Since the abolition of toll charges in 2007, Tay Road Bridge commuters are on average saving £184 a year, the Scottish transport minister has claimed.
Regular Forth Road Bridge users are said to be saving an average of £230 a year.
The figures emerged following two Parliamentary Questions and detail the average yearly savings for commuters since tolls were scrapped after the SNP became the Scottish Government and a high-profile campaign spearheaded by The Courier.
In his answer, transport minister Keith Brown based the average figure on an individual working a five-day week and with six weeks holiday per year.
Dundee West SNP MSP Joe FitzPatrick welcomed the findings, saying, “The Tay Bridge is vital to the people of Dundee and its economy.
“It was only fair that the tolls were abolished to bring both the Tay and Forth Crossings into line with the rest of the country.
“By delivering on the SNP manifesto, the Scottish Government has passed on savings of over £550 to frequent bridge users in three years.
“Since coming to power in May 2007, the SNP Government at Holyrood has worked tirelessly to support household incomes and provide stability during unprecedented economic pressure.
“I’m proud both as an MSP and as a Dundonian for the work this government has done for the city.”
Also praising the results is Central Fife MSP, Tricia Marwick, who said, “Tolls on both bridges connecting Fife to the rest of Scotland is something which had been a major issue to us all living in the Kingdom.
“Thousands use the two bridges everyday to get to work and for leisure, they are vital for the whole of Scotland’s economy. With the previous Labour Government refusing to lift the levy on the people of Fife, the SNP delivered.
“Once elected in 2007, the SNP’s first act was relieve the people of Fife of that economic burden.
“It finally put those in Fife, Dundee and Edinburgh on an equal footing to those on the West of Scotland who had been toll-free for several years.”
“The abolition of bridge tolls, the freezing of the council tax, reducing prescription charges year on year and a host of other measures has made Scotland a better place to live and work.
“Between now and the election in May we will work tirelessly to protect that progress.”