M6 Toll motorway

M6 Toll motorway in the UK
Basic data
Operator:	Midland Expressway Ltd.
Overall length:	43.4 km (27  mi )
Countries :	England
The toll booth at Great Wyrley
Course of the road Continue on  towards Rugby , London The SOUTH , Coventry ( ABG Rugby) The SOUTH WEST , Birmingham , Solihull (ABG Stafford) Birmingham (T1)  The NORTH , Tamworth (ABG Rugby) (+ entrance to Stafford) (T2)  Coleshill (exit towards Rugby) (T3)  Tamworth, Sutton Coldfield (Toll Ausf. Stafford and Einf. Rugby) Weeford toll station (only towards Rugby) (T4)  Burton on Trent, Lichfield, Tamworth (toll exit) (T5)  Burton on Trent, Lichfield (toll exit) (T6)  Brownhills , Burntwood B5011 (toll exit) Norton Canes Great Wyrley toll booth (only towards Stafford) (T7)  Cannock , Great Wyrley (HAS Rugby) (T8)  Wolverhampton , Telford ( ) (HAS Rugby) The NORTH, Stafford (ABG Stafford) Continue on  towards Stafford , Carlisle

The M6 Toll motorway ( English for, toll motorway M6 ') is the first motorway in Britain with toll and is located in the counties of Warwickshire , West Midlands and Staffordshire . The motorway was initially opened to local traffic on December 9, 2003 and a few days later generally. The M6 ​​Toll bypasses Birmingham and Walsall to the east and north and is an alternative to the existing M6 on this route . It is intended to equalize traffic at Wolverhampton between the M54 and M5 . The M6, which in this area was designed for approx. 72,000 vehicles per day, had to cope with approx. 180,000 vehicles per day until the introduction of the alternative route.

toll

The amount of the toll to be paid depends on both the day of the week and the time. The following amounts are currently due:

Vehicle class	Mon-Fri   (7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.)	Mon-Fri   (05:00 - 07:00, 19:00 - 23:00)	Sat-Sun   (05:00 - 23:00)	Night   (23:00 - 05:00)
Class 1 (e.g. motorcycle)	£ 3.20	£ 3.10	£ 3.10	£ 2.10
Class 2 (e.g. car)	£ 6.70	£ 6.60	£ 5.60	£ 4.20
Class 3 (e.g. car + trailer)	£ 10.30	£ 10.20	£ 8.90	£ 6.80
Class 4 (e.g. van or bus)	£ 11.80	£ 11.60	£ 10.10	£ 9.00
Class 5 (e.g. truck)	£ 12.00	£ 11.90	£ 10.30	£ 9.10

The vehicles are automatically divided into different classes using sensors that measure height, width, length and number of axles. Payment can be made at machines that accept coins or credit cards, at a counter with service or in advance by subscription. The subscribers receive a small device that is placed behind the windshield, communicates with the electronics there at the payment station and opens the barrier (similar to the French Télépéage ). At the entrance to the various lanes, it is shown which payment options are available.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ M6toll - Stress Free Motoring - Pricing Overview ( English ) Accessed October 30, 2019.

Web links

Commons : M6 Toll motorway  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• M6 Great at cbrd.co.uk