Crossings over the River Mersey in Halton reached a new high this summer, with over 6.95 million journeys made by residents, commuters and visitors from July – September 2025.
This is the highest number of crossings recorded since the Mersey Gateway Bridge opened in October 2017, with July 2025 the busiest single month since that opening in terms of bridge crossings.
Well over 2 million vehicles are consistently making the journey over the bridges each month, with the vast majority of people choosing to pay for their crossings using automated or digital payment methods.
The newly released quarterly figures from merseyflow include trips made across the Mersey Gateway Bridge and the Silver Jubilee Bridge, both of which are covered by the same merseyflow toll/charging system. They cover July, August and September 2025, and show:
- MOST JOURNEYS EVER RECORDED ACROSS THE RIVER IN HALTON – over 6.95 million journeys were made over the Mersey Gateway and Silver Jubilee Bridges in July – September 2025
- OVER 84,000 VEHICLES USE THE BRIDGES EVERY WEEKDAY – with over 84% of vehicles using the Mersey Gateway Bridge to cross the river
- MORE CUSTOMERS CHOOSING TO REGISTER WITH MERSEYFLOW AND USE THE AUTO TOP-UP SYSTEM THAN EVER – shown by over 94% of customers using digital or automated payment methods.
- PCNs REMAIN LOW AS A PERCENTAGE OF OVERALL JOURNEYS – over 97% of journeys were paid for on time
Mike Bennett, Managing Director of the Mersey Gateway Crossings Board, said: “We have a busy period coming up for renewals for Local User Discount Scheme plan holders in Halton, and although we’ve had a fantastic response from residents signing up to the auto-renew scheme we would like to encourage any eligible residents due to renew their LUDS plan to visit the merseyflow website and switch to auto-renew today.
“With journey levels rising steadily each year, it demonstrates the vital role the bridges play in continuing to provide reliable journeys and time savings for residents, commuters and visitors in the region.”
Neil Conway, Chief Executive of merseyflow, said: “We’ve just passed the eighth anniversary of the opening of the Mersey Gateway Bridge, and customers are continuing to take advantage of our pre-pay plans with auto top-up, making it quicker and easier for them to pay for their crossings on time.”
He added: “We are about to launch a significant app upgrade so that for the first time, our app will mirror the full functionality of the merseyflow website, enabling our customers to seamlessly manage their accounts, access discount schemes and make payments from their preferred device. The addition of Google and Apple Pay also extends the payment options available to customers. Keep a lookout on our social media channels and on our website for the launch date.”
The quarterly merseyflow dashboard provides a range of in-depth statistics and graphs which show information on the number of crossings made, average daily traffic, number of PCNs issued, methods of payment, payments made on time, total revenue, and what percentage of this comes from PCNs.