HIGHWAYS, ENGLAND AND WALES 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Dartford-Thurrock Crossing (Amendment) Regulations 1991 and shall come into force on 1st September 1991. 2 The Dartford-Thurrock Crossing Regulations 1989 shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of these Regulations. 3 For regulation 2 there shall be substituted the following– 2 1 No person shall, except with the permission of the crossing operator, take or cause or permit to be taken– a into the tunnels any vehicle which exceeds any of the dimensions or weights set out in column (1) of the table below; b onto the bridge any vehicle which exceeds any of the dimensions or weights set out in column (2) of the table below. (1) (2) Overall height 4.87 metres no restriction Overall length 18.3 metres 27.4 metres Overall width 2.75 metres 3.65 metres Total weight 38,000 kilograms 38,000 kilograms Axle weight 11,180 kilograms 11,180 kilograms Wheel weight 5.090 kilograms 5.090 kilograms 2 In paragraph (1) above references to a vehicle shall be taken to include any load carried and any trailer drawn by the vehicle. . 4 For regulation 5 there shall be substituted the following– 5 1 The driver of a vehicle, 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– a for the use of the tunnels by that vehicle, a charge as set out in Part I of the table below; b for the use of the bridge by that vehicle, a charge as set out in Part II of the table below. PART I Time of Commencement of Passage Charge in £ Overall width Greater than 2.75 metres but less than or equal to 6.1 metres Passage commencing after 06.00 hours and before 22.00 hours £33 Greater than 2.75 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 £16 Greater than 6.1 metres At any time £150 Overall length Greater than 18.3 metres but less than or equal to 27.4 metres Passage commencing after 06.00 hours and before 22.00 hours £33 Greater than 18.3 metres but less than or equal to 27.4 metres Passage commencing on or after 22.00 hours and on or before 06.00 hours £16 Greater than 27.4 metres At any time £150 Total weight of vehicle Greater than 150,000 kilograms At any time £150 PART II 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 £33 Greater than 3.65 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 £16 Greater than 6.1 metres At any time £150 Overall length Greater than 27.4 metres At any time £150 Total weight of vehicle Greater than 150,000 kilograms At any time £150 2 Where the overall width and overall length, or one or both of these and the total weight, of a vehicle each renders a person liable to pay a charge, then that person shall be liable to pay one charge only, which shall be the highest or the jointhighest of the charges prescribed in respect of that vehicle in the table in paragraph (1) above. 3 In this regulation references to a vehicle shall be taken to include any load carried and any trailer drawn by the vehicle. 5 In regulation 6 (Dangerous goods) in paragraph (1) for the words “5th edition issued in 1989” there shall be substituted “6th edition issued in 1991” . 6 In regulation 12(1), for the table there set out there shall be substituted the table below. (1) (2) Minimum Charge Additional Charge Motor cycles and combinations £8 £3 Vehicles with two axles – if a tow is given by a large break-down vehicle £46 £15 in any other case £27 £9 Vehicles with more than two axles £92 £30 Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport Christopher Chope Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Transport 1st August 1991