Traffic has increased by nine per cent since the Humber Bridge tolls were reduced in April, but revenue is down nearly 40 per cent.
Tolls for cars has been halved to £1.50 while charges for motorcycles have been scrapped completely. Lorry drivers are also enjoying a reduction – the toll is now £12 instead of £18.
Business leaders hoped the move would boost the Humber region's economy. The new charges were brought in after the Government agreed to write off £150 million of the outstanding debt.
Latest figures released by the Humber Bridge Board show a total of £5,777,767 has been generated compared to £8,768,938 during the same period last year.
However, the number of vehicles using the bridge has increased from 3,823,028 last year to 4,197,899 in 2012. Traffic crossing the bridge has been consistently higher since the new charges except during the Jubilee bank holiday weekend when traffic was down by more than 6,000.
Tolls for cars has been halved to £1.50 while charges for motorcycles have been scrapped completely. Lorry drivers are also enjoying a reduction – the toll is now £12 instead of £18.
Business leaders hoped the move would boost the Humber region's economy. The new charges were brought in after the Government agreed to write off £150 million of the outstanding debt.
Latest figures released by the Humber Bridge Board show a total of £5,777,767 has been generated compared to £8,768,938 during the same period last year.
However, the number of vehicles using the bridge has increased from 3,823,028 last year to 4,197,899 in 2012. Traffic crossing the bridge has been consistently higher since the new charges except during the Jubilee bank holiday weekend when traffic was down by more than 6,000.
