New Mersey Gateway toll for bikes?

[Mississippi Bullfrog]

OK - not a ride out chat but just wondering if anyone has picked up on the tolls for the new Runcorn crossing.

Once the new bridge is opened the charge for cars is £2 one way. The Mersey Tunnels are £1.70 but bikes are free.

Anyone heard what the toll for Runcorn will be for bikes?

I guess bikes are free in the tunnels because of the delay bikers will cause taking off gloves, unzipping multiple layers, finding money, lobbing in the machine, re-zipping everything up, putting gloves back on, etc etc.

[Mississippi Bullfrog]

Oops - my bad.

Just thought to check in case they'd put it up and there it is - bikes are free. Hurrah.

[Mawsley]

...and the award for "Fastest thread of 2017" goes to...

[Mississippi Bullfrog]

I know, I feel a bit of a divi.

I nearly deleted it and then thought someone else might be wondering what the toll is.

In my defence - it is first thing in the morning on my day off so I am not really in the land of the living yet.

[Hoggs]

I nearly deleted it and then thought someone else might be wondering what the toll is.

 

You have brought us useful information!

Have a lollipop

[Glorian]

I nearly deleted it and then thought someone else might be wondering what the toll is.

 

You have brought us useful information!

Have a lollipop

 

No thanks.

[iangaryprice]

When the new bridge opens will there be a toll on the old bridge as well?

I do to Liverpool through the tunnel occasionally, but only on the bike, usually avoid it with the car because of the cost.

Sometimes go via Runcorn Bridge - depends wher abouts in Liverpool I intend to go.

[Mississippi Bullfrog]

Yes, the plan is to charge for the old bridge as well, which seems outrageous ad it's been free for years.

[Joeman]

Yes, the plan is to charge for the old bridge as well, which seems outrageous ad it's been free for years.

If they only charged for one, would everyone ignore the new bridge and continue to use the old bridge thus making the new bridge pointless?

(I have no idea where these bridges are)

[Oasis]

The old one is a nightmare in busy traffic. The roads either side just can't handle the volume at rush hour.

It's the same scenario as the M6 toll.