Million pounds worth of fines avoided by lorry drivers at Dartford Crossing

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Almost a million pounds worth of fines issued at the Dartford Crossing were avoided by lorry drivers from abroad last year.

More than 150,000 trucks registered abroad failed to pay the £6 charge, resulting in a penalty notice.

The Freight Transport Association says foreign vehicles are getting away without paying the fines because they're harder to track down.

The toll booths were taken down four years ago and replaced by a free-flow toll payment system based on the automatic recognition of vehicle number plates.

Failure to pay the toll triggers a fine.

Highways England say 80% of foreign truckers pay the Dart Charge compared with 95% of UK-based lorries.

Elsewhere in the UK, tolls are fast being abolished.

At the start of the year, the barriers and booths were removed from the Severn Bridge from England to Wales, allowing free travel.