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# New charges introduced on the M6 Toll road
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/new-charges-introduced-on-the-m6-toll-road/
- Published: 2010-03-01T11:03:40.000Z
- Updated: 2010-03-01T19:59:59.000Z
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Transport, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 21:47

![M6 Toll booths](https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/TollLanes.jpg "TollLanes")

M6 Toll booths

Drivers using the M6 Toll in Lichfield and Burntwood are paying more from their journeys after price rises took effect.

Owners Midland Expressway have upped the cost of car using the road by 30p to £5, while lorry drivers face a charge of £10, up by 60p.

Tom Fanning, CEO of Midland Expressway Limited, said:

> “The M6 Toll opened in late 2003, and still remains the most reliable route through the West Midlands. The announced 2010 tolling programme will allow further investment in delivering an excellent driving experience for the reliable journey on which our customers depend. The M6 Toll remains excellent value for money to avoid the congested M6.”

But the decision to raise the prices have been criticised by some who believe the M6 Toll is moving away from its original brief.

Walsall Liberal Democrat Councillor Ian Shires [said on his blog](http://ianshires.mycouncillor.org.uk/2010/02/07/latest-price-rise-on-m6-toll-will-make-it-nothing-more-than-a-private-road-for-the-rich/?ref=lichfieldlive.co.uk):

> “The M6 Toll was originally given the title of Birmingham’s Northern Relief Road and was supposed to relieve pressure on the M6 as it winds its way through the Birmingham conurbation. It has never achieved its aims.  
>  
> “It is fast becoming a private road for the rich. The latest price increase will drive more and more ordinary motorist and the few truck drivers onto alternative routes.”