Road Toll Charges
Road Tolls? Where & When?
How do I pay Electronic Tolls?
Australia
SYDNEY:
All Rental Companies make copies of a information brochure available at all Sydney rental locations clarifying the above procedures. Please note that renters who do not organise an appropriate pass may be fined, and will be debited any charges received by Hertz/Thrifty/Europcar as well as a $30.00 GST administration fee.
The situation in Sydney today.
All of the toll roads in New South Wales are in the Sydney metropolitan area.
A summary of the existing toll roads follows (below):
| Number | Name | From | To | Cost for cars |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M1 | Sydney Harbour Bridge and Tunnel | North Sydney | City | From $2.50 to $4.00 Time based toll, charged in a Southbound direction only. |
| CCT | Cross City Tunnel | Darling Harbour | Eastern Distributor exit or Rushcutters Bay | $4.12 Charged in both directions. |
| M1 | Eastern Distributor | Wolloomooloo | Mascot | $5.00 Flat rate, charged in the northbound direction only. |
| M2 | Hills M2 | West Baulkham Hills | North Ryde | $3.80 Flat rate, charged in both directions. |
| M4 | M4 Western Motorway | Emu Plains | Strathfield | $2.75 Flat rate, charged in both directions at Auburn. |
| M5 | M5 South West Motorway | Prestons | Beverly Hills | $3.80 Flat rate, charged in both directions. |
| M7 | Westlink M7 | M2, M4 and M5 | M2, M4 and M5 | Distance based, charged in both directions and capped at 20 km. |
| LCT | Lane Cove Tunnel | The Lane Cove Tunnel & Falcon Street Gateway have no cash booths. The easiest way to use them and to pay for tolls is with a Roam Express e-TAG. It works on all toll roads in Australia - all you have to do is attach the e-TAG to your windscreen, and drive through any electronic toll point without stopping. M2, M4 and M5 $Varies on distance | ||
| LCT | Lane Cove Tunnel | East & Westbound | $2.55 Flat rate, charged in both directions in the tunnel. | |
| LCT | Lane Cove Tunnel | Falcon St Gateway | $1.27 Flat rate, charged in both directions on the north facing ramps at Falcon Street. | |
(Westlink M7 connects the west by providing an uninterrupted journey between the M2, M4 and M5 motorways.Westlink M7 is a fully electronic tollroad with no toll booths.)
For more information on Sydney's 'cashless' toll roads, please visit:
http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au
http://www.westlinkM7.com.au
http://www.crosscitymotorway.com.au
http://www.tollpay.com.au
http://www.transurban.com.au
http://www.expresstag.com.au Roam Tag
http://www.connectormotorways.com.au Lane Cove Tunnel
MELBOURNE:
CityLink is a toll road expressway that links Melbourne's three major freeways: the West Gate, the Monash and the Tullamarine. The West Gate Freeway is the western gateway to regions including the Great Ocean Road; the Monash Freeway is the south-eastern gateway to Phillip Island, Gippsland and Lakes and Wilderness; and the Tullamarine Freeway is the northern gateway to the airport and the Goldfields.
People using CityLink don't need to stop to pay for their travel as this is all done electronically via overhead gantries that record your licence plate number and travel details. If you're visiting Melbourne and planning on using CityLink, all you need to do is purchase a CityLink Pass. Make sure you do this before you travel or within 3 days of travelling as fines apply. CityLink has three passes that are available for infrequent users and those visiting Melbourne:
A 24 Hour Pass, costing $10.50, provides unlimited travel on CityLink for 24 hours from the time you first drive on CityLink.
A Weekend Pass, costing $10.50, allows you to travel from noon on Friday until midnight on Sunday.
The Tulla Pass, costing $3.75, is available for travel between Bulla Road and Flemington Roads on the Tullamarine Freeway.
