Full details of proposed Manchester congestion charging released

Date published: 10/06/2008

After news of the successful Transport Innovation Fund bid was welcomed at Rochdale Town Hall yesterday, the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Authority has released full details of the the proposed congestion charge scheme for Manchester, which will part fund large scale public transport improvements throughout the Greater Manchester region.

The congestion charge system is based on two charging rings picking up vehicles heading in towards Manchester in the morning and outward, away from Manchester, in the evenings.

The congestion charge will pick up vehicles travelling towards Manchester between 7am and 9:30am Monday to Friday. Drivers would pay £2 (at 2007 prices) when crossing an outer ring (just within the M60) and £1 on crossing an inner ring travelling towards Manchester. There will be no charge for vehicles travelling away from Manchester at this time of the day.

During the evening peak, the congestion charge will pick up vehicles travelling away from Manchester between 4pm and 6:30pm. Drivers will pay £1 when crossing the inner ring and £1 when crossing the outer ring. There would be no charge for incoming cars at this time.

There will be no charge at all for any vehicles travelling before 7am, between 9:30am and 4pm or after 6:30pm Monday to Friday regardless of the direction of travel. There will also be no charge at weekends or on Bank Holidays.

There would be no charge at any point for drivers who do not cross one of the rings during their journey.

There is no charge for travelling around the M60 or the inner ring road.