Drivers have until September 3 to leave feedback on the proposed tolls for the Blackwall tunnel and the upcoming Silvertown tunnel before Transport for London (TfL) makes a final decision.
People have just five days to speak out against Sadiq Khan 's newest tolls which could leave motorists hundreds of pounds of pocket from fines and levies.
The toll for the Blackwall Tunnel will only be implemented once the Silvertown Tunnel, which will link Silvertown and Greenwich, opens in 2025 The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan said: 'Local residents and business owners currently face chronic congestion and pollution in the area around the Blackwall Tunnel.
Read More London drivers will have to pay a fee to use the Blackwall Tunnel from 2025 He told MailOnline the charge for the Blackwall Tunnel was only the latest example of Mr Khan seeking to 'grab cash' from motorists. 'Transport businesses have already been hammered by fuel costs, and a lot of them have had to pack it in after decades of service.
Robin Hopkins, 63, runs delivery firm RMH Same Day Couriers and regularly travels to London from his home in the MidlandsA second user wrote: 'Yeah it's enough now… Sadiq Khan has to go. A charge on the Blackwall Tunnel is just another tax on Londoners trying to get around. Also, there is a 50 per cent discount available for low-income drivers in 12 east and south-east London boroughs and the City of London, as well as a £1 discount on the standard off-peak charge for at least one year for small businesses, sole traders and charities registered in Tower Hamlets, Newham and Greenwich.
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