# The A122 (Lower Thames Crossing) Development Consent Order 2025, Paragraph 3: Imposition of charges for the tunnel area

Extent: E+W

(1) From the day the tunnel area is open for traffic, the Secretary of State may charge each single use of the tunnel area by a motor vehicle the amount specified in sub-paragraph (2).
(2) Subject to sub-paragraph (3), the charge payable to the Secretary of State under sub-paragraph (1) will be—
(a) subject to article 4(5) of the 2013 Order, the amount in column 4 of Schedule 2 to the 2013 Order in respect of the classes of motor vehicle specified in column 2 of Schedule 2 to that Order; or
(b) the amount caused to be charged if that motor vehicle uses the Dartford-Thurrock Crossing under any replacement Dartford-Thurrock Charging Order.
(3) For the purposes of assessing the amount payable under sub-paragraph (2), any agreements relating to advanced payments or discounts in respect of the use of the Dartford Thurrock Crossing are to be disregarded.
(4) Subject to sub-paragraph (5), a vehicle is exempt from the road user charge under paragraph (1) where that motor vehicle falls—
(a) within the definitions in paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 to the 2013 Order; or
(b) within an exemption in any replacement Dartford-Thurrock Charging Order.
(5) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (4), a reference in paragraph 1(6) of Schedule 3 to the 2013 Order or any exemption in any replacement Dartford-Thurrock Charging Order to the Dartford-Thurrock Crossing is to be construed as reference to the tunnel area.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/462/schedule/12/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/a122-lower-thames-crossing-development-consent-order-2025/schedule-12/paragraph-3
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