Road Tolls

[idlewillo]

Hey guys i need some advice please. My parents were recently in Austraila, when they returned they started getting fines for not paying road tolls. Whats the deal here because they claim they never saw a toll booth on the M2 until just before the harbour bridge which they paid. The rental company did tell them to be careful and watch out and gave them a number to ring to pay but my question is how do you know whether you have gone through a toll???

Edited by idlewillo on Friday 6th February 15:59

[Jader1973]

If Sydney is anything like Melbourne, you don't.

No toll boths, just overhead cameras that take a photo, or detect your E-Tag. You have three days to pay I think, otherwise you get fined.

There are usually big signs telling you you are about to go on a toll road.

Edited by Jader1973 on Saturday 7th February 05:17

[suthol]

Jader1973 said:

If Sydney is anything like Melbourne, you don't.

No toll boths, just overhead cameras that take a photo, or detect your E-Tag. You have three days to pay I think, otherwise you get fined.

There are usually big signs telling you you are about to go on a toll road.

Edited by Jader1973 on Saturday 7th February 05:17

And when you pay on line the $2.50 toll will have something like a $20 service charge for each toll, my son had about $50 worth of tolls which became nearly $400 when paid on line, he now has an e-tag.

[Colonial]

There are big signs everywhere and signs showing the number to call - I drive the road once a week or so and don't know how you would miss it to be honest.

You miss it and don't call you get a fine. No way out

[idlewillo]

ok thanks guys, so if you don't see the sign your FUBAR then..great. Think i am going to write to the rental company and sugguest that all their cars have an e-tag so this thing can't happen. thanks again for your help.

[deviant]

idlewillo said:

ok thanks guys, so if you don't see the sign your FUBAR then..great. Think i am going to write to the rental company and sugguest that all their cars have an e-tag so this thing can't happen. thanks again for your help.

It will probably be in the small print of the rental agreement that its your own responsibility to get an E-Tag. When I was in Melbourne a few months back they did have a sign up in the office "Do you want an E-tag" or something similar. And there was a big sticker on the windscreen with the E-tag phone number and fine warning.

We didnt bother with one...just zig-zagged through the suburbs and trusted tomtom to direct me

[Colonial]

Last time I was in Melbourne I was driving a car with no numberplates, so the lack of an etag was the least of our worries.