Western Sydney suburbs in the south and north to benefit most from toll relief

Drivers in suburbs who largely missed out on rego relief under the old toll scheme will benefit most from new rebates. Here are the suburbs getting the most cash back.

Drivers in suburbs who largely missed out on rego relief under an old toll relief scheme will be the big winners from a toll rebate saving motorists up to $750 per year.

Government data, seen by The Daily Telegraph, shows that the number of residents across Sydney eligible for toll relief will dramatically increase under the new policy.

The data, showing where the policy will have the most impact, was instrumental in convincing senior Ministers to adopt the major budget measure.

The biggest winners of the new toll relief plan will be drivers in Casula, Hammondville, and Liverpool in the southwest.

Those suburbs are followed by the northwest postcode of 2155, covering Beaumont Hills, Kellyville and Rouse Hill.

The data also reveals that suburbs which largely missed out on the current rego-relief policy will be among the biggest beneficiaries of the new 40 per cent cashback plan.

For the first time, pensioners will also be able to access toll relief. The Telegraph can reveal that pensioners – already receive free rego – will get cash rebates on their toll spending above $375 like other motorists under the budget announcement.

According to government estimates, a sole trader who spends $2,250 per year on tolls would get more than 50 per cent that discounted under the plan, when tax deductions are taken into account.

Labor leader Chris Minns on Tuesday slammed the toll relief plan as a “Band-Aid solution,” pledging to offer drivers “real toll relief” if he is elected next year.

Dark red represents areas where more than 40 per cent of drivers will get relief under the new scheme.

Drivers who benefited from the old scheme are highlighted in dark green.

But Mr Minns refused to say how much more relief a Labor government would give motorists.

He said his policy would be finalised ahead of the next election.

Asked whether Labor would seek to renegotiate contracts with toll road operators to make future toll increases smaller, he said: “no”.

“We are going to look at the implications of the contracts signed by the New South Wales Government and look at real relief for Sydney motorists.

“We don’t have a policy to announce today and I’m not going to speculate on it, we want to do it in a calm, methodical way,” he said.

Originally published as Western Sydney suburbs in the south and north to benefit most from toll relief