The Dartford-Thurrock Crossing (Amendment) Regulations 2014

1

A person must not, except with the permission of the crossing operator, take or cause or permit to be taken onto the lengths of road described—

a

in Part I of the Schedule any vehicle which exceeds any of the dimensions or weights set out in column (1) of the table;

b

in Part II of the Schedule any vehicle which exceeds any of the dimensions or weights set out in column (2) of the table; and

c

in Part III of the Schedule any vehicle which exceeds any of the dimensions or weights set out in column (3) of the table.

Table

Dimension or Weight	Column (1)	Column (2)	Column (3)
	West tunnel	East tunnel	Bridge
Overall height	4.80 metres	5.03 metres	No restriction
Overall width	2.75 metres	2.75 metres	3.65 metres
Overall length	18.75 metres	18.75 metres	27.4 metres
Total weight	44,000 kilograms	44,000 kilograms	44,000 kilograms
Axle weight	11,180 kilograms	11,180 kilograms	11,180 kilograms
Wheel weight	5,090 kilograms	5,090 kilograms	5,090 kilograms

1

Subject to paragraph (2), the driver of a vehicle which is of a description set out in the first column of the table, or a person on his behalf, must pay to the crossing operator, in addition to any road user charge payable for the use of the crossing by that vehicle, the charge for the use of the tunnels by that vehicle set out in the third column of that table.

Table

	Time of Commencement of Passage	Charge
Overall Width
Greater than 2.75 metres and not more than 6.1 metres	Passage commencing after 06.00 hours and before 22.00 hours	£42
Greater than 2.75 metres and not more than 6.1 metres	Passage commencing on or after 22.00 hours and on or before 06.00 hours	£21
Greater than 6.1 metres	At any time	£190
Overall length
Greater than 18.75 metres and not more than 27.4 metres	Passage commencing after 06.00 hours and before 22.00 hours	£42
Greater than 18.75 metres and not more than 27.4 metres	Passage commencing on or after 22.00 hours and on or before 06.00 hours	£21
Greater than 27.4 metres	At any time	£190
Total weight of vehicle
Greater than 150,000 kilogrammes	At any time	£190

SCHEDULELengths of road subject to prohibitions

Regulations 2(1) and 5(1)

PART I (West Tunnel and Approaches)

1. a

   The slip road leading to the northbound carriageway of the A282 trunk road from the roundabout junction with the A206 at the western end of Junction 1A Littlebrook overbridge in the County of Kent, from a point 20 metres south west of that roundabout to its junction with the northbound carriageway.

2. b

   The northbound carriageway of the A282 trunk road that leads to and passes through the west tunnel from a point 120 metres north east of the north eastern face of the Junction 1A Littlebrook overbridge in the County of Kent to a point 330 metres north of the northern portal of the west tunnel in the County of Essex.

PART II (East Tunnel and Approaches)

1. a

   Unless paragraph (b) applies, the northbound carriageway of the A282 trunk road that leads to the east tunnel from a point 310 metres south west of the south western face of the Junction 1A Littlebrook overbridge in the County of Kent to a point 330 metres north of the northern portal of the east tunnel in the County of Essex.

2. b

   The A282 trunk road that leads to and passes through the east tunnel from a point 245 metres north of the centre line of the A1090 London Road, West Thurrock where it passes beneath the A282 trunk road in the County of Essex to a point 230 metres south west of the southern portal of the east tunnel in the County of Kent, in circumstances where the east tunnel is being used as a southbound carriageway.

PART III (Bridge and Approaches)

1. a

   The southbound carriageway of the A282 trunk road that leads to and passes over the bridge from a point 140 metres south of the centre point where it crosses the A1090 London Road, West Thurrock in the County of Essex to a point where it passes below the north eastern face of the Junction 1A Littlebrook overbridge in the County of Kent.