UK toll roads compared
The full list of UK road tolls, bridge crossings and estuary charges in 2026. The M6 Toll is the only motorway toll in England and the most expensive single crossing. All others are bridges or tunnels priced in the £1.50 to £4 range for cars.
Every UK toll for cars in 2026
Standard car (Class 2 equivalent) rates. Sources: m6toll.co.uk, gov.uk Dart Charge, individual operator websites. Verified April 2026.
| Toll | Type | Operator | Car rate | Where |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M6 Toll | Motorway, 27 miles | Midland Expressway Limited | £11.60 | Birmingham bypass |
| Dartford Crossing (Dart Charge) | Tunnel + bridge | National Highways | £2.50 | M25 J1a-J31, Kent / Essex |
| Mersey Gateway Bridge | Bridge | Halton Borough Council | £2.00 | Runcorn-Widnes, Cheshire |
| Mersey Tunnels (Kingsway, Queensway) | Tunnels | Liverpool City Region | £2.20 | Liverpool-Wirral |
| Tyne Tunnel | Tunnel | TT2 | £2.20 | Newcastle, A19 |
| Tamar Bridge / Torpoint Ferry | Bridge / ferry | Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry Joint Committee | £3.00 | Plymouth, Devon / Cornwall |
| Itchen Bridge | Bridge | Southampton City Council | £0.80 | Southampton |
| Humber Bridge | Bridge | Humber Bridge Board | £1.50 | Hull-Barton |
| Whitchurch Bridge | Historic bridge | Whitchurch Bridge Co | £0.60 | Berkshire, on the Thames |
| Swinford Bridge | Historic bridge | Private | £0.05 | Oxfordshire, on the Thames |
| Cartford Bridge | Historic bridge | Private | £0.50 | Lancashire, on the River Wyre |
Rates approximate where the operator does not publish a single canonical price. Always check the operator's site before travel.
Why is the M6 Toll so much more expensive?
Length and economic model. Other UK tolls are bridges or tunnels of a few hundred metres, run by public bodies or local councils with a low cost recovery target. The M6 Toll is 27 miles of dedicated motorway built and run by a private concessionaire (originally Midland Expressway Limited under construction by CAMBBA, now owned by IFM Investors and Aleatica) under a 53-year concession. The toll has to recover both the construction cost (around £900 million in 2003 prices) and an investment return over the concession lifetime to 2054.
Are clean air zones a road toll?
Strictly no, but they function similarly for non-compliant vehicles. The UK has CAZ or LEZ schemes in London (ULEZ at £12.50 daily for non-compliant cars), Birmingham (CAZ at £8 daily), Bath, Bradford, Bristol, Newcastle, Portsmouth, Sheffield and Glasgow. Compliant vehicles (newer petrol and diesel, all electric) pay nothing. They are emissions charges, not road usage charges, but they do affect the cost of driving into city centres.
See our Birmingham toll charge page for the M6 Toll vs Birmingham CAZ comparison.