Has anyone else been charged for driving over The Mersey Gateway Bridge?

dllive

Hi,

I went to visit a friend in Liverpool a few weeks ago. I went over the The Mersey Gateway Bridge. Ive just received a letter saying that I didnt pay the toll and I have to pay £22 fine!!

Im not disputing I was the driver, or even the fine, but I dont remember seeing any toll booths or ticketing signs saying that I had to pay a toll.

Does anyone else travel this bridge before? Do you have to pay in advance? I just want to know so that next time I dont get fined again!

(I presume theres no point contesting the fine on the grounds that Ive never been to the area before)

Thanks

Flugelhorn

there are a fair few articles about this - mainly to do with people in hire cars where it isn';t clear which journey they are paying for and there may be debts from others. 
This article shows the signage at the bottom https://www3.halton.gov.uk/Pages/traffic/mgpayment.aspx

Umkomaas

Here's a thread which I gave advice on just a few weeks ago. Have a read of it and follow that. The final post of the thread shows you the plethora of signs you seem to have missed.

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6484552/pcn-toll-road-charge-notice/p1

Emmia

Information on the toll and how to pay is online

https://www.merseyflow.co.uk/toll-charges

unforeseen

There are numerous signs in both directions warninyou and telling you how to pay.

There are 11 when coming from Liverpool starting 2 miles before the chargeable section. Ive never counted in the opposite direction but expect a similar number.
It's worrying how unobservant some drivers are. 

Umkomaas

It's worrying how unobservant some drivers are. 

Especially signage in private car parks.