Toll bridge fine issued to driver 270 miles away
Summary
A driver from Plymouth received a toll charge for crossing the Warburton Toll Bridge more than 270 miles away, even though he never traveled near the bridge. The bridge uses an automatic camera system to record vehicles, and some drivers say errors have caused incorrect fines. Peel Ports, which runs the toll, acknowledges some customer problems but denies a system-wide failure.Key Facts
- Graham Parsons, from Plymouth, was fined for using the Warburton Toll Bridge, which is over 270 miles from his home.
- The Warburton Toll Bridge connects Cheshire and Greater Manchester and now charges £1 per crossing after refurbishment.
- The toll system switched from manned booths to automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras.
- Parsons found the camera had recorded a license plate similar, but not identical, to his own, leading to mistaken fines.
- Peel Ports admitted "some genuine customer experience issues" but said the system is not failing overall.
- Another local driver, Russell Barton, claimed he paid the toll yet still received unpaid charge notices and plans to contest them in court.
- Local MP Connor Rand has received many complaints and wants Peel Ports and the government to fix the problems or consider further actions.
- The DVLA apologized for any distress caused by sharing personal data and confirmed the wrongly issued fines were canceled.
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