Jessica Morden – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jessica Morden on 2016-03-21.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans that the toll level for Vehicle Category 1 and Vehicle Category 2 will be equal when the Severn Bridges return to public ownership.

Andrew Jones

The Chancellor announced at Budget 2015 that the Government will abolish Category 2 tolls (small goods vehicles and small buses) and include those vehicles in Category 1, to reduce costs for businesses once Severn River Crossings are in public ownership.