Department for Transport written question – answered at on 19 September 2025.
Peter Fortune
Conservative, Bromley and Biggin Hill
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of potential impact of increasing the Dart Charge on the number of daily crossings.
Simon Lightwood
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
Initial assessments suggest fewer car journeys and more goods vehicle journeys will be made than would have been the case if charges had been left unchanged. Revenue from the charging scheme, net of costs, must be spent on transport projects.
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