The Severn TAG logo, used at toll collection area to indicate a TAG payment lane
The system was made by Amtech but was replaced in 2008 by a new system made by CS Eng. To use the system, drivers must place the Tag transponder on their windscreen to identify their vehicle as they drive through the toll lane. Lanes through the toll booths are dedicated as either Tag (unstaffed), cash (staffed) or automatic debit/credit card only.
Season tag: allows the user to purchase a set period of time in which you can cross an unlimited number of times, the tag may only be used on one vehicle and is not transferable between vehicles. A saving can be made if the user makes more than 17 journeys per month in a class 1 vehicle (car). There are different levels of payment for different classes of vehicle.
Trip Tag: a pay-per-journey tag. Credit is added to an account each month by Direct Debit, cheque, BACS, or Online via the Severn Bridge website.[2] When the user passes through the toll, the amount of the toll is deducted from the account. An indication at each toll lane informs the user that their account credit is low. If there is no money in the account then the Tag is declined and the user must have to pay with cash. The trip tag is transferable between vehicles of the same class.
Car Pool or Shared Tag: allows between two and five cars to share one tag account. The users are able to obtain one tag and then use it amongst themselves to share the toll, the price of that tag is the same as a season tag however, it can be used on up to five vehicles, and can be temporarily moved to another vehicle within the same class. The tag can only be used by one vehicle in any 24 hour period, but that vehicle can pass as many times as it chooses.
All types of Tag require a £30 Deposit. If the tag is lost or stolen, a replacement is issued after payment of another £30 deposit.
Limitations and drawbacksedit
The Season TAG could only be used with one registered vehicle, this prevented misuse, however it complicated matters for two car families, users who regularly changed vehicles or those who have courtesy vehicles etc. This was judged a misuse which can result in a Severn River Crossing "Fine" of £25+VAT.[3]
The tags regularly became faulty, and the user could not tell if the tag was faulty until they reached the lane.[4] Whereupon the reader would issue the message "Tag Error" the barrier remains closed and the lane is then blocked. At the Second Severn Crossing with a dedicated "high speed" Tag lane, this could cause a large queue to build up quickly, whilst an attendant would have been called to deal with the faulty tag.
Until January 2016, it was not possible to add funds into a Trip Tag account online, or with a credit or debit card, although it ultimately became possible to top up a Trip Tag balance online,[5] though Trip Tags could not be set to top up automatically when the account balance fell below a set threshold ("auto top-up" as is possible with e.g. the Oyster card and similar electronic tags used on the M6 Toll[6] and Dartford Crossing[7]).
In July 2017 it was announced that all tolls on the bridge would be abolished,[8] and they were discontinued on 17 December 2018.[9]
^Slawson, Nicola (2017-07-21). "Severn crossings tolls to be scrapped next year". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-08-20.
^"Severn tolls to be axed earlier than planned on 17 December". BBC News Online. 2018-10-02. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Severn TAG news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Severn TAG was a payment system for collecting bridge tolls for drivers using either the Severn Bridge Crossing or the Second Severn Crossing over the Severn Estuary between England and Wales The Severn TAG logo used at toll collection area to indicate a TAG payment laneThe system was made by Amtech but was replaced in 2008 by a new system made by CS Eng To use the system drivers must place the Tag transponder on their windscreen to identify their vehicle as they drive through the toll lane Lanes through the toll booths are dedicated as either Tag unstaffed cash staffed or automatic debit credit card only Contents 1 Severn TAG types 2 Limitations and drawbacks 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksSevern TAG types editThere are three types of Severn TAG 1 Season tag allows the user to purchase a set period of time in which you can cross an unlimited number of times the tag may only be used on one vehicle and is not transferable between vehicles A saving can be made if the user makes more than 17 journeys per month in a class 1 vehicle car There are different levels of payment for different classes of vehicle Trip Tag a pay per journey tag Credit is added to an account each month by Direct Debit cheque BACS or Online via the Severn Bridge website 2 When the user passes through the toll the amount of the toll is deducted from the account An indication at each toll lane informs the user that their account credit is low If there is no money in the account then the Tag is declined and the user must have to pay with cash The trip tag is transferable between vehicles of the same class Car Pool or Shared Tag allows between two and five cars to share one tag account The users are able to obtain one tag and then use it amongst themselves to share the toll the price of that tag is the same as a season tag however it can be used on up to five vehicles and can be temporarily moved to another vehicle within the same class The tag can only be used by one vehicle in any 24 hour period but that vehicle can pass as many times as it chooses All types of Tag require a 30 Deposit If the tag is lost or stolen a replacement is issued after payment of another 30 deposit Limitations and drawbacks editThe Season TAG could only be used with one registered vehicle this prevented misuse however it complicated matters for two car families users who regularly changed vehicles or those who have courtesy vehicles etc This was judged a misuse which can result in a Severn River Crossing Fine of 25 VAT 3 The tags regularly became faulty and the user could not tell if the tag was faulty until they reached the lane 4 Whereupon the reader would issue the message Tag Error the barrier remains closed and the lane is then blocked At the Second Severn Crossing with a dedicated high speed Tag lane this could cause a large queue to build up quickly whilst an attendant would have been called to deal with the faulty tag Until January 2016 it was not possible to add funds into a Trip Tag account online or with a credit or debit card although it ultimately became possible to top up a Trip Tag balance online 5 though Trip Tags could not be set to top up automatically when the account balance fell below a set threshold auto top up as is possible with e g the Oyster card and similar electronic tags used on the M6 Toll 6 and Dartford Crossing 7 In July 2017 it was announced that all tolls on the bridge would be abolished 8 and they were discontinued on 17 December 2018 9 See also editElectronic toll collectionReferences edit SRC Website Tag Introduction Retrieved 2015 09 05 Top Up Tag Retrieved 2016 01 26 Season Tag Terms and Conditions of Use PDF PDF Document Archived from the original PDF on 2015 09 24 Retrieved 2015 09 05 Severn crossing firm runs out of Severn Tags South Wales Argus Home Trip tag top up Severn Bridges www severnbridge co uk Archived from the original on 10 January 2018 Retrieved 14 January 2022 M6toll Stress Free Motoring Tags www m6toll co uk Archived from the original on 24 September 2011 Retrieved 14 January 2022 Dart Charge Dartford Crossing remote payment GOV UK Slawson Nicola 2017 07 21 Severn crossings tolls to be scrapped next year The Guardian ISSN 0261 3077 Retrieved 2017 08 20 Severn tolls to be axed earlier than planned on 17 December BBC News Online 2018 10 02 Retrieved 2018 10 02 External links editSevern Crossing official website What is a TAG Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Severn TAG amp oldid 1206823849, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
