Be like an elephant. Never forget.
Six UK toll crossings have no barriers to stop you, just cameras that read your number plate. You pay online by midnight the day after you cross, and it is easy to forget. TollMate notices when you cross and reminds you to pay while there is still time.
Free for 2 weeks for new subscribers, then £1.49 a month or £14.99 a year. Cancel anytime. For iPhone with iOS 18.6 or later.
Wednesday 22 July
17:12
Payment still outstanding: 30h left until midnight deadline.
You've used Mersey Gateway Bridge. Pay by midnight tomorrow to avoid a fine.
Why it's easy to get caught out
Cameras read your number plate as you cross. Nothing stops you, and nobody asks you to pay there and then.
Cross on a Monday and you have until midnight on Tuesday to pay online. The rule is the same at all six crossings, seven days a week.
Miss it and you get a penalty of £25 to £70, depending on the crossing. Leave that unpaid and it can reach £100 or more.
Supported crossings
TollMate watches for each of these crossings. When you cross one, it records the time and links you straight to that operator's own payment page.
The Dartford Tunnels and QEII Bridge, between Kent and Essex
Charged 6am to 10pm. Cross outside those hours and TollMate marks the crossing Out of hours so you can confirm it was free.
Official payment sitegov.uk ↗
Across the River Mersey, between Runcorn and Widnes
Official payment sitemerseyflow.co.uk ↗
The original arch bridge between Runcorn and Widnes
Paid through Merseyflow, the same as the Mersey Gateway. TollMate names whichever bridge you used.
Official payment sitemerseyflow.co.uk ↗
Under the River Tyne, between Howdon and Jarrow
Official payment sitett2.co.uk ↗
Across the Humber, between Hessle and Barton-upon-Humber
Pay-later camera tolling since 2 February 2026.
Official payment sitehumberbridge.co.uk ↗
Over the Manchester Ship Canal, between Rixton and Warburton
Official payment sitewarburtontollbridge.co.uk ↗
| Crossing | Pay by | What a missed payment costs |
|---|---|---|
| Dartford CrossingDart Charge | Midnight the day after | £70. Cut to £35 if paid within 14 days, raised to £105 if not paid. You still owe the crossing charge. |
| Mersey Gateway and Silver JubileeMerseyflow | 11:59pm the day after | From £25 plus the toll, rising if you don't pay promptly. After 42 days, £11 in court fees is added per notice. |
| Tyne TunnelsTT2 | Midnight the day after | £30 plus the toll. £60 plus the toll from about day 15, £100 plus the toll from about day 30, then up to £79 more from a collection agency. |
| Humber BridgeHumber Bridge Toll | Midnight the day after | £25 admin fee plus the toll. £50 plus the toll from about day 30, then a further £75 from a debt recovery agency from about day 60. |
| Warburton BridgeWarburton Toll Bridge | Midnight the day after | £30 if paid within 14 days, £60 within 28 days, £100 after that. Extra admin fees may apply. |
Checked against each operator's own website on 21 October 2026: GOV.UK Dart Charge, Merseyflow, TT2, Humber Bridge and Warburton Toll Bridge. Operators can change their charges and deadlines, so check their terms if you're unsure.
Not covered: any other toll road, bridge or tunnel, the London Congestion Charge, ULEZ, or Clean Air Zones. You stay responsible for those, and for paying at every crossing above.
How it works
Set it up once. After that, TollMate does the remembering.
TollMate works in the background, with your phone locked and the app closed. Your iPhone's location tells it when you've crossed, so there's nothing to open before a journey.
You've used Silver Jubilee Bridge. Pay by midnight tomorrow to avoid a fine.
A Toll Detected alert arrives straight away. After that you're reminded every 1, 3 or 6 hours, whichever you choose. On deadline day a countdown starts at 9pm:
Wearing an Apple Watch? When your iPhone is locked, the reminders tap you on the wrist instead. There's no watch app to install.
Silver Jubilee Bridge: 1 hour until the midnight payment deadline.
TollMate
⚠️ 1 Hour Left to Pay
Silver Jubilee Bridge: 1 hour until the midnight payment deadline.
On your iPhone, or on your Apple Watch when your iPhone is locked or asleep.
Tap Pay Now to open the operator's own payment page and pay them directly. Then tap Mark as Paid, in the app or on the reminder itself. The reminders stop and the crossing moves to your History.
Weren't driving? Press and hold Mark as Paid for more options.
Entered: 18:20 on 22/07/26
Pay by midnight tomorrow
Try it
Pick a crossing and a time. This follows the same schedule the app uses, using its default quiet hours of 23:00 to 07:00 (you can change these in the app).
Dart Charge applies from 6am to 10pm. TollMate still adds the crossing to your Pending tab, marked Out of hours, so you can check the time and confirm it was free. No payment reminders are sent.
Times are UK time. Once you tap Mark as Paid, every reminder for that crossing stops. With quiet hours on, a reminder due overnight waits until 07:00, and only one is kept per morning.
Press and hold
Not every crossing is one you owe. Instead of tapping Mark as Paid, press and hold it, then tell TollMate why. Your History keeps a note of what you chose.
Press and hold
The Dartford Crossing is free between 10pm and 6am, so those cards show Mark as Free instead of Mark as Paid. Tap it to confirm the crossing was free, or press and hold it for the same three options.
