Most toll roads are located in the eastern states of Australia such as Queensland, Victoria and New South Wales. These toll roads are situated in the metropolitan part of Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. These are more popular routes if you are planning to tour around the city. If you hire a car and a driver to tour around these areas, you will be the one to pay these toll fees. If you do not have a driver with you in your rented car and you failed to pay the toll fees, it will be deducted in your credit card as you pay for the car rent.
Queensland
The toll roads in Queensland is created by the Queensland Motorways. At present, the traditional toll method in Queensland is replaced by the new and innovative Go Via. The “go via tag” replaces the traditional cash payments in toll roads. With this new system, you do not have to stop or slow down in tolls. No merging and lane changing is now available with GoVia. This is very helpful because it can greatly reduce congestion. This way the flow of traffic will be great. You can either pay the toll via goviavideo which is video tolled or you can pay via go viatag which is an in-vehicle tag. You just have to visit their website if you want to sign up for the GoVia system so that you can go through these tolls properly. You can also buy passes at Matilda, Night Owl, United, Caltex and BP.
New South Wales
You can find the toll roads of New South Wales inside and all around Sydney, the capital city. The orbital network of Sydney has ten motorways which are linked to some major roads, freeways, and expressways. There are older toll roads that will accept your cash, but most of the toll roads in New South Wales are electronic. This means you have to buy electronic passes and tags. There are travelers with E tag. This means, they can only pass through E roads. These are clearly marked in your tag. The tag will be read with the censor in the toll, then the account will be debited automatically. This is how payment is done in these toll roads. You can buy these tags in their website. Your plate number will be recorded by the toll road systems in these area so that the payment will be collected later on.
Victoria
The metropolitan part of Melbourne, Victoria is full of toll roads. Included in these systems are the exhibition, extension and the Melbourne City Link. The payment in these toll roads may be traditional cash, electronic or via video. The tags that you have may also be used in toll roads in NSW and Queensland. You can visit their website to buy the tags you need to pass through these tolls.