{"id":26584,"date":"2024-05-10T15:33:26","date_gmt":"2024-05-10T15:33:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=26584"},"modified":"2024-05-10T15:33:26","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T15:33:26","slug":"toll-cap-cash-flowing-motorists-claiming-264-on-average","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2024\/05\/10\/toll-cap-cash-flowing-motorists-claiming-264-on-average\/","title":{"rendered":"Toll cap cash flowing \u2014 motorists claiming $264 on average"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Motorists in Baulkham Hills, Blacktown, Marsden Park, Auburn and Merrylands are among the biggest beneficiaries of the NSW Government\u2019s $60 toll cap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Motorists are claiming an average $264 in cash back from the signature cost-of-living relief scheme that began on 1 January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Drivers in Auburn ($600.51), Lakemba ($516.33) and Wiley Park ($465.87) have received some of the largest average toll relief returns during the first month of claims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More than 47,600 claims have been lodged by drivers who are able to claim for the first 3 months of the toll cap period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A total of $46.8 million is available to 350,000 toll account holders to be claimed after the first quarterly period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Claims will open for future quarters on 9 July 2024, 9 October 2024 and 9 January 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Get more information and claim&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.service.nsw.gov.au\/services\/toll-relief\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Toll relief<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Top 20 suburbs ranked by total claim amount<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure id=\"nsw-table-1\" class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Suburbs<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Count of Claims<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Total Claim Amount ($)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Avg Claim ($)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Baulkham Hills<\/td><td>706<\/td><td>$222,463<\/td><td>$315.10<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Blacktown<\/td><td>659<\/td><td>$212,152<\/td><td>$321.93<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Marsden Park<\/td><td>555<\/td><td>$196,844<\/td><td>$354.67<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Auburn<\/td><td>324<\/td><td>$194,564<\/td><td>$600.51<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Merrylands<\/td><td>445<\/td><td>$190,828<\/td><td>$428.83<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Quakers Hill<\/td><td>496<\/td><td>$155,753<\/td><td>$314.02<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Castle Hill<\/td><td>525<\/td><td>$153,210<\/td><td>$291.83<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Kellyville<\/td><td>468<\/td><td>$134,130<\/td><td>$286.60<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Greystanes<\/td><td>460<\/td><td>$129,795<\/td><td>$282.16<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Lakemba<\/td><td>235<\/td><td>$121,337<\/td><td>$516.33<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>West pennant Hills<\/td><td>285<\/td><td>$100,813<\/td><td>$353.73<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Glenwood<\/td><td>303<\/td><td>$97,365<\/td><td>$321.34<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bankstown<\/td><td>299<\/td><td>$96,948<\/td><td>$324.24<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Schofields<\/td><td>295<\/td><td>$95,646<\/td><td>$324.22<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Glenmore Park<\/td><td>381<\/td><td>$89,775<\/td><td>$&nbsp;235.63<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Wiley Park<\/td><td>184<\/td><td>$85,720<\/td><td>$465.87<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Punchbowl<\/td><td>217<\/td><td>$83,763<\/td><td>$386.00<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Seven Hills<\/td><td>266<\/td><td>$83,013<\/td><td>$312.08<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Melonba<\/td><td>196<\/td><td>$81,248<\/td><td>$414.53<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mascot<\/td><td>276<\/td><td>$77,782<\/td><td>$281.82<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Minister for Roads John Graham said: &nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe $60 weekly toll cap is working just as it was designed &#8211; getting relief to where it is needed most.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis means much-needed dollars in the pockets of drivers across western Sydney, those areas where people have little other choice than to use toll roads and where public transport alternatives are not as viable as in other parts of Sydney.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe NSW Government\u2019s number one priority is delivering cost of living relief and I urge those drivers who are eligible for toll relief to link their toll account with Service NSW.\u201d &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Minister for Customer Service and Digital Government Jihad Dib said: &nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Labor Government\u2019s toll relief scheme is helping households save money, and people can easily access this using the Service NSW website.\u201d &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere is a video on the Service NSW website which walks customers through the steps of the claim process. People need to link their toll account to their MyServiceNSW account, follow the prompts and submit a claim if eligible.\u201d &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cToll relief customers have found the online claim process seamless and accessible, and team members at Service Centres are also available to assist people or you can call&nbsp;<a href=\"tel:13 77 88\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">13 77 88<\/a>&nbsp;for assistance. I encourage people to jump online and make a claim.\u201d\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Motorists in Baulkham Hills, Blacktown, Marsden Park, Auburn and Merrylands are among the biggest beneficiaries of the NSW Government\u2019s $60 toll cap. Motorists are claiming an average $264 in cash back from the signature cost-of-living relief scheme that began on 1 January. Drivers in Auburn ($600.51), Lakemba ($516.33) and Wiley Park ($465.87) have received some &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2024\/05\/10\/toll-cap-cash-flowing-motorists-claiming-264-on-average\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Toll cap cash flowing \u2014 motorists claiming $264 on average&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26584","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nswnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26584","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26584"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26584\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26585,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26584\/revisions\/26585"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26584"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26584"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26584"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}