Pay Dartford Crossing (Dart Charge)

Dartford Crossing Pay Dartford Crossing

You must pay by midnight the day after you have crossed the Dartford Bridge or used the Dartford Tunnel.

Pay Dartford Crossing charge (Dart Charge) online, in advance, a one off payment, prepay or pay in advance.

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Dartford Crossing (Dart Charge) Pay Dartford Crossing (Dart Charge) online with a Credit or a Debit card by midnight after use.

How the Dart Charge, Dartford Bridge, Dartford Bridge Crossing, Dartford Toll, Dartford Tunnel, QE2 Bridge and Queen Elizabeth Bridge pay system work.

Pay Dart Charge system, means that instead of stopping at the barriers to pay. You must pay by midnight the day after crossing the Bridge or using the Tunnel.

Dart Charge payment is required for each trip both northbound and southbound.

When a vehicle uses the Bridge or Tunnel, number plate readers positioned in the new overhead gantries.

Then the owner or the company will need to pay or make a payment for that vehicle.

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When to pay

Pay, you must make your payment every time you cross the bridge or use the tunnel. By midnight the day after crossing bridge or using the tunnel.

Payment types.

Pay online for the following payment types, one off payment, pay as you go, pay for yesterday, pay for today, pre-pay and pay in advance.

Accepted Payment methods

You can pay online using Visa, Mastercard and American Express cards.

accepted payment methods for Dartford Bridge Crossing Dartford Tunnel Dart Charge

Or you can make a cash payment in your local Payzone store.

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Time you have to pay for the Dart Charge, Dartford Bridge, Dartford Crossing, Dartford Toll, Dartford Tunnel.

The Charge time does apply everyday between 6am and 10pm, including weekends and bank holidays.
 
It is free to use at all other times.
 
The time the Dartford Bridge and Dartford Tunnel is open is twenty-fours a day.

Paying on time will avoid a fine and a penalty charge.

You can get a £70 fine if you do not pay. You must pay the fine within 28 days.

The fine will be reduced to £35 if you pay within 14 days and increased to £105 if you do not pay it, you’ll also have to pay the crossing charge.

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 Motorway road map showing the Dartford Bridge Crossing and Dartford Tunnel.

Dart Charge motorway map showing location 

Use this Journey planner to get directions for the Dartford Bridge Crossing or Dartford Tunnel.

For the latest live traffic, news and updates for the Dartford Bridge Crossing and Dartford Tunnel use the above map or tune into

Essex Radio on 103.5 or Kent Radio on 96.1

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Speed limits on the Dartford Bridge Crossing and Dartford Tunnel

Speed limits on the Dartford Bridge Crossing and Dartford Tunnel
Speed limits on the Dartford Bridge Crossing and Dartford Tunnel

Average speed camera enforcement are used in the Dartford Tunnel and on the Dartford Crossing Bridge.

CCTV operates on the Dartford Bridge Crossing and in the Dartford Tunnels.

Observe the limits and information shown on the overhead gantries. 

Please note speed restrictions are imposed on the Dartford Crossing Bridge subject to adverse weather conditions please follow these limits shown on the signage.

Dartford Bridge Crossing and Dartford Tunnel safety information

Safety information
Dartford Bridge Crossing and Dartford Tunnel safety information

The above information is for drivers on how to safely drive through the Dartford tunnels. It also explains what to do if you experience a problem while driving through the tunnels or what to do in the rare event of an incident in the tunnels.

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Dartford Bridge and Dartford Tunnel information and history.

Dartford Bridge Crossing information and history
Dartford Bridge Crossing and Dartford Tunnel

It joins Dartford and Thurrock across the River Thames, forming part of London’s orbital M25 motorway and the furthest-downstream road crossing of the Thames. 

There are two tunnels, the eastern and western.

Dartford Tunnel information and history
Dartford Tunnel entrance

It opened in stages: the west tunnel in 1963, the east tunnel in 1980 and the bridge in 1991. The 2 tunnels are 1,430m long. 

The only fixed road crossing of the Thames east of Greater London, it is the busiest estuarial crossing in the United Kingdom, with an average daily use of over 130,000 vehicles

Dartford Bridge Crossing Essex into Kent Dartford Tunnel Kent into Essex
Dartford Bridge Crossing Essex into Kent Dartford Tunnel Kent into Essex

Bridge is know under different names such a Dartford Bridge, Dartford Bridge Crossing, Dartford Bridge Toll, Dartford Crossing,  QE2 Bridge Qe11 Bridge Qe11 or QE2 Toll,  and the formal name is Queen Elizabeth II Bridge.

The bridge was opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 30 October 1991.

With daily traffic flows of 150,000 vehicles the crossing suffers regular traffic congestion.

4.8m for the west tunnel, accessed by lanes 1 and 2 (left hand lanes), and 5.0m for the east tunnel, accessed by
lanes 3 and 4 (right hand lanes).

A new concrete barrier will be constructed between lanes, which means that vehicles will not be able to cross from lanes 1 and 2 to lanes 3 and 4 after Junction 1a of the M25.

This requires drivers to move into the correct lane before Junction 1a earlier than now.

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