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Originally Posted by Osem
The Dartford Crossing has also been completely free between the hours of 10pm - 6.00am since 2008 IIRC.
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Didn't know that, but then I don't drive and the last time I used the Dartford crossing was a few years back. Thanks..
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The thing which bothers me more is that whereas, when the booths were in operation, foreign drivers had no choice but to pay the tolls, now a great many aren't and we all know that chasing up those fines is likely to be a pointless exercise.
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That's the problem with relying on technology. It's appears cheaper as you don't have to pay staff, but it has problems. One, you've already highlighted and another is fake plates.. A friend of mine had to go to great lengths to prove that neither he nor his car were in various parts of North London a few years back when someone got hold of a set of fake plates with his car's registration on and kept breaking various road rules. A person would have noticed that the car breaking the rules was not a red BMW 5 series. I don't think ANPR or speed cameras can.