Can you pay on card for the Itchen toll bridge?
Can you pay on card for the Itchen toll bridge?
Contactless payments are now accepted on the Itchen Bridge. There is one card reader in place on each booth that will take both the contactless and SmartCities Card payments. The upgrade means that a small number of older SmartCities Cards will need replacing.
How much is the Southampton toll bridge?
Itchen Bridge toll charge for vehicles
| Vehicle Category | Toll rates |
|---|---|
| Motorcycles and 3 wheelers | Free |
| Cars and small vans | 80p (Peak) 70p (Off-peak) |
| Large Vans | £1.40 |
Can you use debit card on Itchen Bridge?
CONTACTLESS payment will now be accepted on the Itchen Bridge. Southampton City Council says that the payment method can be used, along with SmartCities Cards and cash. Card readers are being installed on the toll booths this week, and using a SmartCities Card remains the only way to claim resident discount.
What is a smart cities card?
The SmartCities card can give you access to the English National Concessionary bus pass. This entitles eligible residents of England to travel for free on any eligible service within England.
Can you pay by card on Southampton toll?
Southampton City Council has introduced contactless payment on the Itchen Bridge. Contactless will be a new option and joins our SmartCities Card and cash as the three ways to pay the toll. New card readers are being installed on all the toll booths this week.
How much is it to cross Itchen Bridge?
The cost of crossing Southampton’s Itchen Bridge is going up by 20p per journey. Drivers of cars, small vans and small 4x4s, who are not residents of Southampton, will have to pay 70p, rising to 80p during peak times. Southampton residents using a SmartCities card will be exempt from the rise.
Is there a toll in Southampton?
At the Woolston end a toll booth operates daily. Southampton City Council levies a variable toll, depending on vehicle type and time of day of crossing. The toll was originally charged in order to help pay the £12.174 million it cost to build and to control traffic levels.
How much money does the Itchen Bridge make?
The Itchen Bridge has raked in more than £22million in just seven years | Daily Echo.
Can I use my Southampton Bus Pass in London?
The older person’s bus pass entitles you to free travel on bus services throughout England from 9:30am to 11pm Monday to Friday and all day at weekends and on public holidays. Bus passes issued by another English council can be used in London at any time for free travel on buses displaying the red roundel.
What is smart city and how does it work?
A smart city is an intelligent city that integrates digital technologies into its networks, services and infrastructure. It means smart urban transportation networks, upgraded water supply and waste disposal facilities and more efficient ways to light and heat buildings.
How much is it to go over the Itchen Bridge?
Who owns Itchen toll bridge?
Kier Group
The contract for building the bridge was then put out for tender and was awarded to the lowest bidder, Kier Group (then Kier ltd), at a price of £5,710,630.
