QE2 Bridge Toll
You can get a fine if you’re late or don’t pay QE2 Bridge Toll.
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QE2 Bridge Toll Pay online by a Credit or Debit card by midnight after crossing the bridge.
Charges apply between 6am and 10pm every day, including weekends and bank holidays for the QE2 Bridge toll.
Use this Journey planner map for directions and live traffic reports for the QE2 Bridge crossing.
General Information
Motorists who use the QE2 Bridge toll need to pay. You have until midnight the day after you made the crossing to pay the charge.
The QE2 Bridge toll times is between 6 am and 10 pm. It’s free to use between 10 pm and 6 am.
How long do I have to pay?
When you use the crossing, you have until midnight the day after you cross to pay the toll.
Late payment fine
If you forget to pay on time, you’ll get a £70 fine, which reduces to £35 if paid within a fortnight – although if you fail to pay within 28 days, it goes up to £105.
Registered Disabled
If the vehicle you are driving is exempt from road tax, because you’re disabled, you don’t need to pay.
How to appeal a penalty Charge
Similar to other penalty charge notices if you wish to appeal the fine, you can do so online, but you only have 28 days to appeal once being issued with a fine.
You will be given the chance to submit any evidence.
Such as your vehicle being in a different place at the time, or a receipt of the transaction proving you paid. Should your appeal fail, the only other option besides paying is to go to an independent tribunal.
QE2 Bridge toll building
Completed in 1991. It was built by a joint venture between Kvaerner Construction Limited and Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Company.
The central span is 450 m (1,476 ft) long. 84 metre high steel pylons are located above 53 metre high concrete piers giving the bridge a total height of 137 metres. The approach viaducts on the Essex side measure 1,052 m (3,451 ft) and 1,008 m (3,307 ft) on the Kent side, giving a total length of 2,872 m (9,423 ft). It has an expected life span of 120 years.
It accommodates four lanes of southbound traffic from the M 25. With daily traffic flows of 150,000 vehicles the crossing suffers regular traffic congestion.
When built, it was only the second bridge on the River Thames east downstream of London Bridge.
Constructed in over a thousand years, and it is currently the only bridge east of Tower Bridge.
About QE2 Bridge toll Dartford
The Dartford Crossing joins Dartford and Thurrock across the River Thames, forming part of London’s orbital M 25 motorway and the furthest-downstream road crossing of the Thames. It consists of two tunnels under the river, normally used for northbound traffic, and the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge, used for southbound traffic.
Completed in 1991, is a four-lane cable-stayed bridge.
When opened, the bridge was Europe’s largest cable-supported bridge.
The central span is 450 m (1,476 ft) long and is suspended 65 m (213 ft) above the Thames to accommodate ocean-going cruise liners.
84 metre high steel pylons are located above 53 metre high concrete piers giving the bridge a total height of 137 metres. The approach viaducts on the Essex side measure 1,052 m (3,451 ft) and 1,008 m (3,307 ft) on the Kent side, giving a total length of 2,872 m (9,423 ft). It has an expected life span of 120 years.
It is a toll bridge and accommodates four lanes of southbound traffic from the M 25. With daily traffic flows of 150,000 vehicles the crossing suffers regular traffic congestion.
When built, it was only the second bridge on the River Thames east downstream of London Bridge.
QE2 Bridge toll payment methods
You can pay the with Cash, or a valid Credit Card or Debit Card.
- Pay QE2 Bridge toll Online
- QE2 Bridge toll payment at your nearest store
Alternative payment methods
Use the crossing today or yesterday pay as you go for crossings made.
Pay in advance for journeys you plan to make, all payments are valid for one year.