
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Dartford–Thurrock Crossing (Amendment) Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 1st September 1997.
2 
For Parts I and II of the Table to Regulation 2 of the Dartford–Thurrock Crossing (Amendment) Regulations 1996 (“the 1996 Regulations”) there shall be substituted the following:—

 Time of Commencement of Passage 1996 Charge 1997 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 £39
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 £19
Greater than 6.1 metres At any time £173 £178
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 £39
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 £19
Greater than 27.4 metres At any time £173 £178
Total weight of vehicle
Greater than 150,000 kilograms At any time £173 £178

 Time of Commencement of Passage 1996 Charge 1997 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 £39
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 £19
Greater than 6.1 metres At any time £173 £178
Overall length
Greater than 27.4 metres At any time £173 £178
Total weight of vehicles
Greater than 150,000 kilograms At any time £173 £178
3 
In regulation 3 of the 1996 Regulations for the reference to the booklet entitled “Dangerous Traffic”, 9th edition issued in 1996, there shall be substituted a reference to the 9th edition of that booklet issued in 1997.
4 
For the table to regulation 4 of the 1996 Regulations there shall be substituted the following table:

 (1) 1996 (1) 1997 (2) 1996 (2) 1997
 Minimum Charge Minimum Charge Additional Charge Additional Charge
Motor cycle & combinations £8 £8 £3 £3
Vehicles with two axles—which could not be removed otherwise than by a large breakdown vehicle £53 £54 £17 £18
in any other case £31 £32 £10 £10
Vehicles with more than two axles £105 £108 £35 £36
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions
Helene Hayman
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
30th July 1997 