News and communications

Publication of the Dartford-Thurrock Crossing charging scheme accounts for 2021 to 2022.

• Updated: 12 January 2023

Publication of the Dartford-Thurrock Crossing charging scheme accounts for 2020 to 2021.

• Updated: 20 January 2022

Statement on the publication of the Dartford-Thurrock Crossing annual accounts for 2019 to 2020.

• Updated: 21 January 2021

Publication of annual accounts for the crossing charging schemes.

• Updated: 23 January 2020

Commuters, tourists and businesses all benefitting from free road travel into Wales one year since removal

• Updated: 17 December 2019

Announces publication of the Dartford – Thurrock crossing charging scheme account for 2017 to 2018.

• Updated: 22 January 2019

UK Government brings an end to over half a century of charging

• Updated: 17 December 2018

Early festive boost for commuters, shoppers and businesses on both sides of the border

• Updated: 2 October 2018

Outlines items discussed at the Transport Council, including connectivity and competition in air transport, port reception facilities and the mobility package.

• Updated: 14 June 2018

Publication of the Dartford-Thurrock Crossing charging scheme account for 2015 to 2016.

• Updated: 29 March 2017

Government proposes cuts to Severn Crossing tolls.

• Updated: 13 January 2017

Extra support to help people living in Dartford and Thurrock benefit from the discounts they are entitled to at the Dartford Crossing have been announced today by Highways England.

• Updated: 29 May 2015

New animations have been released today (Friday 27 March) by the Highways Agency showing how the new safety system will operate at the Dartford Crossing.

• Updated: 27 March 2015

New footage is released today showing progress toward speeding up journeys by removing the payment barriers at the Dartford Crossing.

• Updated: 3 March 2015

More than 90 per cent of chargeable journeys made at the Dartford Crossing during December have now been paid for, the Highways Agency revealed today.

• Updated: 26 February 2015

Images of a new safety system that will help to keep the Dartford Crossing operating safely following the removal of payment barriers have been published today by the Highways Agency.

• Updated: 19 January 2015

One million vehicles are now registered to Dart Charge accounts with journey times significantly quicker according to new data released today by the Highways Agency.

• Updated: 30 December 2014

Dart Charge: new payment arrangements are now in place.

• Updated: 16 December 2014

Announces publication of the Dartford – Thurrock crossing charging scheme account for 2013 to 2014.

• Updated: 12 December 2014

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

The road to better journeys at the Dartford Crossing – one of the UK’s busiest transport gateways – began this weekend with the launch of Dart Charge.

• Updated: 1 December 2014