Humber Bridge tolls frozen  

Graham Stuart MP, who gave evidence at a Public Inquiry into a planned rise in Humber Bridge tolls, today welcomed news there would be no price increase. His comments came as the Department of Transport (DoT) announced it was rejecting a proposal by the Humber Bridge Board to increase the cost of a single car journey across the iconic bridge from £2.70 to £2.90. Graham said: “This is fantastic news for bridge users on both sides of the Humber. “We had wanted the toll to be scrapped, or dramatically reduced, to stimulate trade and tourism across this region. Indeed I was one of many people, including members of the public and local authority members who gave evidence at the public inquiry in March which examined the planned toll rise. “People were passionate about the damage they felt continued rises in the tolls were having on community cohesion across the River Humber,...