Article 7 Advance payments for local residentsI1

Subject to paragraph (3), the Secretary of State may enter into an agreement with a local resident (a “local resident’s agreement”) under which, on such terms as may be provided by the agreement, charges for a motor vehicle to be used or kept on the crossing may be paid in advance.

A local resident’s agreement may relate to such use or keeping on such number of occasions, or during such period, as may be provided by it, and may provide for a reduction in the charges set out in the applicable charging regime.

A local resident’s agreement offered by the Secretary of State must be offered on the same terms to all local residents seeking to enter into such an agreement.