Newcastle Tyne Tunnel will install new technology to allow drivers unable to pay at toll booths to take an invoice and pay later. It will cut queues and reduce #pollution it is estimated.
CEO of tunnels operator TT2 says cutting queues was essential as traffic was expected to increase substantially when a Clean Air Zone is introduced from 2021.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tyne-50532329
It is believed more drivers will use the tunnel to avoid a new clean air charge.
cover tunnel photo by: Matt Brown from London, England / CC BY
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