£1-million toll on region's businesses

THE devastating effects of Humber Bridge tolls on the region's businesses will become clear tomorrow when a crucial new report is revealed.

Companies surveyed in the document, put together by Hull and Humber Chamber of Commerce, show they spend £1.24-million on the tolls every year.

The survey of more than 200 businesses showed more than 80 per cent would make more business trips across the bridge if the tolls were scrapped.

The results will provide a central plank of the report into the impact of the tolls, being officially published tomorrow and presented to Westminster.

Chamber president Carol Thomsett, said: "The Humber Bridge has failed in its original purpose of uniting the two banks of the river because of the high tolls.

"The tolls are a brake on the success of our local economy. The case for them to be reviewed is strong."

For the full story, see today's Scunthorpe Telegraph.