Tyne Tunnels Reviews 

3,736
TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.6

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Review summary

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Looking at 605 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers frequently praise the staff for being exceptionally helpful, polite, and professional, often going above and beyond to assist with various queries. People find the service and processes to be easy, smooth, and efficient, making tasks like renewals and applications straightforward and hassle-free. Many highlight the excellent customer service and appreciate the quick response times, ensuring applications and queries are handled promptly and effectively. However, some people experienced dissatisfaction when dealing with appeals or complex issues, describing the process as unhelpful or the service as unacceptable.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Application by phone was easy once all required details were assembled. Personal chat with Rory was a great help too. I had difficulty doing this on the PC

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I simply re-applied for my Tyne Tunnel Disability exemption by sending a scan of both side of my blue badge and have had it renewed for another 12 months. I dont know why its just for 12 mths as I'm... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Applied for blue badge exemption. After the time of 14 days approximately I phoned today 03/06/26 to enquire of progress. I spoke to staff member David who looked into my account and informed me t... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

My wife and myself both have Blue Badges and both have our own cars but we share an email address. Our badges have different Tyne Tunnel exemption expiring dates, this has caused some confusion which... See more

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Company details

  1. Toll Road Rest Stop

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TT2 Ltd. operates the Tyne Tunnels as a toll road. They are managed by the North East Combined Authority (NECA). The Bylaws, which are approved by the Department for Transport, regulate the Tunnels.


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4.6

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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Easy to use the online application form

Found it very easy to fill in the online application form on their website page. Once submitted l was informed by email that TT2 hah received my application and a few days later was notified the result of my application.

16 June 2026
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Reply from Tyne Tunnels

Hi Andrew,

We appreciate your review. It is great to hear you found your exemption application easy to complete. Our team is always working hard to provide a positive experience.

TT2 Customer Experience Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

easy process experienced

easy, efficient process, with progress communication along the way.

29 June 2026
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Reply from Tyne Tunnels

Hi Paul,

Thank you for your review. We are happy to hear your found your exemption application process easy. Our team is always working hard to provide an efficient service.

TT2 Customer Experience Team

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This service was absolutely…terrible

This service was absolutely unacceptable from the very beginning. The experience was terrible, completely disorganised, and made worse by absolutely awful customer service. I am extremely dissatisfied and regret using it at all. I will never use this again, and I would strongly warn others to avoid it. It falls far below any reasonable standard of service.

11 June 2026
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Reply from Tyne Tunnels

Hello,

We are sorry to hear about your experience. If you would like to raise a formal complaint, please see the link below to our customer complaints page.

https://www.tt2.co.uk/help/complaints-process/complaints-form/

TT2 Customer Experience Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Tyne Tunnels , Brilliant Staff.

It’s always a pleasure dealing with Tyne Tunnels , their reply’s are always prompt and pleasant . I renew my Blue Badge permit every year , it’s a straight forward procedure , no hassle whatsoever .,

26 June 2026
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Reply from Tyne Tunnels

Hello,

We appreciate your review. It is great to hear you found your exemption renewal application process straightforward. Our team is always working hard to provide a positive experience.

TT2 Customer Experience Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Helped with the reapplication

I struggled with the reapplication and the staff on the end of the phone was very helpful in guiding me through the process.
John Richardson

26 June 2026
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Reply from Tyne Tunnels

Hi John,

Thank you for your review. It is great to hear our team was able to assist you with your exemption renewal application.

TT2 Customer Experience Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very quick and efficient approval for…

Very quick and efficient approval for Blue Badge exemption. Application form easy to use.

25 June 2026
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Reply from Tyne Tunnels

Hi Maria,

Thank you for your review. We are glad to hear you found your exemption application easy to complete. Our team is always working hard to provide an efficient service.

TT2 Customer Experience Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Easy form to fill in I did phone up and…

Easy form to fill in I did phone up and a very friendly response and very helpful

2 June 2026
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Reply from Tyne Tunnels

Hi Gordon,

Thank you for your review. We are happy to hear you found your exemption application easy to complete. Our team is always working hard to provide a helpful service.

