Our Plans

TIF aims to tackle congestion at the times, places and direction that it does greatest harm to the Greater Manchester economy.

Fewer than 20% of Greater Manchester’s weekday peak-time drivers would pay a charge. The average daily charge is estimated to be less than £3 (at 2007 prices).

The congestion charge is designed to tackle congestion at the time, place and direction where it is at its worst. The system is based on two charging rings picking up vehicles heading in towards Manchester in the weekday morning and outward, away from Manchester, in the evenings.

The proposals approved by the AGMA Executive on Friday 31 October for the locations of the rings are:

County Map showing rings (PDF 120k)

Proposed Inner & Outer Rings (PDF 1.1Mb)

Proposed Outer Ring (PDF 1.1Mb)

Proposed Inner Ring (PDF 132k)

The detailed maps of the charging rings by district can be found here.

When and how the charges would apply
The congestion charge would apply at peak times, 
Monday to Friday. There would be no charge at 
weekends and bank holidays.

The charging periods are:

• 7am to 9.30 am travelling towards Manchester.
• 4pm to 6.30 pm travelling away from Manchester.
  

You pay when you cross a ring in the direction of the 
congestion for example towards the city centre in the morning and away from the city centre in the evening. 
This charge would be £2* in the morning peak when crossing the outer ring (just within the M60) and £1* 
in the evening peak. Crossing the inner ring during the charging period would cost £1.*

* At 2007 prices for pre-registered users.
 
You will only be charged once to cross a ring in each charging period, no matter how many times you cross it in that period.

There is no charge for:

• Vehicles that drive around the M60.
• Vehicles that do not cross any charging ring.

Congestion charging would not be introduced before the summer of 2013 and until 80% of the public transport improvements are in place