Tamar bridge tolls set to increase by November

Image caption, Tamar bridge tolls are set to go up

The cost of driving across the Tamar bridge is set to rise by November this year.

Bridge owners, Plymouth City Council and Cornwall Council say the increase is needed to address a financial shortfall, and to maintain service levels.

If the new charges submitted to the Secretary of State for Transport are approved, the current cash toll for cars and vans will rise from 拢2.60 to 拢3.00, with a 50% discount for tag users.

The councils said they had asked for government funding to help avoid or offset any price rises, but there had been no response.

A 6,300-name petition calling for the planned Tamar bridge toll rises to be scrapped was handed into the government in April.

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