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Drivers have been warned that the cost of driving through the Tyne Tunnel is due for a significant hike next week. New tolls will come into force on Monday, May 1, which will see the price of ...
The Tyne Tunnel toll will rise by up to 50p, councillors have confirmed. The cost for cars will go from £1.90 to £2.20 and for HGVs it will rise from £3.90 to £4.40. The North East Joint ...
The cost of driving through the Tyne Tunnel is set to jump again next year, councillors have been warned. Another toll price increase at the busy tunnel is due to come into force next May and is ...
A decision on the rise is expected to be made in January Drivers using the Tyne Tunnel might soon have to pay up to 40p more each way to help the system "break even", a report has suggested.
A decision to up the price of the Tyne Tunnel toll has been delayed because of a shortage of councillors. A vote was due to be held on Thursday, November 3, on a major increase that could see ...
The 275-meter twin-tube tunnel is buried 12 meters beneath the River Tyne between Jarrow and Howdon, near Newcastle in the northeast of England. It was opened in 1951, sixteen years before the ...
The cost of driving a car through the Tyne Tunnel will have increased by over 25% in little over a year Increased toll charges for using the Tyne Tunnel are set to come into effect from midnight.
The toll for driving through the Tyne Tunnel will increase today. As of Thursday, May 1, the charge for cars to use the crossing will jump from £2.40 to £2.50 and from £4.80 to £5 for HGVs and ...
Tyne Tunnel bosses have defended their controversial barrierless Tyne Pass scheme, insisting a new report shows journey numbers are up, missed payments are down, and there’s less pollution from ...
The operator behind Tyne Tunnels has warned serial toll evaders who regularly choose not to pay their tunnel passage may be taken to court and prosecuted. The warning comes after it was confirmed ...
Whilst the Northbound Tunnel is closed, the Southbound tunnel will operate in both directions. Credit: ITV Tyne Tees The Northbound Tyne Tunnel has closed for maintenance works that will run for a ...