The M6 Toll zone system explained

Since May 2024 the M6 Toll has charged by zones, not as a single flat fare. You pay only for the zones you travel through. A full M6 J3a to M6 J11a journey covers all three.

Quick answer

Three zones, lettered A, B and C. Zone A covers T1 and T2, Zone B covers T3, T4, T5 and T6, and Zone C covers T7 and T8. A car pays £12.00 for all three (£10.20 with Breeze), £9.50 for two zones, or £6.90 for one. The map below shows which junction sits in which zone.

M6 Toll zones map

Which of the three zones each junction sits in, reading south (M6 J3a end) to north (M6 J11a). Neither boundary falls at a junction: Zone A hands over to Zone B on the open road between T2 and T3, and Zone B hands over to Zone C at the Great Wyrley plaza between T6 and T7.

M6 Toll zone map27 miles · 8 junctions · 3 zones

1 zone £6.90 (£4.00 Breeze)2 zones £9.50Full route £12.00 (£10.20 Breeze)

Car (Class 2) rates. Any single zone is the same £6.90 wherever you drive it.

T1DuntonZone A

Curdworth, Minworth, Coleshill, and the NEC and Birmingham Airport via the M42

Joining: northbound from the a4097, southbound from the m42. Leaving: northbound to the m42; southbound traffic leaves the tolled road at this southern end, for the m42 south and the m6 at j3a.

T2WishawZone A

Wishaw, Sutton Coldfield, The Belfry

Joining: no entry slip in either direction. Leaving: southbound only.

Zone A becomes Zone B on this stretch

T3Langley MillZone B

Sutton Coldfield, Tamworth, Drayton Manor

Joining: northbound and southbound. Leaving: northbound and southbound.

T4WeefordZone B

Weeford, Tamworth, Lichfield, Burton upon Trent

Joining: northbound and southbound. Leaving: northbound and southbound.

Weeford Park plaza: southbound traffic pays here

T5ShenstoneZone B

Shenstone, Lichfield, Sutton Coldfield, Brownhills

Joining: northbound only. Leaving: southbound only.

T6BurntwoodZone B

Burntwood, Chasetown, Brownhills, Cannock

Joining: northbound and southbound. Leaving: northbound and southbound.

Norton Canes services, then the Great Wyrley plaza, where Zone B becomes Zone C

T7ChurchbridgeZone C

Cannock, Great Wyrley, Walsall

Joining: southbound only. Leaving: northbound only.

T8M6 J11aZone C

Cannock, Wolverhampton, Stafford and the M6 north

Joining: southbound only. Leaving: northbound only.

Zone A: T1, T2 (southern)Zone B: T3, T4, T5, T6 (middle)Zone C: T7, T8 (northern)

Zone membership and boundary positions read off the operator’s own zone map on m6toll.co.uk/pricing, 28 September 2026. Entry and exit directions come from the operator’s junction map (PDF). Zones are set by Midland Expressway Limited and can change, so check with the operator before planning a partial journey.

What each zone covers

Zone A

Southern section: T1, T2

From the M42 and M6 J3a end up to a point between T2 (Wishaw) and T3 (Langley Mill).

Zone B

Middle section: T3, T4, T5, T6

The long middle section through Langley Mill, Weeford, Shenstone and Burntwood, running on past Norton Canes services to the Great Wyrley plaza.

Zone C

Northern section: T7, T8

From the Great Wyrley plaza through T7 (Churchbridge) to T8, where the road rejoins the free M6 at J11a.

Common journeys and what they cost

The count in the second column is how many lettered zones the journey touches, which is what the operator bills on.

Journey	Zones covered	Standard (car)	Breeze (car)
T1 to T8 (the full M6 J3a to M6 J11a run)	3 zones Zones A, B and C	£12.00	£10.20
T1 to T3 (Dunton to Langley Mill)	2 zones Zones A and B	£9.50	£8.40
T1 to T2 (Dunton to Wishaw)	1 zone Zone A	£6.90	£4.00
T3 to T6 (Langley Mill to Burntwood)	1 zone Zone B	£6.90	£4.00
T4 to T6 (Weeford to Burntwood)	1 zone Zone B	£6.90	£4.00
T6 to T8 (Burntwood to M6 J11a)	2 zones Zones B and C	£9.50	£8.40
T3 to T8 (Langley Mill to M6 J11a)	2 zones Zones B and C	£9.50	£8.40

For non-car prices, see the full pricing tables. For which junction serves where, and which directions each one works in, see the junction guide.

Zone FAQ

What are the zones on the M6 Toll?

There are three, and the operator letters them rather than numbering them. Zone A is the southern section covering T1 (Dunton, for the M42 and the NEC) and T2 (Wishaw). Zone B is the long middle section covering T3 (Langley Mill), T4 (Weeford), T5 (Shenstone) and T6 (Burntwood). Zone C is the northern section covering T7 (Churchbridge) and T8 (M6 J11a). Neither boundary falls at a junction: Zone A becomes Zone B on the open road between T2 and T3, and Zone B becomes Zone C at the Great Wyrley plaza between T6 and T7. You pay for each zone your journey covers: £6.90 for one, £9.50 for two and £12.00 for all three in a car, or £4.00, £8.40 and £10.20 on a Breeze account.

Are the M6 Toll zones numbered or lettered?

Lettered. The operator's own zone map calls them Zone A, Zone B and Zone C. The tariff table is the thing that uses numbers, and those numbers are a count rather than a name: a 2-zone fare means your journey covered two of the three lettered zones, whichever two they were.

Which zone are Norton Canes services in?

Zone B. The services sit on the mainline between T6 (Burntwood) and T7 (Churchbridge), east of the Great Wyrley plaza where Zone B hands over to Zone C. They are reached from the road itself rather than from a junction slip road.

When did the M6 Toll switch to zones?

On 13 May 2024, when the Breeze account also launched. Before that the M6 Toll had two prices per vehicle: a mainline rate for journeys through one of the two mainline plazas, and a lower junction rate for journeys that paid at a junction toll station (in October 2023 a car paid £8.90 mainline or £5.80 at a junction). The zone system prices a journey by how many of the three zones it covers instead.

How does the system know which zones I travelled in?

Cameras read your number plate, and the junction toll stations at T3, T4, T5 and T6, plus the two mainline plazas, record where you joined and left. The system works out which zones you covered and bills the matching rate. There is nothing to select or declare.

What is the cheapest zone combination for a car?

Any single zone, at £6.90 contactless or £4.00 with a Breeze account. In practice that usually means a journey that stays inside Zone B, such as T3 to T6, because Zone B is the only zone with enough junctions to give a real choice of entry and exit. A single zone is 42 percent cheaper than the full three-zone route on contactless and 61 percent cheaper on Breeze.

Is the section south of T1 free?

Yes. The very short section that the M6 Toll shares with the M42 south of T1 is not part of the toll, which begins at T1 itself. If you join or leave at T1 you pay only for the zones you actually drive in.

The M6 Toll zone system explained

M6 Toll zones map

What each zone covers

Southern section: T1, T2

Middle section: T3, T4, T5, T6

Northern section: T7, T8

Common journeys and what they cost

Zone FAQ

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