Key Facts

• The Dartford Crossing charge for cars will increase to £3.50 on September 1st.
• The crossing links the M25 in Essex and Kent and was first charged in 2003.
• Up to 180,000 vehicles use the crossing each day.
• Local residents will receive "significant" discounts on charges.
• Car drivers with pre-pay accounts will pay a reduced rate of £2.80.
• Charges for buses, coaches, vans, and other two-axle vehicles will be up to £4.20.
• Vehicles with more than two axles will pay up to £8.40.
• Charges were last raised in 2014, and the new rates are below what inflation would dictate.
• The original plan was to stop tolls in 2003, but laws allowed continued charges.