M6 Toll use up 11pc to 40,000 vehicles
The number of vehicles using the M6 Toll was up by 11.2 per cent from April to June.
Operators Midland Expressway's latest figures showed that an average of 40,103 vehicles a day used the 27-mile stretch of motorway between Cannock and Coleshill during the quarter compared to 36,059 for the same three months last year.
On week days the increase was eight per cent from 41,623 to 44,939 while at weekends and bank holidays the rise was 17.7 per cent from 25,289 to 29,765. Midland Expressway said the increase was mostly as a result of the impact of roadworks on sections of the M6.
Members of the Road Haulage Association have been given free use of the M6 Toll this month as an experiment aimed at trying to boost numbers of HGVs using the road.
Midweek charges for the M6 Toll are £11 for HGVs. Cars have to pay £5.50.
