Part I New Roads in England and Wales

Toll orders

7 The toll period.

1

A toll order shall provide for tolls to be chargeable for a period (the “toll period”) specified in or determined in accordance with the order.

2

The order may provide for the toll period to end—

a

on a date, or at the end of a period, specified in the order, or

b

on a date determined by reference to—

i

the achievement of a specified financial objective, or

ii

the passage of a specified number of vehicles,

or such other factors, or combinations of factors, as may be specified in the order, or

c

on whichever is the earlier or later of dates specified in or determined in accordance with the order.

3

In the case of a toll order authorising the charging of tolls by a concessionaire, it is for the highway authority to decide any matter relevant to determining the date on which the toll period ends.