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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

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

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 closing for 17 nights for works less than two months after opening

General maintenance and snagging works will take place in the tunnel on several dates between now and June 22, TfL has said

Evening Standard · May 30, 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

Critical Mass London: Hundreds of protesting cyclists ride through Silvertown Tunnel in ‘mass trespass’

Campaigners say first new road crossing under Thames in 58 years will reduce safety and bring additional noise and pollution

Evening Standard · Apr 28, 2025

Smooth, speedy and free. But will cyclists be prepared to wait for the Silvertown bike bus?

Shuttle bus will run every 12 minutes through Sir Sadiq Khan’s new road tunnel under the Thames

Evening Standard · Apr 7, 2025

OPINION - The Silvertown Tunnel is now open — and it is a terrible backward step for clean air in London

The Silvertown tunnel, which opened to traffic today, drives London backwards. The extra HGVs and cars it brings to east and south-east London will exacerbate air pollution, and undermine efforts to deal with climate change.

Evening Standard · Apr 7, 2025