Dartford Crossing Remote Payment from October

Terry98

Am I the last to find out?

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/dart-charge-dartford-crossing-remote-payment

I only use it about ten times a year but it looks like a pre pay account might be my best option.

Tiexen

Terry98 wrote: »

Am I the last to find out?

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/dart-charge-dartford-crossing-remote-payment

I only use it about ten times a year but it looks like a pre pay account might be my best option.

Anyone who uses it regularly will know because of the roadworks going on:

A free-flow charging system is due to come into operation at the crossing between Kent and Essex in October. Drivers will be able to pay online, by SMS text message or by phone.

Signs giving drivers information on the new toll system will be installed overnight on the A282, M25, A13 and M20, the Highways Agency said.

Nigel Gray, the Highways Agency project director, said: "Work to date has been progressing well behind the scenes. Now we are ready to start on the road."

The signs will be installed overnight. The Highways Agency said most of them will be covered up until the new payment system comes into force.

Lights and barriers will be used on the northbound approach to the tunnels to control traffic volumes when the free-flow tolls are introduced in the autumn.

Vehicles will be recorded via number plate recognition cameras.
Payments will be accepted in advance and up to midnight on the day after crossing, a Highways Agency spokeswoman said

dogshome

Maybe I'm the last to find out thanks to your post

Like yourself, (Even though I live in Essex only 20 miles from the D/crossing), I use it rarely, and even then at short notice, maybe to run a relative to Gatwick.

Looking at the the scant detail on the link, it seems my best bet is to buy some passes from a shop and keep them in the glove-box - which then begs the question that in the event of a price increase, will the 2 year old passes I have in the car still work?