A $50 cap on Sydney’s toll roads and the abolition of $10 notice fees will kick in from the first week of July.
Under the 2026-27 NSW Budget released today (June 23), the cap will be reduced by $10 for 12 months which means motorists who claim toll relief every week will get an extra $520 back over the year.
The cap reduction will take effect from July 6, the state government says, with the first claims under the new cap to be lodged from early October.
Government also expects another 200,000 toll accounts to become eligible for relief under the lower cap; about 948,000 accounts are now at the $60 threshold.
Toll admin fees will be abolished, saving at least $10 a notice and costing motorists $60 million last year; in some cases, the fee is as high as $20.
NSW Premier Chris Minns says city residents use toll roads every day.
“We can’t fix every pressure families are facing but we can help,” he says.
“Some of these admin fees were higher than the toll itself. That never made sense to me and we’re getting rid of them.”
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Transport Minister John Graham says the number of new accounts getting cap relief “is the equivalent of four capacity crowds at the SCG” in what he says is the most tolled city on Earth.
(A NSW Government website lists 13 toll roads across Sydney; click here for that list and how much the tolls are.)
“Scrapping toll administration fees is part of putting drivers first after decades in which they came second to privatisation,” he says.
“Toll admin fees are going and the rest of the interface with motorists will be user-friendly and digital-first.”
Finance Minister Courtney Houssos says “transport is one of the biggest pressures facing many households particularly as fuel prices remain high”.
“We’ve taken difficult decisions over the last three years to … be able to now deliver targeted relief for families.”
Western Sydney motorists stand to benefit the most from the new cap as they account for half of all relief claims: Blacktown, Baulkham Hills, Auburn, Merrylands and Castle Hill are among the suburbs to benefit the most, government says.
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