
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Dartford-Thurrock Crossing (Amendment) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on   September 1996.
2 
For Parts I and II of the Table to Regulation 2 of the Dartford-Thurrock Crossing (Amendment) Regulations 1995 (“the 1995 Regulations”) there shall be substituted the following: —
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 £38
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 £18
Greater than 6.1 metres At any time £173
Overall length
Greater than 18.3 metres and not more than 27.4 metres Passage commencing after 06.00 hours and before 22.00 hours £38
Greater than 18.3 metres and not more than 27.4 metres Passage commencing on or after 22.00 hours and on or before 06.00 hours £18
Greater than 27.4 metres At any time £173
Total weight of vehicle
Greater than 150,000 kilograms At any time £173
PART II

 Time of Commencement of Passage Charge
Overall width
Greater than 3.65 metres and not more than 6.1 metres Passage commencing after 06.00 hours and before 22.00 hours £38
Greater than 3.65 metres and not more than 6.1 metres Passage commencing on or after 22.00 hours and on or before 06.00 hours £18
Greater than 6.1 metres At any time £173
Overall length
Greater than 27.4 metres At any time £173
Total weight of vehicles
Greater than 150,000 kilograms At any time £173
3 
In regulation 3 of the 1995 Regulations for the reference to the booklet entitled “Dangerous Traffic”, 8th edition issued in 1995, there shall be substituted a reference to the 9th edition of that booklet issued in 1996.
4 
For the table to regulation 4 of the 1995 Regulations there shall be substituted the following table:

 (1) (2)
 Minimum Charge Additional Charge
Motor cycle & combinations £8 £3
Vehicles with two axles — which could not be removed otherwise than by a large breakdown vehicle £53 £17
in any other case £31 £10
Vehicles with more than two axles £105 £35
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport
John Bowis
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Department of Transport
5th August 1996