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TfL to raise charges for Blackwall and Silvertown tunnels

Peak charges for vehicles are set to increase by 5 per cent

The Independent UK · Aug 3

What you need to know as Silvertown and Blackwall tunnel charges rise

The cost of driving through the Blackwall and Silvertown tunnels has just increased

Evening Standard · Jul 30

Motorists face inflation-busting London tunnel tolls and C-charge rises until 2030

TfL finance chief says road charges will increase in line with Tube fares

Evening Standard · Feb 4

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Blackwall and Silvertown tunnel tolls: 'Ignorance' won't save out-of-town drivers from £180 penalty

TfL makes more than £10 million a month in income from tolls and fines

Evening Standard · Dec 2, 2025

Driver 'blind' to TfL signs appeals against £180 fines for failing to pay Silvertown and Blackwall tolls

About 500,000 penalty tickets have been issued to motorists who have failed to pay Sadiq Khan’s new tolls

Evening Standard · Nov 8, 2025

Huge fire shuts Blackwall tunnel as dramatic video shows smoke billowing into sky

Firefighters remain at the scene this morning and road closures are still in place

Evening Standard · Nov 5, 2025

Revealed: 500,000 penalty tickets for drivers who failed to pay Silvertown and Blackwall tunnel tolls

About 100,000 fines a month - each with a face value of £180 - have been issued since Sadiq Khan introduced the road charges in April

Evening Standard · Oct 20, 2025

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Top Tory Susan Hall blasts TfL's 'confusing' system after getting £180 Blackwall tunnel fine

Sadiq Khan’s mayoral rival insists: ‘There is no way I wouldn’t want to pay’

Evening Standard · Sep 3, 2025

Rush-hour speeds near Blackwall Tunnel 'trebled to 30mph after Silvertown tunnel opened'

TfL research finds morning rush-hour northbound crawl rose from 9mph

Evening Standard · Jul 23, 2025

Silvertown and Blackwall tunnel tolls discriminate against south London, Sadiq Khan is told

Drivers heading north in the morning and south in the evening have to pay £4 peak rate ‘surcharge’

Evening Standard · Jun 12, 2025

Thousands of drivers escape £180 fines for not paying Silvertown and Blackwall tunnel tolls

Grace period in place for a month, letting drivers who dodged tolls of up to £4 per crossing off the hook

Evening Standard · Jun 11, 2025

Silvertown Tunnel: Has Sadiq Khan's £2.2billion scheme ended rush-hour jams?

One month after opening, The Standard examines claims the mayor’s new Thames tunnel has increased congestion

Evening Standard · May 13, 2025

Is the Silvertown tunnel a bridge to the future or a step backwards?

As the £2.2bn tunnel prepares to open, opinions are divided: will it reduce congestion, or is it a relic of transport planning that worsens pollution?

The Guardian - UK · Apr 4, 2025

Silvertown and Blackwall tunnel tolls 'pose risk' to Tower Bridge, custodians warns

The City Bridge Foundation says increased traffic from the new charges will have a ‘detrimental impact’ on the famous landmark

Evening Standard · Apr 1, 2025

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Evening Standard · Mar 31, 2025

First look inside the completed Silvertown tunnel, days before it opens to motorists

TfL says toll income will be reinvested in other public transport schemes

Evening Standard · Jan 29, 2025

Blackwall or Silvertown tunnel for 75p: TfL launches cheaper tolls for low-income Londoners

Drivers have to pre-register to get 50% discount available to residents of 13 boroughs

Evening Standard · Jan 13, 2025

Blackwall tunnel toll: Some drivers will pay 'up to £40 a day' to enter central London, warns MP

Thousands sign petition amid concern at combined impact of tunnel toll, Ulez levy and congestion charge

Evening Standard · Jan 8, 2025

OPINION - The London Question: Will the Silvertown tunnel be bad for London?

You read it here first: Sir Sadiq Khan will be very busy on Monday April 7.

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Evening Standard · Dec 6, 2024

Sadiq Khan urged to scrap Silvertown and Blackwall Tunnel tolls as 37,000 sign petition

With more than 37,000 signatures, the petition is said to be the largest ever formally received by the London Assembly

Evening Standard · Dec 5, 2024

'Blackwall and Silvertown tunnel tolls will make it harder to hire', Belmash prison bosses warn Khan

Category A jail fears new tolls will make it harder to recruit and retain staff

Evening Standard · Dec 4, 2024

Silvertown and Blackwall tunnel tolls to cost drivers £100m a year - but will only make £3m 'profit' for TfL

Massive repayment costs for £2billion Silvertown tunnel will eat up almost all the revenue raised from tolls

The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2024

Drivers face new peak-time fee to use Silvertown and Blackwall tunnels

The controversial Silvertown Tunnel in London is expected to open in early 2025

Evening Standard · Sep 30, 2024

Silvertown and Blackwall tunnel tolls 'will be announced in December', says TfL

Sadiq Khan’s new road tunnel under Thames in east London is due to open in first three months of 2025

Evening Standard · Sep 11, 2024

Rotherhithe Tunnel road tolls? TfL boss says 'no plans' to charge motorists... but critics fear that could change

Fears motorists will divert to the 116-year-old tunnel when £4 rush-hour tolls are introduced next Spring at the Blackwall and new Silvertown tunnels

Evening Standard · Sep 10, 2024

Unclaimed Ulez scrappage millions 'to be used to cut Blackwall and Silvertown tunnel tolls'

Mayor plans to redirect Ulez funds to provide toll discounts for local drivers

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