Humber Bridge crossings up by 235,000 since toll cut
MORE than 235,000 extra vehicles have crossed the Humber Bridge since tolls were cut.
The cost of the crossing was cut from £3 to £1.50 for cars from April 1.
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The Humber Bridge tolls
Latest figures from the Bridge Board show that 59,403 motorcycles, 3,111,498 cars, 99,030 vans and 157,760 trucks have made the crossing since April - an increase of over seven per cent.
During the same period last year, 6,437 fewer motorcycles; 250,442 fewer cars, 7,233 fewer trucks but 28,772 more vans crossed the bridge – an overall total of 235,340 more vehicles.
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Tolls were halved after the Government wrote off £150m of the bridge's debt.
Crossings by motorcyclists rose 12 per cent after fees for them were abolished.
Comments
by on_my_own
Thursday, October 04 2012, 10:51PM
“am i missing something? are people suggesting its cheaper to go to hull shopping then park in scunthorpe?”
by mallyg1
Thursday, October 04 2012, 8:43AM
“Does the study say which way had the most traffic, North bound or South bound”
by buffering
Wednesday, October 03 2012, 10:19PM
“Dare say that most of that traffic is people from south of the river going north to spend their money and in doing so boosting Hull's economy and jobs!!”
by buffering
Wednesday, October 03 2012, 10:15PM
“And still NLC can't get it into their heads that if they give 2 Hours Free Parking in Scunthorpe that it will help to regenerate the town and create hundreds of extra jobs.
It really is such a simple concept it's laughable that they can't see the wood for the trees.”
by ewbfchamp
Wednesday, October 03 2012, 9:35AM
“Should have been done years ago. The full debt should now be written off. Interest should never have been added in the first place.”