Wind of change is a cool Breeze Frequency of use will determine which EastLink toll option is best for you In the zone It’s a … l To drive on EastLink you need a Breeze tag or non-tag account, a tag issued by another operator or an EastLink trip pass. Get a Breeze tag or non-tag l EastLink is divided into 13 l Breeze is the name of EastLink’s account, or EastLink trip pass toll zones. tolling service. l Call 13 LINK (13 54 65) any time. l Each zone has a separate cost. l Breeze tags are the most cost-effective way to use l Go to breeze.com.au l Different tolls are charged EastLink. The tags also work on for cars, motorcycles, light every other tollway in . l Visit EastLink’s customer centre at Ringwood. commercial vehicles, heavy commercial vehicles and taxis. l A Breeze tag account has a l Visit an EastLink shop at one of the following lower opening payment than shopping centres: l For a car, the cheapest toll zone its CityLink counterpart. costs 33 cents (2008-09 prices). Bayside (Frankston) l Breeze guarantees no minimum Box Hill l The most expensive toll zone usage fees (pre-paid accounts takes in the Mullum Mullum and only) for car tags and no service Chadstone Melba tunnels ($2.28 for a car). fee for travel on other tollways in Dandenong Plaza , and Brisbane. Knox City. l The cost of a single continuous trip on EastLink is capped. l For trip passes, visit participating Australia Post offices, Coles Express l A car will be charged no more than $4.96 for a weekday trip. > If you already outlets and Bill EXPRESS newsagents. have a tag, it will l Car tolls are discounted by 20 per cent on weekends work on EastLink and public holidays (excludes trip passes). l A 20 per cent weekday discount applies to car trips starting and ending within a single zone, Facts and figures excluding the tunnels section > Pages 28-29: complete toll pricing tables > Pages 30-31: FAQs (excludes public holidays).

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10 Herald Sun frequent users l Motorists who will use the motorway more than two or three and get a tag for each of your vehicles. times a month are advised to open a Breeze tag account. l Tag account holders receive statements (paper or online) showing Remember, if you already have a tag, it will work on EastLink. every trip on EastLink and other tollways. l You can open a Breeze tag account for a single $40 toll prepayment l Your Breeze tag will work on all tollways in Australia. infrequent users l Infrequent users may find aBreeze non-tag account better suits l For non-tag accounts, in addition to the toll an image processing their needs. fee applies to each trip. The fee is 23c for each trip on EastLink, l The Breeze non-tag account works on CityLink as well as EastLink. and 90c (at the time of printing) for each trip on CityLink. occasional users l The EastLink trip pass is suitable for visitors to Melbourne, those passes in person at one of the outlets listed opposite. travelling on EastLink no more than every couple of months and l You can buy a trip pass before, or up to three days after, your trip. people travelling in a rented car. l There’s no need to specify a date when you buy a trip pass. Each l An EastLink trip pass covers a single trip on EastLink in one direction. trip pass is valid for travel up to six months from date of purchase. The cost is $2.49 for a motorcycle, $4.96 for a car, $7.94 for a light l You can buy any number of EastLink trip passes at the same time. commercial vehicle and $13.16 for a heavy commercial vehicle. l When you buy a trip pass you’ll be asked for the number plate and l An additional fee of $2.37 applies when you buy one or more trip other details of your vehicle. business users l Breeze business accounts are available with tags or without. l There is a minimum of two tags or vehicles for each account. l There is a minimum annual usage amount of $20 on EastLink for the l Breeze business accounts have an account management fee of first three years after each tag is issued. $14.78 a quarter, with invoices sent monthly. motorcycles taxis l Motorcycles are tolled on EastLink. Riders can open a Breeze l Taxis are charged $2.28 for a single trip through the Mullum account and link the motorcycle’s registration to that account. Mullum or Melba tunnels between Springvale Rd and the Tags are not issued for motorcycles as a safety precaution. , and $2.15 for a single trip on any other l Alternatively, motorcyclists can buy an EastLink trip pass. part of EastLink. l Motorcycles are photographed as they pass EastLink toll points l The toll for a taxi with a taxi tag travelling the length of EastLink and the toll calculated accordingly. The image processing fee has therefore amounts to $4.43. been waived for motorcycles. l Taxi drivers will on-charge the EastLink toll to passengers.

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