes |
| 4 | 2 axle vehicles having a maximum gross weight exceeding 3.5 tonnes |
| 5 | 3 axle vehicles (not currently carried) |
| 6 | Vehicles with 4 or more axles (not currently carried) |
Tolls for classes 3, 4, 5 and 6 are payable when travelling eastbound only Torpoint (Cornwall) to Plymouth (Devon).
Tolls for class 2 vehicles are payable when travelling westbound only from Plymouth (Devon) to Torpoint (Cornwall).
Trailers attract a toll matching that of the vehicle towing the trailer.
Torpoint Ferry – Abnormal Loads
Abnormal load tolls are payable in both directions.
Signed
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport
Martin Gilmour — Senior Civil Servant — Department for Transport — 2nd November 2022
Explanatory note
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Footnotes
[^f00001]: 1954 c. 64. Section 6 is amended by the Transport Act 1962 (c. 46), Part 1 of Schedule 12, the Harbours Act 1964 (c. 40), Schedule 6, the Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70), section 272(2), S.I. 1959/1768, 1970/1681, 1976/1775, 1979/571 and 1981/238. There are further amendments to section 5 that are not relevant to this instrument.
[^f00002]: Section 13 of the Transport Charges &c. (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1954 provides that reference to the Minister within that Act, mean the Secretary of State. Section 13 is amended by S.I. 1959/1768, 1970/1681, 1976/1775, 1979/571 and 1981/238.
[^f00003]: 1998 c. iv.
[^f00004]: 1988 c. 52.
[^f00005]: S.I. 1986/1078, amended by S.I. 1990/1981 and 1994/329. There are further amendments that are not relevant to this Order.
[^f00006]: S.I. 2019/1464.
Editorial notes
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