drive on toll roads in a 4x4?

[jrose]

Don't know if this is old news, but thought I'd share it to help some of you save a few quid...

 

Since I got my 110 pickup I have driven down to Bristol and back in it once, which involved going across the (old) Severn Bridge. I paid roughly £11 for the toll, which I was expecting to as a commercial vehicle.

 

Well tonight I had to drive down there again, and on the way back pulled up at the kiosk expecting to pay £11 again. However, the digital display thing showed class 1 (normal cars) with a price of £5.70. The young lady at the kiosk wasn't sure, and called her manager over. He said apparentley there was a law brought in in 1967, classing all "Jeeps" as cars and not commercial vehicles, including my 110 pickup :thumbup:

 

He said to keep the reciept from today in the truck, and if anyone tries to class me as a commercial for tolls purposes again to ask to speak to their supervisor! Quite what classes as a "Jeep" I don't know, you chaps in Hiluxes/L200s etc might be able to qualify with a bit of blagging

 

just thought it was worth sharing, especially to those who go on toll roads regularly a fiver saved each time isn't to be sniffed at!

 

cheers,

Joe

[Billy]

Sweet! I'll be adding to the traffic 'discussing' this with the kiosk staff next time i go over the dartford crossing

[penfold]

On my way back from jonesies show last year i only paid the ordinary car rate for the dartford crossing even though i was in a navara. I hadn't paid on the way there as they were letting everyone through without paying to relieve traffic jams due to a lorry catching fire on the bridge.

[nepia]

Paid car rate at Dartford the other week for a Navara and chipper. I thought I'd just had a lucky escape in the morning but paid the same on the return trip.

[Mark Bolam]

Dartford should have been free for years now anyway.

 

Lying, 2-faced, backstabbing, u-turning scum.

[windfall]

dont hold back lol

[nepia]

u-turning scum.

 

A bit strong:001_tt2: It was a there-and-back-in-the-day job thank you very much

[Big J]

No tolls in Scotland - I'm apolitical, but the SNP policy of removing all tolls was a good one, especially as the Forth Road Bridge is something I cross most weeks.

[scbk]

Paid car rate at Dartford the other week for a Navara and chipper. I thought I'd just had a lucky escape in the morning but paid the same on the return trip.

 

I was once charged the standard car rate for crossing dartford in a van with trailer

[gensetsteve]

The dartford is £3 for cars and vans and no extra for trailers as far as I know. Cheaper for insomniacs. Would be useful to get to the bottom of this for the midlands freeway as it costs a fortune. We have a disco van and just aim for the coin bin and chuck in car rate.