M6 Toll price 2026
How much it costs you to use the M6 Toll today, with no waffle. One headline number, with the variations underneath.
The simplest possible answer
If you turn up tomorrow in a normal car, drive from M6 J3a to M6 J11a and tap a debit card at the barrier, your bank statement will show £11.60. That is the canonical M6 Toll price for 2026.
If you stop short (one or two zones instead of the full three) you pay £6.70 or £9.10. If you have set up a free Breeze account in advance, you pay £9.80 instead. Everything else on this site is the long version of those three numbers.
Price summary, April 2026
- £11.60: full route (3 zones), Class 2 car, contactless
- £9.10: two zones, Class 2 car, contactless
- £6.70: one zone, Class 2 car, contactless
- £9.80: full route, Class 2 car, on a Breeze account
- £5.70: full route, Class 1 motorbike, contactless
- £16.50: full route, Class 3 van or car-with-trailer, contactless
- £19.50: full route, Class 4 HGV or coach, contactless
- £20.20: full route, Class 5 large HGV, contactless
How the 2026 price was reached
The price went up twice in 2026: in January (to £11.40) and in April (to £11.60). Both were standard quarterly reviews by Midland Expressway Limited.
| Date | Car price | Change | Annualised inflation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 (current) | £11.60 | +£0.20 | +1.8% over 3 months |
| Jan 2026 | £11.40 | +£2.20 | +13% over 20 months |
| May 2024 | £9.20 | +£1.40 | +18% on prior flat rate |
| 2023 | £7.80 | +£0.80 | +11% YoY |
| 2021 | £7.00 | +£0.40 | +6% YoY |
| 2019 | £6.60 | +£0.60 | +10% |
| Dec 2003 (open) | £2.00 | n/a | Opening price |
Annualised inflation is an indicative figure, calculated from the absolute price change divided by the price at the start of the period. Useful only for spotting that the toll has risen well above general UK inflation.
The same price, in three currencies
For overseas visitors crossing in a rental car, here is the headline £11.60 converted at typical mid-market rates in 2026. Your card issuer will use its own rate, plus any non-sterling fee, so treat these as ballpark figures.
| Currency | Roughly equals |
|---|---|
| GBP (the actual charge) | £11.60 |
| EUR | around €13.50 to €14.00 |
| USD | around $14.50 to $15.00 |
Conversions illustrative only. Always check the live rate the day you travel.
What changes between today and 2027
We do not know the exact date of the next price change, but Midland Expressway Limited has reviewed the tariff quarterly through 2025 and 2026. A reasonable expectation is one or two further small increases through the rest of 2026, with the next big step likely tied to a UK CPI uplift in early 2027. We will update this page within 48 hours of any change.
The price is set by the operator, subject to its 53-year concession contract with the Department for Transport (signed in 2000, expiring in 2054). There is no ceiling set in the original contract beyond what the market will bear, and price decisions are commercial.
If £11.60 is the price, what is the cost?
Worth distinguishing. The price is what gets charged at the barrier. The cost to you depends on what the toll saves: fuel, time, brake wear, stress. On a rush-hour Birmingham bypass the cost-vs-benefit case is good. Off peak, where the M6 is moving freely, the toll often costs more than it saves.