On the news tonight, it’s being proposed that the toll-booths will be removed, and tolls will be collected in both directions via number-plate recognition, with the toll set at around £1.90-ish each way.
Now, I’m fine with reducing the cost by around half of what it currently is, as the bridges still have to be maintained, and that costs money, and it certainly does seem fairer to pay for each trip across, but using number-plate recognition seems to have some issues, like charging foreign vehicles, and vehicles carrying trade-plates, which is my situation, because the cars I drive back and forth across the bridges often have no tax or insurance, that’s covered by the trade plates, but would the ANPR system work with them? It would certainly make my job so much easier not having to stop, pay the toll then have to claim it back when I send my time sheet in. 😀