How much is the M6 Toll?
A car pays £12.00 for the full M6 Toll at the contactless rate, or £10.20 with a free Breeze account. Shorter 1 or 2-zone trips cost less, and other vehicle classes pay £5.90 to £20.90. This tariff took effect on 7 July 2026, up 40p from the previous £11.60 car rate. Below: every vehicle class, each junction pair and all the payment options, from an independent guide. No cash accepted.
M6 Toll prices rose on 7 July 2026. The full-route car rate went from £11.60 to £12.00 contactless, and from £9.80 to £10.20 with a Breeze account.
These are the current rates, per the operator's pricing page (m6toll.co.uk). One-zone Breeze rates were unchanged. See the old-vs-new breakdown →
Plan your journey
Tap any two junctions to set your entry and exit. The route lights up across the M6 Toll, the zone count auto-calculates, and you see the toll cost plus rush-hour time saved versus the free M6.
Plan your M6 Toll journey
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Standard contactless prices
Full price list →The price you pay depends on how many of the three zones you travel through. A full M6 J3a to M6 J11a journey is 3 zones. Tap a contactless card at the barrier or set up an account for ANPR billing.
| Vehicle | 1 zone | 2 zones | 3 zones |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 Motorcycle | £4.00 | £4.90 | £5.90 |
| Class 2 Car | £6.90 | £9.50 | £12.00 |
| Class 3 Car with trailer / light goods | £10.40 | £14.10 | £16.90 |
| Class 4 HGV / coach | £14.50 | £17.30 | £20.20 |
| Class 5 Large HGV | £15.70 | £18.20 | £20.90 |
What you need to know
Card only, no cash
Contactless cards, smartphones and Breeze or Lite accounts. Cash was abolished in May 2024.
ZonesThree zones, pay only what you use
Since May 2024 the M6 Toll uses zone pricing. ANPR works out exactly which zones you covered.
Worth it?Rush hour yes, off peak usually no
Time saved varies hugely with the time of day. We track it scenario by scenario.
The route at a glance
See the full junction guide for which T-junction to use for your destination, or the zone breakdown if you are only making a partial journey.
Dive deeper
Commuter calculator
Daily, weekly and annual cost projectionsVans, HGVs and fleets
Class 3 to 5 pricing and VAT reclaimFree alternatives
Through M6, A38, M42 / M40 routesNorton Canes services
Fuel, EV charging, food, hotelMissed payment?
What to do if you didn't payPrice history
£2 in 2003 to £12.00 today2026 cost by vehicle
What different vehicles actually pay on the M6 Toll. The car rate is the headline, but four other vehicle classes change the maths.
Per-junction route cost
Partial journeys cost less. Pick the route closest to your trip.
T1 to T8 full route
£12.00 car, 27 milesT1 to T3
£9.50 car, NEC to TamworthT1 to T6
£12.00 car, Coleshill to Norton CanesT3 to T6
£9.50 car, Tamworth to CannockT3 to T8
£9.50 car, Tamworth to M6 J11aT6 to T8
£6.90 car, 1-zone northernT1 to T2
£6.90 car, 1-zone southernBirmingham to Manchester
End-to-end cost with petrol2026 cost reference
Straight answers to the 2026 cost and price-change questions people actually search.
Price increase: 7 July 2026
Car rose £11.60 to £12.00, old vs newM6 Toll cost 2026
Full price tables, every class and zoneBreeze account
Cost, discount and how to open oneContactless payment
Cards, Apple Pay, fuel cardsMissed payment
If you drove through without payingBirmingham toll charge
M6 Toll vs Clean Air ZonePlanning a specific trip
Destination-specific guides for the most common reasons people pay the M6 Toll.
To Drayton Manor
T3 exit, family day-out routesTo Birmingham Airport
T1 + M42 J6, flight-day insuranceTo the NEC
Event-day traffic bypassTo Stafford
Full route plus 13 miles free M6From London
M40 / M42 corridor to the MidlandsM6 Toll vs free M6
Head-to-head specs and timingBest time to use it
Hour-by-hour decision matrixAll UK toll roads
Dartford, Mersey, Tyne and othersMore junction-pair routes
Every common T-pair has its own page with rates, distance and timing.
Staying overnight in Birmingham or Manchester?
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