I am sure variable speed limits are M roads only and J2 - J31 (and vice versa) is A282 so not actually a motorway. The same fees apply every day, including at weekends and on bank holidays. If you had a DART-Tag account before the new system came in, you dont need to set up a new Dart Charge account, but you do have to transfer your details to Dart Charge. Its free to make the Thames crossing using the Dartford Tunnel or Queen Elizabeth II Bridge between 10pm and 6am. Vehicles that are oversized will be identified prior to entering the northbound tunnel and may either be turned away, or guided so as not to enter the west (smaller) tunnel. The incident happened between J1A (A206/Dartford) to J31 (Lakeside/Thurrock) on the anti-clockwise carriageway at around 12pm today (Friday, November 26). Nope. Spare but functional, they exploit a form of bridge engineering that is bringing down the cost of progressively longer crossings", "The Dartford Crossing Forerunner of the Private Finance Initiative", "Gordon Brown's fire sale of public assets to raise 16bn", "DARTFORD: New MP vows to fight Dartford Crossing sale and tolls", "Dartford Crossing toll charge to be increased", "The A282 Trunk Road (Dartford-Thurrock Crossing Charging Scheme) Order 2008", "Dartford Crossing toll charges set to rise", "Businesses want Dartford Crossing toll booth removal speeded-up", "Dartford Crossing fines up to 105 when barriers removed", "Dartford free-flow crossing work begins", "Dartford Crossing to lose '6m a year in unpaid tolls', "Dartford Crossing cashless system date set", "More than 1.8 million fines at Dartford crossing under Dart charge", "Dartford-Thurrock river crossing: traffic flow", "The only bus route to use the Dartford Crossing with spectacular views of London", "Improving our network: The Dartford Thurrock River Crossing", "Tunnel troubles: hauliers get to grips with ADR codes", "Dartford-Thurrock Crossing Act 1988 (section 28)", "Thousands caught speeding on Dartford Crossing", "Dartford-Thurrock River Crossing toll charges to rise", "Dartford Crossing celebrates golden milestone", "Dartford Crossing excluded from pollution assessments", "QE2 Bridge at Dartford Crossing reopens after closure", "30mph speed restriction on QEII bridge at Dartford crossing", "Dartford's crossing misery is official! Pay by midnight tomorrow. Speeding is still the most common driving offence in the UK. Areas with the most speed camera activations. To reduce the likelihood of accidents, the bridge becomes speed restricted to 30mph if there are crosswinds of 50mph or more, or if headwinds are 60mph or higher. The Dartford Tunnel Approach Road camera was set off 14,423 times last year which equates to nearly 40 fines each day, or an average of more than 275 every week. A double white line means that you cannot change lanes or overtake, and that you must stay in lane. It revealed the M25 strip between junctions 7 and 16 in Surrey had the most total activations at 75,805. [70], Construction of the bridge started immediately after the creation of the PFI in 1988. Charges apply every day including weekends and bank holidays. Only a registration number is needed to facilitate the calculation. You have until midnight the day after you made the crossing to pay the charge. It was amended by the Dartford Tunnel Act 1937[47] to adjust the design and increase the permitted tolls. Police Force Area. All of the speed trap locations below have been sent into us by motorists. Are there speed cameras on Dartford Bridge? Dartford