TT2 Customer Experience Team

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Threatening rip off merchants

Full of mercenaries trying to rip you off. I went through the tunnel and forgot to pay, no problem my mistake. I then receive a letter saying I was sent 2 previous letters (I had received nothing) and demanded £102.50. I contested this using the most useless appeal process ever designed and then got on the phone with someone who told me that a 3rd part debt collection agent would be called. They are clearly out to trap you to drain as much money as possible from you whilst threatening you with 3rd party debt companies. Disgusting

24 June 2026
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Reply from Tyne Tunnels

Hi Ben,

We are sorry to hear about your experience. When a charge is created we always send three letters, over 6 weeks, to ensure you are adequately notified of the charge. All letters are monitored to ensure delivery, via the Royal Mail.

Once the 6 weeks have elapsed and the charge payment has not been received, cases will be moved to a third-party collection agency. Appeal will then be managed by the third-party collection agency.

If you would like to discuss this case further, please contact the third-party collection agency, detailed on your letter.

TT2 Customer Experience Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Speedy renewal after change of vehicle…

Speedy renewal after change of vehicle despite my making an error on the application. Great service.

22 June 2026
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Reply from Tyne Tunnels

Hi David,

We appreciate your review. It is great to hear you found your exemption renewal application process quick. Our team is always working hard to provide a positive experience.

TT2 Customer Experience Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very easy to renew your blue badge toll…

It was easy to fill in form.

23 June 2026
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Reply from Tyne Tunnels

Hi Sheila,

Thank you for your review. We are glad to hear you found your exemption renewal application easy to complete.

TT2 Customer Experience Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Ease of renewal

Ease of renewal. Excellent service.

23 June 2026
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Reply from Tyne Tunnels

Hi William,

We appreciate your review. It is great to hear you found your exemption renewal application easy to complete.

TT2 Customer Experience Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Easy to use account

Ideally this would be be free! However, using their easy online system to load credit. Ensures I don't get caught out by forgetting to pay. Have added my whole families cars!

18 June 2026
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Reply from Tyne Tunnels

Hi Mark,

Thank you for your review. We are pleased to hear you found our system easy to navigate. Our team is always working hard to provide a positive experience.

TT2 Customer Experience Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The process to renew Blue Badge was…

The process to renew Blue Badge was hassle free.
Contacteded a member of staff to answer a query which they did in a very polite manner.

1 June 2026
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Reply from Tyne Tunnels

Hi Mr Wardle,

Thank you for your review. We are pleased to hear you found your exemption application process hassle free. Our team is always working hard to provide a positive experience.

TT2 Customer Experience Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very good company to deal with

This company have always been very helpful and kept me well informed how my application was progressing. If I needed to speak to someone they were always curticusand well informed.
Well done TT 2.

17 June 2026
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Reply from Tyne Tunnels

Hi Philip,

Thank you for your review. We are happy to hear our team were able to assist you with your enquiries. Our team is always working hard to provide a helpful service.

TT2 Customer Experience Team

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

No compassion or reason

The response to my appeal suggests it was read by someone with no compassion and little grasp on reality. Why would I want an account if this was my only ever use of the tunnel? No explanation to my complaint that a day is too short to expect payment within, when there's no facility to pay later with a small supplement. Straight to a penalty charge! Legal extortion

4 June 2026
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Reply from Tyne Tunnels

Hi Steve,

We are sorry to hear about your experience. When travelling through the Tyne Tunnels, a payment for toll is due midnight the following day. The timeframe for payment is set in the Tyne Tunnel Bylaws, which are governed by Central Government. This timeframe is set to encourage the lowest non-compliance rate possible.

If you have exhausted the appeals process and would like to raise a complaint, please see the link below.

https://www.tt2.co.uk/help/complaints-process/

TT2 Customer Experience Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The form was easy to complete and the…

The form was easy to complete and the reply was made within the deadline. Good service thank you.

17 June 2026
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Reply from Tyne Tunnels

Hi Michael,

We appreciate your review. It is great to hear you found your exemption application easy to complete. Our team is always working hard to provide a positive experience.

TT2 Customer Experience Team

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