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Tolls

The level of tolls for the Severn Crossings were agreed by Parliament with the making of the legislation governing the Crossings, the Severn Bridges Act 1992.  This legislation provides that toll charges are revised once a year in line with a formula related to the retail price index and are rounded to the nearest 10p.

Tolls at Severn are only charged in one direction (westbound).  For the current tolls prices, please visit the Severn River Crossing (SRC) website at http://www.severnbridge.co.uk.

Payments

At present, the Concessionaire (Severn River Crossing Plc) is prevented by legislation from accepting payment by any means other than cash, and hence advance warning signs advise motorists that tolls are "Cash Only". However, we recognise the potential benefits to drivers to be able to pay tolls by credit/debit card, and the situation is regularly reviewed by the Highways Agency in consultation with the Concessionaire.  A working group was established to look at the options and feasibility of introducing card payments at the Severn  Crossings.

The working group presented its findings to the Highways Agency's Chief Executive and it was established that, in principle it would be feasible to accept credit and debit cards as a method of toll payment at the Severn Crossings. A number of detailed operational, technical, financial and contractual issues need to be considered for the project to move forward and discussions are ongoing.

TAG System

SRC operates a toll pre-payment scheme - the Severn TAG.  This is an Automatic Vehicle Identification System which allows participants to travel westbound across both bridges without having to pay in cash.  TAG holders also benefit from discounted toll rates and queuing time at the tolls is reduced.  To find out more about this scheme, please visit SRC's website.