[4][5] It also made the building of bridges across the river illegal for 3 miles (4.8 km) up or down stream.

This is a very rare perquisite agreed by Parliament and George III, rewarding the work of collecting the tolls in all financial circumstances.

[9] Oxfordshire County Council estimates that 10,000 motor vehicles cross the bridge each day.

An online poll in 2006 on the Witney Gazette website showed that 87.5% of voters wanted the tolls scrapped.

[12][13] A campaign calling for Oxfordshire County Council to buy the bridge[7][14] was unsuccessful.