Bridge toll booths removed after 40 years of use

Toll booths on the Humber Bridge have been removed after more than 40 years of use.

The crossing over the Humber Estuary has switched to an online payments system using number plate recognition technology.

The toll booths were shut in January and now the familiar blue cabins have been taken away.

At the time, the Humber Bridge Board said it would bring the bridge in line with other UK crossings that use automated payment systems.

An image of the booths being taken away on a lorry was posted on Facebook.

One person commented: "Sad, especially for the people who worked there. I miss the little five second chat you'd have with them before the crossing."

However, another said: "About time. Dartford Crossing has had free flow tolls for the last 12 years. Just Hull being backwards as usual."

The BBC has contacted the bridge board for a comment.

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