Merbyon Kernow calls for end to Tamar tolls

MERBYON KERNOW Press release November 21st 2023

On 29th July, more than 300 people marched across the Tamar Bridge in protest at the continuation of expensive tolls. A number of Mebyon Kernow members attended the march in solidarity and Cllr Andrew Long from Callington spoke at the associated rally.

At MK’s 2023 National Conference, party members passed a motion calling for an end to the tolls on the Tamar Bridge. The motion as agreed was as follows:

This Conference:

(i) Notes that other key bridges such as the Severn crossings are toll-free, whereas many ferry services receive significant public investment / subsidy (for example, from the Scottish Parliament),

(ii) Reiterates its support for an end to the tolls on the Tamar Bridge and confirms its full support for the Tamar Toll Action Group.

(iii) Calls on central government to guarantee funding for the ferry service between Torpoint and Plymouth.

Speaking after the motion was passed, Cllr Andrew Long said: “I am grateful that Mebyon Kernow is firmly behind the campaign against the unfair tolls on the Tamar Bridge and I welcome the unanimous support at Conference. The unfairness of the situation on tens of thousands of people in East Cornwall must not be allowed to continue and I hope that this further adds to the pressure on the Councils, MPs and Ministers to come up with a fair solution.”