Before introducing the changes to toll charges in April 2025, the Mersey Gateway Crossings Board (MGCB) and Halton Borough Council held a six-week consultation about proposed changes to toll charges and scheme details for the Mersey Gateway and Silver Jubilee bridges.
The consultation covered a six-week period starting on 4 November and closing on 16 December 2024 and it received over 10,000 responses.
The consultation responses have been used in a range of ways:
1. By the MGCB and Halton Borough Council officers, alongside other relevant factors, particularly the long-term financial viability of the project, to help inform their report and recommendations to Halton Borough Council.
- You can read more about the changes to toll charges and scheme details from April 2025 by downloading this summary document of changes made in April 2025
- You can read more about the financial background of the project on this page
Halton councillors approved the series of scheme changes at a full council meeting on the evening of Monday 10 February.
- You can access the papers and read more details on the Halton Borough Council website.
- You can download a copy of the updated Road User Charging Scheme Order (RUCSO), which is the legal document that sets out the toll charges
2. To inform ongoing activity and future policy decisions undertaken by the MGCB as it works with its tolling operator merseyflow to ensure that paying for crossings is as easy as possible for bridge users.
Consultation feedback and analysis report
You can download a copy of the consultation report / appendices by clicking on the links below.
The Mersey Gateway Crossing Board and Halton Borough Council would like to thank everyone who responded. The consultees collectively provided valuable feedback, representing a range of opinions on different topics, and we respect and value the contributions that have been made.
If you wish to contact us about any issues relating to the consultation please email consultation@merseygateway.co.uk.
If you have a more general enquiry relating to the Mersey Gateway Crossings Board please email enquiries@merseygateway.co.uk.