Foreign drivers have cost the British taxpayer £81 million by dodging tolls at the Dartford Crossing over a million times.
Damning figures show 1,160,000 Dart Charge fines have been passed on to the European debt recovery agency over the past three years.
Dart Charge was introduced at the crossing, which connects Kent and Essex, in 2014 – replacing toll booths in an effort to reduce congestion.
Foreign drivers cost the British taxpayer £81 million in fines after dodging over a million tolls when using the Dartford Crossing (pictured)
Instead of paying at a series of booths, drivers have to set up pre-paid accounts online.
Tolls are £2.50 for cars, £3 for goods vehicles and £6 for heavy goods vehicles.
If the Dart Charge is not paid drivers can be fined £70, which must be settled within 28 days. However, if the fine is paid within 14 days, it is reduced to £35.
Those motorists who ignore charges completely could faces a bill rising to £108.
Gareth Johnson, Conservative MP for Dartford in Kent, called on the authorities to seize the vehicles of fine dodgers.
Celebrity motoring lawyer Nick Freeman (pictured) has accused the Government as acting ‘soft and stupid’ over the mountain of unpaid Dart Charge debt
He said: ‘It is simply unfair for some people to be able to get away without paying for the toll.
‘There is a power to seize vehicles from those who persistently refuse to pay but I don’t think this has ever been used.
‘I suspect that if the Department for Transport were to release the figures for how few foreign lorry drivers have actually paid the fines they have been given it would show an even worse situation.’
Celebrity motoring lawyer Nick Freeman has accused the Government of acting ‘soft and stupid’ over the mountain of unpaid Dart Charge debt.
Mr Freeman, who earned the nickname ‘Mr Loophole’ because of a series of impressive legal victories for celebrity clients including David Beckham and Jimmy Carr, told the BBC: ‘The government need to grasp this because the amount of money is exorbitant and it’s totally unfair.
‘The point is there are millions and millions of foreign drivers who come over to this country and they pay nothing to use our roads. We go abroad, we have to pay.’
Despite the concerning research, Highways England said that unpaid fines were being chased abroad.
A spokesman said: ‘The vast majority of drivers are paying their Dart Charge correctly, and the number of foreign drivers not paying on time makes up less than 1% of total crossings.
‘Non-payment is being followed up fairly and appropriately, using all legal means, both in the UK and abroad.’