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Stop oversized and hazardous goods vehicles using the Dartford Tunnel

Closed 2,324 signatures

What the petition asks

We’re a logistics business headquartered in Dartford and we’ve officially had enough of the Dartford traffic jam. Our simple solution: Stop oversized & hazardous goods vehicles using the Dartford Tunnel.
We propose a simple solution: Stop the Convoys and get Dartford moving. Traffic at the Dartford Tunnel is brought to a standstill on average 100 times a day by a small number of oversized & hazardous goods vehicles which need to be escorted through the tunnel, in a convoy.
Each convoy can take up to 2.5 mins to travel through the tunnel, and a tunnel is closed around every 15 mins.
Why should 99% of drivers suffer due to less than 1% of vehicles?
Our suggestion is simple: Stop these oversized/hazardous vehicles using the tunnel & send them the other way around the M25.

Timeline

26 Sep 2017 Petition opened for signatures
26 Mar 2018 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 2,324
Status Closed
Opened 26 Sep 2017
Closed 26 Mar 2018

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.