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Swinford Toll Bridge

Swinford Toll Bridge cost calculator

Choose the operator's vehicle class and published payment option. Monthly and yearly figures are derived from the weekly crossings you enter.

Not published

Price per crossing

Monthly cost
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Yearly cost
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Calculation details

Assumptions

What is not included

  • These monthly, yearly and saving figures are calculations from the published per-crossing price, not figures published by the operator.
  • No official source publishes the charge. Oxfordshire County Council confirms only that the bridge is privately maintained. The 5p figure appears on Wikipedia, National Trails and community sites, none of which qualify as official.

Charges by vehicle class

Swinford Toll Bridge published charges
Vehicle classPricePayment method or tariffConditionsSource
Cars and vansnot publishedStandard tariffWidely reported as 5p per car (motorcycles free, trailers 10p, goods vehicles per axle) but no official operator, council or GOV.UK page publishes the figures; cannot be verified.GOV.UK, Swinford Toll Bridge tariff and travel information (as of 7 September 2026)

How and when to pay

  • Cash paid at the toll house when crossing.
  • Cash only (reported); no official confirmation.

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Penalty for late or missed payment

Not published
Published penalty
GOV.UK, Swinford Toll Bridge penalty tariff and travel information (as of 7 September 2026)
Not published
Reduced amount, where offered
GOV.UK, Swinford Toll Bridge penalty tariff and travel information (as of 7 September 2026)

No penalty scheme; attended toll house.

Discounts

Exemptions

  • Motorcycles reported free (unverified)

Crossing history

Stone bridge opened 1769 under a 1767 Act granting tolls to the Earl of Abingdon and heirs 'for ever'; Grade II* listed. Sold at auction in 2009 to a private owner. The toll can only be changed by a new Act of Parliament; an attempted rise to 10p in 1981 was reversed after legal action.

Common questions

Swinford Toll Bridge?
Tolls are collected in cash at the toll house, at the rate fixed by the bridge's 1767 private Act. There is no official web page or modern toll order. A car price is not published.

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