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Made
4th August 2008
Coming into force
13th August 2008
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 6 of the Transport Charges & c. (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1954(1), makes the following Order:
1. This Order may be cited as The Dartmouth-Kingswear Floating Bridge (Vehicle Classifications & Revision of Charges) Order 2008 and shall come into force on 13 August 2008.
2. The tolls that the Company may demand, take and recover for the use of the floating bridge are revised so that those tolls shall not exceed the sums set out in the Schedule to this Order.
3. In this Order–
"the Company" means The Dartmouth-Kingswear Floating Bridge Company Limited;
"the floating bridge" has the meaning given to that expression in section 2 of The Dartmouth-Kingswear Floating Bridge Act 1988(2);
"passenger vehicle and "goods vehicle" have the meanings given to those expressions in regulation 3(2) of the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986(3).
4. The Dartmouth-Kingswear Floating Bridge (Vehicle Classifications & Revision of Charges) Order 2008(4) is revoked.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport
Martin Jones
A Senior Civil Servant in the
Department for Transport
4th August 2008
| (*) Trailers, caravans and other vehicles not specified will be charged at the rate applicable for that of a goods vehicle of a similar weight. | ||
| Vehicle Classification(*) | Toll | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pedestrian (aged 5 and over) Cycle including cyclist |
£0.50 |
| 2 | Motor cycle and motor cycle combination | £2.00 |
| 3 | Passenger Vehicle constructed or adapted to carry up to 8 passengers (including driver) | £4.70 |
| 4 | Goods vehicle not exceeding 3500kg maximum authorised mass | £5.50 |
| 5 | Passenger Vehicle constructed or adapted to carry between 9 and 16 passengers (including driver) | £6.00 |
| 6 | Goods vehicle exceeding 3500kg but not exceeding 7500kg maximum authorised mass | £6.60 |
| 7 | Passenger vehicle constructed or adapted to carry 17 or more passengers (including driver) but not exceeding 16000kg maximum authorised mass | £15.00 |
| 8 | Goods vehicle exceeding 7500kg but not exceeding 16000kg maximum authorised mass | £15.00 |
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order, made in consequence of a representation by The Dartmouth-Kingswear Floating Bridge Company Limited, revises the tolls which the Company may charge for the use of The Dartmouth- Kingswear Floating Bridge (also known as the Dartmouth-Kingswear Higher Ferry).
The vehicle classifications have been revised to differentiate between private cars and commercial passenger vehicles. They have also been extended to include larger commercial vehicles up to 16000kg.
