Dartford-Thurrock Crossing - Charging Scheme Variation Order

Department for Transport

Pursuant to regulation 11(2) of the Trunk Road Charging Schemes (Bridges and Tunnels) (England) Procedure Regulations 2001, the Secretary of State gives notice of the intention to implement a variation of the charges under the A282 Trunk Road (Dartford-Thurrock Crossing Charging Scheme) Order 2013 with the sole effect of varying charges in accordance with changes in the retail prices index.

The following draft statutory instrument has been prepared to this effect:

2025 No. ***

HIGHWAYS, ENGLAND

The A282 Trunk Road (Dartford-Thurrock Crossing Charging Scheme) (Variation) Order 2025

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Coming into force - - 1st September 2025

The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 163(3)(d), 167(1)(a) and (2)(a), 168(1) and (2) and 171(1)(d) of the Transport Act 2000 (a).

The Secretary of State has, in accordance with regulation 11(2) of the Trunk Road Charging Schemes (Bridges and Tunnels) (England) Procedure Regulations 2001 (b), published notice of her intention to implement this variation.

Citation, commencement and extent

1.—

(1) This Order may be cited as the A282 Trunk Road (Dartford-Thurrock Crossing Charging Scheme) (Variation) Order 2025 and comes into force on 1st September 2025.

(2) This Order extends to England and Wales.

Variation of the A282 Trunk Road (Dartford-Thurrock Crossing Charging Scheme) Order 2013

2.—

(1) Schedule 2 (charges payable under the first charging regime and the second charging regime) to the A282 Trunk Road (Dartford-Thurrock Crossing Charging Scheme) Order 2013 (c) is varied as follows.

(2) In column 4 —

(a) at item B, for “£2.50” substitute “£3.50”;

(b) at item C, for “£3.00” substitute “£4.20”;

(c) at item D, for “£6.00” substitute “£8.40”.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport

Department for Transport

Notes

(a) 2000 c. 38; section 167(1)(a) was amended by the Infrastructure Act 2015 (c. 7), Schedule 1, paragraph 126. Section 168(2) was amended by the Local Transport Act 2008 (c. 26), Schedule 5, paragraph 4, and the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c. 20), Schedule 6, paragraph 109, and the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (c. 55), Schedule 4, paragraph 142. There are further amendments to sections 163, 167 and 171 which are not relevant to this Order.

(b) S.I. 2001/2303.

(c) S.I. 2013/2249, amended by S.I. 2020/126.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order varies the A282 Trunk Road (Dartford-Thurrock Crossing Charging Scheme) Order 2013 (“the 2013 Order”), which introduced the current charging scheme in respect of the roads carried by the Dartford Crossing.

Article 2 of this Order increases the charges applicable under the free-flowing charging regime in the 2013 Order by 40%.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it amends provisions relating to a charge.