Joint Committee to work to secure cheaper tolls for local people

Joint Committee to work with partners to introduce RPI on the crossings and secure cheaper tolls for local people.

Members of the Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry Joint Committee have voted to continue with the work to pursue the ability to apply RPI to tolls but say this must be done in tandem with a 10 year strategy to secure cheaper tolls for local people.

Speaking after the meeting, Joint Chairs Councillor Martin Worth and Councillor Jon Dingle said that the Committee was committed to building on all available financing options to pass on the best available TAG discounts for residents and businesses.

We recognise the importance of the crossings to the people and communities who rely on them to get to work, school and access health and other services and have continued to press both the current and previous governments for more funding to keep services running and enable the public to cross the Tamar safely.

We will be working with our parent authorities, the Peninsula Transport Board and the Government to develop a strategy and policy to deliver improved benefits for local people and making the necessary changes to legislation that will allow this to happen. This will include continuing to pursue the ability to apply RPI to tolls and smooth out the spikes and unpredictability of Toll Revisions, as well as seeking cheaper tolls for local people.

Councillor Martin Worth & Councillor Jon Dingle