Regulation 4 Abnormal loads
Subject to paragraph (2) below, the driver of a vehicle which is of a description set out in the first column of the table below, or a person on his behalf, shall pay to the crossing operator, in addition to any toll payable for the use of the crossing by that vehicle—
such charge for the use of the tunnels by that vehicle as is set out in respect thereof in Part I of that table;
such charge for the use of the bridge by that vehicle as is set out in respect thereof in Part II of that table.
PART I
| 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 | £40 |
| 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 | £20 |
| Greater than 6.1 metres | At any time | £184 |
| Overall length | ||
| Greater than 18.75 metres and not more than 27.4 metres | Passage commencing after 06.00 hour and before 22.00 hours | £40 |
| 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 | £20 |
| Greater than 27.4 metres | At any time | £184 |
| Total weight of vehicle | ||
| Greater than 150,000 kilograms | At any time | £184 |
PART II
| Time of Commencement of Passage | Charge | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall width | ||
| Greater than 3.65 metres but less than or equal to 6.1 metres | Passage commencing after 06.00 hours and before 22.00 hours | £40 |
| Greater than 3.76 metres but less than or equal to 6.1 metres | Passage commencing on or after 22.00 hours and on or before 06.00 hours | £20 |
| Greater than 6.1 metres | At any time | £184 |
| Overall length Greater than 27.4 metres | At any time | £184 |
| Total weight of vehicle Greater than 150,000 kilograms | At any time | £184 |
Where, by virtue of its characteristics, two or more charges are prescribed by paragraph (1) above in respect of any vehicle, the person specified in that paragraph shall be liable to pay only the higher or the highest (as the case may be) of such charges in respect of that vehicle.
In this regulation references to a vehicle shall be taken to include any load carried and any trailer drawn by a vehicle.