Skip to main content

Conduent joins Emovis on Dartford Crossing toll

Free-flow bridge/tunnel crossing of River Thames near London sees 160,000 vehicles a day
By Adam Hill June 29, 2023 Read time: 1 min
Dartford Crossing: 'More accessible' (© JaneTansi | Dreamstime.com)

Conduent is to be responsible for vehicle identification, payment processing and account management for drivers using the Dartford Crossing over the River Thames near London.

National Highways, which manages England's motorways and A-roads, says Emovis will continue to issue and handle enquiries for penalty charge notices (PCNs) for the Dart Charge payment system.

It adds that the changes to the free-flow toll scheme will make Dart Charge "an easier and more accessible service".

Around 160,000 vehicles make the crossing each day; account holders will need to re-validate their payment cards from 28 July 2023 or risk receiving a PCN. 

National Highways says it has "written directly to affected customers" and will issue "further reminders in due course, together with messages on social media to highlight the need for customers to take action on their accounts". 

Helen Watkinson, Dart Charge head of road user charging, says: “We have worked hard to design a customer-centric service with the new suppliers, really putting the customer at the heart of our design."

For more information on companies in this article

Related Content

  • MaaS: 130,000 chances for a bad user experience
    May 4, 2020
    Johan Herrlin, CEO of transit data specialist Ito World, puts himself in the hotseat with ITS International to talk about, among other things, why a beautifully designed MaaS app with a perfect subscription model is still a failure if you get your customers lost along the way
  • Videalert provides full time enforcement with part time workload
    March 19, 2014
    Videalert says its algorithms on automated enforcement can reduce the workload on staff while providing an effective deterrent to offenders. Colin Sowman reports. While members of the public may believe that the enforcement of parking regulations, bus lanes and box junctions has no practical benefit and is purely a money-making operation, for many authorities the opposite is true. Enforcement is a loss-making but vital exercise as illegally parked vehicles create obstructions and dangers leading to gridl
  • WiM avoids bumps in the road
    May 5, 2020
    Road surfaces are deteriorating as years of budget squeezes bite among local authorities. Adam Hill asks leading Weigh in Motion players what effect this might be having on the accuracy of their technology – and how authorities can be made to see that WiM is a helpful tool
  • Infrastructure funding and road user charging – debate continues
    February 1, 2012
    Jack Opiola provides an overview of the ongoing debate over US infrastructure funding and the progress – or lack of it – towards vehicles miles travelled road user charging. The future funding of transportation and mobility infrastructure is attracting increased attention. There has been sharp debate in the US, where landmark reports from the National Surface Transportation Infrastructure Financing Commission and the National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission both stated that the cu