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Warburton Toll Bridge

Warburton 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.

£1.00

Price per crossing

Monthly cost
£8.67
Yearly cost
£104.00
How this was worked out

Assumptions

Caveats

  • These monthly, yearly and saving figures are calculations from the published per-crossing price, not figures published by the operator.
  • Operator site blocks non-browser fetches (403); pages were rendered in a headless browser. The Revision of Tolls Notice is an image (Order 2023 heading, signed for Manchester Ship Canal Company 7/8/25) stating £1.00 per crossing up to £2.00 per calendar day from 1am 25 September 2025. The homepage payment banner refers to crossings since 12:01am Wednesday 5 November (2025).

Charges by vehicle class

Warburton Toll Bridge published charges
Vehicle classPricePayment method or tariffConditionsSource
Car, van or bus under 3.5 tonnes£1.00 GBP per passageStandard tariffBoth directions; maximum £2.00 per vehicle per calendar day (midnight to midnight). Guest payment and pre-paid account both £1.00 per passage. Statutory maximum may be adjusted each April by CPI minus 1%.Warburton Toll Bridge, Warburton Toll Bridge tariff and travel information (as of 7 September 2026)
Local resident discount (WA3 6, WA13 9, M31 4)£0.50 GBP per passageStandard tariff50% discount for registered keepers whose main residence is in those postcodes, only via an approved pre-paid account.Warburton Toll Bridge, Warburton Toll Bridge tariff and travel information (as of 7 September 2026)
Motorcycles, mopeds and cyclists£0.00 GBP per passageStandard tariffExempt.Warburton Toll Bridge, Warburton Toll Bridge tariff and travel information (as of 7 September 2026)
Vehicles of 3.5 tonnes or more£1.00 GBP per passageStandard tariffOnly with a single-day permit requested at least 6 days in advance; full toll per passage still payable; requests subject to approval and restrictions.Warburton Toll Bridge, Warburton Toll Bridge tariff and travel information (as of 7 September 2026)

How and when to pay

  • By midnight the day after the crossing. Late payments are applied to future passages, not the missed one.
  • Online guest payment (£1 per passage, passages expire 30 days after purchase); pre-paid account online or via the app (minimum £20 top-up, auto top-up, multiple vehicles); automated phone line 0151 453 6561 (up to 2 passages in advance).

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Penalty for late or missed payment

100GBP
Published penalty
Warburton Toll Bridge, Warburton Toll Bridge penalty tariff and travel information (as of 7 September 2026)
30GBP
Reduced amount, where offered
Warburton Toll Bridge, Warburton Toll Bridge penalty tariff and travel information (as of 7 September 2026)

Unpaid Toll Charge: £30 if paid within 14 days, £60 if paid between 14 and 28 days, £100 after 28 days, plus the toll; additional administrative fees may apply. Keeper details obtained from DVLA. Amounts fixed in Schedule 4 of SI 2024/630.

Discounts

  • Local resident discount 50% (WA3 6, WA13 9, M31 4) via pre-paid account
  • Daily cap: maximum 2 charged passages (£2) per vehicle per calendar day

Exemptions

  • Motorcycles, mopeds and cyclists
  • Blue Badge holders (apply through a pre-paid account; standard toll applies until approved)
  • Breakdown/recovery vehicles when towing a broken-down vehicle
  • Military vehicles
  • Public service vehicles on local bus routes
  • Crown vehicles: police, fire brigade, ambulances

History

Toll bridge under the Rixton and Warburton Bridge Act 1863, historically 12p collected in cash. After a Transport and Works Act inquiry, the Rixton and Warburton Bridge Order 2024 (made 9 May 2024, in force 30 May 2024) authorised a £1 toll with CPI-minus-1% April adjustments, a two-passage daily cap and unpaid toll charges. Cash booths were replaced by free-flow tolling; the £1 toll was reintroduced from 1am on 25 September 2025 (notice signed 7 Aug 2025), and an enforcement update on unpaid tolls from December 2025 to March 2026 was posted 8 April 2026.

Common questions

Warburton toll bridge?
Free-flow (ANPR) tolling with online payment; tolls reintroduced at £1 from 25 September 2025 under the Rixton and Warburton Bridge Order 2024. For a car, £1.00 per crossing for a car.
Warburton bridge toll pay?
By midnight the day after the crossing. Late payments are applied to future passages, not the missed one. Online guest payment (£1 per passage, passages expire 30 days after purchase); pre-paid account online or via the app (minimum £20 top-up, auto top-up, multiple vehicles); automated phone line 0151 453 6561 (up to 2 passages in advance).
Warburton toll bridge price?
Free-flow (ANPR) tolling with online payment; tolls reintroduced at £1 from 25 September 2025 under the Rixton and Warburton Bridge Order 2024. For a car, £1.00 per crossing for a car.
Warburton toll bridge fine?
Unpaid Toll Charge: £30 if paid within 14 days, £60 if paid between 14 and 28 days, £100 after 28 days, plus the toll; additional administrative fees may apply. Keeper details obtained from DVLA. Amounts fixed in Schedule 4 of SI 2024/630.
Warburton bridge £1 toll?
Free-flow (ANPR) tolling with online payment; tolls reintroduced at £1 from 25 September 2025 under the Rixton and Warburton Bridge Order 2024. For a car, £1.00 per crossing for a car.
Warburton toll bridge exemption?
Free-flow (ANPR) tolling with online payment; tolls reintroduced at £1 from 25 September 2025 under the Rixton and Warburton Bridge Order 2024. For a car, £1.00 per crossing for a car.

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