Pay Dartford Crossing in advance

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.

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How the Pay Dartford Crossing in advance system works

pay Dartford Crossing in advance

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

Charges apply everyday between 6am and 10pm including weekends and bank holidays.
 

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

Dart Charge motorway map showing the Dartford Bridge Crossing or 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

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

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

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

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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

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

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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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Other revelant information
Pay online
Apply for a Local resident discount scheme
Challenge a penalty charge notice
You also pay at your local Payzone shop