If you've set a crossing to Exempt or Pre-pay and turned on Show scheme crossings in Settings, those cards appear in Pending with no buttons. Press and hold the card itself and choose Confirmed: scheme active to move it to History.
Car parks
Save up to 10 car parks. When you arrive at one, TollMate starts reminding you, based on the time limit or payment deadline you set for it.
For car parks that are free for a while, then fine you, like a supermarket or retail park.
For camera car parks where you pay online afterwards, like many airport car parks.
TollMate only knows the limit or deadline you give it, not the car park's own terms, so always check the signs.
Saturday 25 July
13:35
Retail Park
1:24:10
Open TollMate after you arrive, for example by tapping the arrival notification, to start the countdown. It's available for limits of up to 8 hours.
How to add a car park
In TollMate, tap Monitored, choose Car Parks, then tap Add a Car Park or the + button.
Type a name, such as the shop or airport. Save stays greyed out until the car park has a name.
The map opens where you are. The blue + stays in the middle of the map, so drag the map until the + sits on the car park. Pinch to zoom in or out.
Drag the Radius slider to grow or shrink the blue circle, from 50 to 500 metres. Make it cover the whole car park, including the entrance you drive in through. The circle is the area TollMate watches, and your arrival time is when your iPhone detects you inside it, so treat it as approximate.
Time limit, then choose how long you can stay. Or Pay by deadline, then choose the same day or the next day, and a time.
TollMate starts watching it. To change the name, radius or reminder later, tap the car park in Monitored › Car Parks.
You can save up to 10 car parks. Ones you've turned off still count, so delete any you no longer use.
Getting started
TollMate can only spot a crossing if your iPhone lets it. Tick these off as you go. If anything changes later, each setting lives under Settings › Apps › TollMate.
Privacy
An app that asks for Always location should earn your trust. Here is exactly what happens to your data.
Your location is processed on your device by Location Services. The developer never receives it.
Your crossing history, car parks and settings sync through your private iCloud account, which we can't access.
There's nothing to sign up for and no login. TollMate shows no adverts.
No analytics tools and no third-party tracking. TollMate doesn't collect your data at all.
Pricing
TollMate is free to download. New subscribers get the first 2 weeks free on either plan, so you can see it work on a real crossing before you pay anything.
£14.99 / year
Works out at about £1.25 a month.
2 weeks free for new subscribers
£1.49 / month
Cancel whenever you like.
2 weeks free for new subscribers
A full £70 Dart Charge penalty costs more than four years of TollMate Annual.
UK prices. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the trial or current period. Manage or cancel any time in TollMate under Settings › Manage Subscription, or in your Apple Account's Subscriptions.
Help
The same answers you'll find under Help & FAQ in the app.
Email support. Include your iPhone model, iOS version, TollMate version and what happened. TollMate is built by a single developer, so please allow a few days for a reply.
No. TollMate is a reminder only. It doesn't take payment or connect to any payment system. Pay Now opens the operator's own payment page, and you pay them directly. Check you're on the right page, and only do this when you're safely parked with the engine off.
No. TollMate detects crossings in the background, even when your phone is locked and the app is closed. That's why it needs location set to Always with Precise Location on.
TollMate has to notice crossings, and arrivals at your saved car parks, while you're driving and the app is closed. iOS only allows that with Always access. Set to While Using, crossings will be missed. Your location is used only to detect crossings and car park visits on your own device. It is never collected or shared.
It's accurate most of the time, but it depends on GPS, mobile signal and your settings, so it can occasionally miss a crossing or spot one late. Don't make it your only way of remembering. If you know you crossed, pay the operator directly.
If crossings are often missed, check that location is set to Always and Precise Location is on.
This can happen now and then, for example with a noisy GPS signal or a route that loops near a crossing. You shouldn't need to pay for a crossing you didn't make. Just dismiss the card. If you're unsure, check with the operator.
Not to detect a crossing or to send reminders. Your iPhone works out its location from GPS and, where available, mobile and Wi-Fi signals. A good mobile signal helps accuracy. You only need a connection to open an operator's payment page.
Usually this is Do Not Disturb or a Focus mode. Allow Time Sensitive Notifications for TollMate, or add TollMate to a Focus mode's allowed apps in Settings › Focus. If notifications are turned off for TollMate entirely, reminders can't reach you at all, so check that first.
Yes, and there's no watch app to install. When your iPhone is locked or asleep, iOS shows TollMate's reminders on your Apple Watch instead, as long as the watch is unlocked. When your iPhone is unlocked, they appear on the iPhone. They show on one or the other, not both.
Your watch follows your iPhone's notification settings for TollMate. To change them just for the watch, open the Watch app on your iPhone and go to My Watch › Notifications › TollMate.
Press and hold Mark as Paid on the crossing card and choose Passenger or Pedestrian. Press and hold above explains what each option does.
TollMate covers only the six crossings above and the car parks you save. It doesn't cover other tolls, the London Congestion Charge, ULEZ or Clean Air Zones.
TollMate is made for iPhone and needs iOS 18.6 or later.
In TollMate, go to Settings › Manage Subscription. Or open the Settings app, tap your name, then Subscriptions. Subscriptions are handled entirely by Apple.
Download TollMate, give it two minutes to set up, and let it remember the tolls for you.
Get TollMate on the App Store