And, if you find yourself on CityLink and haven't got a pass, you can purchase a 24 Hour Pass or Tulla Pass until midnight three days after you travelled on CityLink. So, if you travel on CityLink after midday Friday, you have until midnight Tuesday to purchase a pass.
Purchasing a CityLink Pass is simple - you can visit CityLink's website www.citylink.com.au call Customer Service on 13 26 29, visit an Australia Post office or use a Touch machine at Melbourne Airport and major Shell petrol station outlet in Victoria.
http://www.mappy.co.uk/ is a fabulous web-site giving the road traveller a wealth of infomation.
United Kingdom
The London Congestion Charging Scheme:
The Congestion Charge is an £8 daily charge for driving or parking a vehicle on public roads within the Congestion 
Charging zone between 7:00am and 6:00pm, Monday to Friday, excluding weekends and public holidays and between Christmas Day and New Year’s Day inclusive. Payment of the charge (Including Rental / Hire Cars) allows you to drive around, leave and re-enter the zone as many times as required in one day.
You will know when you are about to cross the boundary into the charging zone because you will see the ‘C’ sign, shown top right, at the side of the road. There are no tollbooths, barriers or tickets; instead you are paying to register your vehicle registration number on a database. Cameras will read your number plate as you enter or drive within the charging zone and check it against the database of those who have paid the charge or those who are exempt or registered for 100% discount. Once the vehicle registration number has been matched, showing that you have paid you are fully wiped off the database.
Payment can be made via the TFL call centre, via the web www.cclondon.com , in retail outlets offering the PayPoint service or in post offices. The charge can be paid at any time up to 10pm on the day of entry into the zone.
The areas where the charge is applicable are highlighted on this Map
Driving the A40 without Entering Congestion Zone.pdf
LONDON CONGESTION ZONE CHARGE INFO.pdf
ALAMO:
Congestion Charge is applicable in Central London. Marble Arch and London Bayswater are the only Alamo locations that fall into the Central London zone. If the customer picks up a car from Marble Arch between Monday to Friday (07.00-18.00) inclusive, Alamo will offer to add the first day's Congestion Charge fee to the rental agreement for their convenience. The customer will then be responsible for paying the daily charge for all subsequent days (Saturday, Sunday and public holidays are exempt). For a customer picking up a car from Marble Arch on a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday no Congestion Charge fee will be added to the rental agreement for that first day. They will then be responsible for paying the fee for all subsequent chargeable days (excluding Saturday, Sunday and public holidays).
HERTZ:
Marble Arch, Victoria & Russell Square are now all located within the zone. However Hertz pays the first congestion charge for customers renting from these locations. Subsequent entries into the zone are the renters responsibility.
EUROPCAR:
Edgware Road, London Victoria & London Notting Hill are within the Zone
Hire cars are not exempt from the charge and it is the responsibility of the renter and not Europcar to register the vehicle they are driving by paying the charge each day they travel within the zone.
Europe
There are toll roads throughout Europe and the way they "work" varies. In most countries you pay as you exit the toll road - with the piece of paper obtained when entering the toll road telling the toll booth where you entered.
Switzerland charges a fee for the use of motorways (green road signs). The vignette, which is a sticker applied to inside of the windscreen, costs a flat-rate price and is mandatory for motor vehicles. Vignettes can be purchased at customs offices at most border entries. also obtainable at post offices, petrol stations, automobile associations and railway stations. They are valid from 1 December until 31 January of the year after the following year.
European Tolls:
If you're planning a trip to the Continent, here's some vital information on countries that operate toll systems. Select the country from the drop-down menu or click the country code on the map to view toll details.
Our toll information covers certain European countries and should be used as a guide only. Prices are approximate and may change from time to time.
Click here for more Information from the AA UK
http://www.mappy.co.uk/ is another fabulous web-site giving the road traveller a wealth of infomation.
United States of America
United States of America Tolls:
United States Road Tolls & Road Highway Parkway Infomation
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