Vignette for vehicles under 3.5 T
The advantage in England is that the only motorway that pays the England Toll is the M6 Toll, so you will only pay the Vignette UK on this section of road.
You have to be careful though! Tolls apply for crossing bridges and tunnels, as well as tolls for traffic in London and Durham, which we will provide you with detailed information on below.
Attention! You will need to access a visa for travelling in UK. For full guide in getting a visa UK, access the official website of UK gov.
Vignette UK price
To pay the motorway toll in England, the price is calculated according to the following criteria:
- Vehicle type
- Number of wheels and axles
- Height to first axle
- Time of day or week
- Distance traveled (full or partial)
To pay the motorway toll in England, you have three payment options:
- M6toll TAG
- Cards (credit and debit cards or fuel cards)
- Contactless card.
To find out the price list for the M6 Toll in England, go to this link.
Taxes tunnels and bridges
Find out what the related charges are for tunnel and bridge tolls in England. These charges must be paid in addition to Motorway Toll England.
| Location | Price (GBP) |
| Aldwark Bridge | 0.40 |
| Batheaston Bridge | 0.80 |
| Clifton Bridge | 1 |
| Dartford Crossing | 2.50 |
| Dunham Bridge | 0.40 |
| Eurotunnel (UK – France) | 101 EUR |
| Humber Bridge | 1.50 |
| Itchen Bridge | 0.80 |
| Kingsland Bridge | 0.20 |
| Mersey Gateway Bridge | 2 |
| Mersey Silver Jubilee Bridge | 2 |
| Mersey Tunnels | 1.80 |
| Middlesbrough Bridge | 1.50 |
| Tamar Bridge | 2 |
| Tyne Tunnels | 1.80 |
| Warburton Bridge | 0.12 |
| Whitchurch Bridge | 0.60 |
| Whitney Bridge | 1 |
Full information about bridges and tunnels in England can be found here.
Congestion charge UK
In London and Durham, there is a congestion charge that applies to all types of motor vehicles. Its main aim is to further reduce traffic in London and Durham, as congestion and pollution in these two cities are significant.
In London, the toll must be paid every day of the week between 07:00 and 22:00 at a cost of £15.
In Durham, the charge applies Monday to Saturday between 10am and 4pm, costing £2.
A simple option to pay this fee is via AutoPay. You can enter automatically and pay the congestion charge online. The authorities take this very seriously and it is important to avoid fines.
Vignette UK for vehicles over 3.5 T
For lorries over 12 tonnes, an additional charge applies, in addition to the Bridge and Tunnel Charge, Motorway Toll, London Congestion Charge and Durham Congestion Charge.
The toll price for HGVs is calculated using a complex algorithm, taking into account vehicle type, weight and axle configuration, as well as the Euro emission class.
Prices vary by payment period, ranging from £1.53 to £10 for a day, £3.83 to £49.80 for a week and £7.67 to £99.60 for a month.
Detailed information on prices for heavy vehicles can be found here.
Other road taxes UK
As with vehicles under 3.5T, you must pay tolls for tunnels and bridges in England. At the same time, you will have to pay a congestion charge if you drive in London (£15, every day between 7am and 10pm) or Durham (£2, Monday to Saturday between 10am and 4pm: 00).
To see the full list of prices for tunnels and bridges in England, check the first section of vehicles under 3.5 T.
Be very careful about these aspects and make sure you pay all the necessary taxes when shipping to England, fines are high and best to avoid.
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Frequently asked questions
Yes. If you drove without a vignette and were recorded by the inspection cameras, you have a very high chance of receiving the fine at home. But in some countries, you may have the misfortune of being stopped to pay the fine on the spot. Generally, the fine is a few hundred euros, but it varies from country to country.
Vignettes in any country can be purchased at gas stations or specially dedicated points. In recent years, most European countries also allow the purchase of the vignette online. In the Toll Shop app you have step-by-step information for purchasing the vignette in all European countries and the possibility to buy online for some of them.
Most countries in Europe allow this. They have developed their own online payment methods, and for many of them you have access to purchase the vignette directly from the Toll Shop. To find out exactly how you can purchase your vignette for each country, visit the free Toll Shop app, you have all the information in one place.
There is no such option. If you have purchased a vignette, it remains valid until the end of the selected period. Be very careful when entering the data so as not to make a mistake, because once purchased, you cannot get the money back.
No matter how many countries you transit through, you must purchase a vignette for each country. It is important to make sure it is valid upon entering that country to avoid fines.
No, you do not need to print any physical sheet if you purchased the vignette online. You just need to make sure that the online payment has been processed and that the vignette is within the validity period.
Yes, whether it's personal or company data, your data is kept safe in the app.
Yes. Whether you have several personal cars or own a car fleet, you can register as many vehicles as you have to purchase a vignette in any country available in the app.
Yes. After purchasing the vignette, you will receive the invoice both by email and in the application.
The vignette is checked by the video cameras installed on the roads that require the payment of the toll. After the check, you will receive the fine at home. In other countries, you may be stopped to pay it on the spot.
Yes, absolutely. Most countries require vignettes for motorcycles as well, so you will be able to purchase either online (for example through Toll Shop) or physically in the country for which you need the vignette.
Categorical. You can have several vignettes active at the same time, for each country you transit. The most important thing is to buy the vignette before entering each country to make sure you don't risk fines. With the help of Toll Shop, you can simultaneously buy several vignettes in Europe, for the same vehicle or for several.
In many European countries, in addition to the vignette, you will also have to pay tolls for bridges or tunnels. You can find all the information in the Toll Shop app.
The validity of the purchased vignette, regardless of the country and regardless of whether you purchase it physically or online, starts from the selected day until the last day of the selected period. You can choose to have the vignette for your car valid from today, without any delays.
After the vignette expires, you must purchase the vignette again for the desired period. You can always check its status in the application or select the option to be informed by email when it is about to expire.
The validity of the vignette differs from country to country. Each country sets the validity periods, such as 1 day, weekend vignette, 7 days, 10 days, one or three months and other periods up to one year at most.
