Posted 1/3/2024, 4:26:49 PM
Khan's New £123M Tunnels Toll Plan Draws Critics as 'War on Motorists'
- Sadiq Khan accused of using new £123M charging toll to plug hole in Transport for London finances and target drivers
- Plans to charge drivers to use Blackwall Tunnel and new Silvertown Tunnel from 2025 to raise estimated £123M annually
- Blackwall Tunnel was previously free; Silvertown Tunnel opening next year cost £2B to build
- Proposed Blackwall Tunnel toll could be £5.25 with £10.50 return trip
- London Conservatives accuse Khan of “waging war on motorists”, but Khan source says Blackwall toll was “brainchild” of Boris Johnson