Severn River Crossing
(asked on 18th July 2014) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what has been the annual revenue paid in toll fees by users of the Severn Bridge in each of the last five years; and what proportion of such sums were directed to (1) the contractor operating the bridge, and (2) HM Treasury.
Severn River Crossing plc (SRC) provides details of the toll revenue received for both of the Severn Crossings but does not separately account for the toll revenue received at the M48 Severn Bridge or M4 Second Severn Crossing.
As background the combined toll revenue given in the SRC annual accounts is as follows:
| Calender Year | Toll revenue (net of VAT) £m | VAT paid to HMRC by SRC £m |
| 2009 | 77.4 | 10.9 |
| 2010 | 76.0 | 12.5 |
| 2011 | 77.6 | 14.3 |
| 2012 | 81.2 | 14.9 |
| 2013 | 85.4 | 15.8 |
The approximate split of traffic flow on the crossings is 75% on the M4 and 25% on the M48. However, differences in the mix of traffic type between the two crossings means that this can only provide an indication on the relative split of toll revenue.