The council's executive board is recommended to back the plans
Motorists could be hit with a 25% increase in fines on Halton's toll bridges if new proposals are approved. The council's executive board is being urged to back plans for new charges on the Mersey Gateway and Silver Jubilee bridges. If given the go-ahead, a new road user charging scheme order would see tolls rise by 20%, taking the cost of a single crossing for an unregistered car from £2 to £2.40 from next April.
A report to the executive board stated: 'Since tolls were introduced in 2017, they have remained unchanged and there is now a need to increase the tolls by 20 per cent to ensure that, in line with the original proposals, theproject remains financially robust without the need for additional local or central funding beyond that already agreed.' The proposed changes would also affect the cost of a penalty charge notice.
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