Part I New Roads in England and Wales

Further provisions with respect to tolls

13 Further provisions as to charging of tolls.

(1)

A toll order may contain provision exempting from liability for tolls such descriptions of traffic as may be specified in the order.

This does not affect the power of the person authorised by the order to charge tolls to grant such other exemptions from toll as he thinks fit.

(2)

A toll order shall contain provision exempting from liability to pay any toll—

(a)

a police vehicle, identifiable as such by writing or markings on it or otherwise by its appearance, if being used for police purposes;

F1(b)

a vehicle which is exempt from vehicle excise duty under—

(i)

paragraph 4 (fire engines),

(ii)

paragraph 6 (ambulances),

(iii)

paragraph 18 (invalid carriages),

(iv)

paragraph 19 (vehicles for use by or for purposes of certain disabled people), or

(v)

paragraph 20 (vehicles used for carriage of disabled people by recognised bodies),

of Schedule 2 to the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994.

(3)

A person authorised by a toll order to charge tolls may, subject to the provisions of the order—

(a)

suspend the collection of tolls;

(b)

enter into agreements under which persons compound in advance, on such terms as may be agreed, for the payment of tolls;

(c)

charge different tolls according to—

(i)

the distance travelled, or

(ii)

the day, time of day, week, month or other period; and

(d)

charge different tolls for different descriptions of traffic.

In the case of a concessionaire the powers mentioned above are exercisable subject to the provisions of the concession agreement.