Motorists face price hike on M50 barrier-free toll
The National Roads Authority has confirmed that it is allowed under legislation to raise tolls annually in line with inflation. It means that motorists currently paying a €2 toll could be hit with a 10 cent increase from January 2009 as inflation is currently running at 4.4%.
Toll charges have been index-linked over the past decade and increases are rounded off to the nearest five cent. The Westlink’s previous operators,