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Aaron Morris

Timeline of Tyne Tunnel fine errors - Drivers wrongly charged hundreds and penalty for woman 300 miles away

Since open road tolling was introduced at the Tyne Tunnel in November 2021, the transport link has hit the headlines a number of times.

Although the move was put forward to slash waiting times and reduce CO2 emissions across the North East, a number of people from around the country have persistently voiced their complaints due to 'teething problems', hefty fines received through error and even alleged application issues. As a result, thousands have campaigned for changes in the way that TT2 Limited run their payment system - with an online petition set-up by Gary Spedding receiving in excess of 13,000 signatures.

On Wednesday, the Tyne Tunnel was featured on the Watchdog segment of the One Show and so we thought we would take a look at a timeline of stories and fine errors we have covered over the last few months.

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