Pay Dartford Crossing in advance
Pay Dartford Crossing in advance or by midnight the day after you crossed the Dartford Crossing bridge or used the Dartford Tunnel.
PayDartford Crossing in advance online with a Credit or a Debit card by midnight after use.
Pay Dartford Crossing in advance online safely and securely. Pay Dartford Crossing in advance for with a Credit or Debit card.
How the Pay Dartford Crossing in advance system works
Pay Dartford crossing in advance system, means that instead of stopping at the barriers to pay. You must pay by midnight the day after crossing the Dartford Bridge or using the Dartford Tunnel.
When a vehicle uses the Dartford Bridge or Dartford Tunnel, number plate readers positioned in the new overhead gantries.
Then the owner or the company will need to pay or make payment for the charge for that vehicle.
If you do not pay you will receive a penalty charge notice for £70 If a penalty charge notice remains unpaid after 28 days, a charge certificate will be issued for £105.
Dartford Bridge crossing and Dartford Tunnel charging times
Motorway map showing the Dartford Bridge Crossing and Dartford Tunnel location.
Use this Journey planner to get directions for the Dartford Crossing bridge or Dartford Tunnel Dart Charge
For the latest live traffic news and updates for the Dartford crossing bridge and Dartford Tunnel use the above live traffic map or tune into
Essex Radio on 103.5 or Kent Radio on 96.1
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 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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Dart Charge Dartford Bridge Crossing and Dartford Tunnel information and history
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.
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
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.