Melbourne City Link - Navarra Rates

I lived in Melbourne a few years ago and had a Courier Dual Cab 4WD at the time. When I rang to add it to the e tag account, they tried the same thing. I let it slide and rang back later and called it a Ford Utility (rather than a Courier 4WD).

Got charged normal car rates and never had a problem.

The person you are dealing with probably doesn't know one car from another. The just punch key word in the computer and real what is on the screen.

Same problem with my Hilux DC. Couldn't change their perspectve so just resigned myself to higher rates. Cheers

if you have a canopy , call it a wagon

Bit strange that one, most 4wd's including my Troopy are at car rates.

I haven't an etag but purchase the occasional 24hr pass on the web for when I have the misfortune of travelling through Melb. I have only paid car rates. My dual cab isn't a commercial vehicle.

About 12 months ago we went through Melbourne too, although our experience wasn't for a dual cab. We have a Mitsubishi Canter 4WD with a camper built on the back. It is registered here in W.A. as a 'motorised caravan'. We had to pay commercial rates because of the weight of the vehicle, but what got us was that a vehicle towing a caravan was charged at car rates with the caravan free. It is a good money raiser for Melbourne. Had we not been going through there in peak hour we probably would have found some way round and saved ourselves something like $15 toll. We had more success on the toll ways in Sydney getting the vehicle through as a private vehicle as opposed to a commercial vehicle. Good luck in your endeavours to get your vehicle at car rates. Prue

Hi
Just came back from Sydney. Well after one day on their toll roads I was $30 poorer, they go on vehicle lenght, anything over 2 metres is considered commercial. I loved the sign that said a car and trailer under 2 metres was only charged car rate, still trying to think of a car and trailer combo under 2 metres in lenght

Regards Ray

Correct me if I'm wrong, a Navara is a light commercial vehicle.

I recall a few years back travelling along the Melbourne tollway with SWMBO sitting up purse in hand ready to pay toll... we never heard anything about it. Tried to get an epass for the M7 and what an excercise was on the phone for 15 mins at $1 a minute gave all the details and did the trip but have not had a bill yet... Going to buy an Etag though with a couple of brackets as I'm always in Sydney & the M7 goes exactly where I want to go...