[NSW \ SYD] Which Sections Of M5 Toll-Road Are Eligible For Cashback ?

whyisave on 13/08/2021 - 22:49
Last edited 13/08/2021 - 22:49

I am wondering if anyone knows which sections of the M5 falls under "M5" and which falls under "West Connex" ?

I ask because, recently when claiming the M5 cashback after using the M5, my invoice showed
that some sections of the M5 are now called "West Connex" and so it is ineligible for a cashback.

I always thought, that whole tollway was "M5", but apparently it is not.
My invoice had specific sections of the Toll road divided into M5 and West Connex,
and so cashback/rebates were only allowed for the M5 but not for the part of the Toll road, which is now designated West Connex.

Then, when looking at the Transport NSW's official FAQs, there are specific locations where the cashback / toll rebate will be honoured.

Are these locations the 'boundaries', between what is the M5 and the West Connex toll roads ?

M5 South-West Cashback Scheme
https://roads-waterways.transport.nsw.gov.au/sydney-motorway…

The NSW Government’s M5 South-West Cashback Scheme allows NSW residents to claim back the value of tolls (excluding GST)
paid while using a vehicle registered in NSW for private, pensioner or charitable use on the M5 South-West Motorway.

Motorists can claim a rebate on tolls incurred using an eligible vehicle at the following locations on the M5 South-West Motorway:

The Hammondville toll plaza
Henry Lawson Drive, Milperra
The River Road, Revesby
Fairford Road, Padstow
Belmore Road, Riverwood.

There are no plans to expand the reach of the M5 South-West Cashback Scheme to include any road other than the M5 South-West Motorway.

Automotive

Comments

  • kerfuffle on 13/08/2021 - 23:40
    +1

    The part up to King Georges Road eastbound. Anything after that is the M5 East or M8 and attracts a separate toll i.e. WestConnex. In other words, the M5 tunnel that goes to General Holmes Drive now costs money that you won't get back

    • whyisave on 14/08/2021 - 00:19
      +2

      yuck.

      So, you're saying this ?

      ❌ ○ No Rebate | WestConnex [M5 East, M8] __ King Georges <———> Bexley Tunnel, Airport, Brighton Le Sands, etc.

      ✔️ ○ Rebate | M5 South, West __ Campbelltown ——-> King Georges Road

      • JDMcarfan on 14/08/2021 - 00:27
        +1

        yes indeed! despite the fact the m5 east is a shitty tunnel that was completed and paid for years ago and is a critical piece of infrastructure for the West & South-West to access our airport.

        Could've at least started the toll on it when the entire WestConnex Project was finished (i.e. M4 —> Airport is possible) and then at least the M5 east would genuinely be a little less congested.
        Obviously this is in a COVID-Free World.

        • whyisave on 14/08/2021 - 01:11
          +1

          Thanks for confirming.

          I know that tolls is a mechanism to control congestion,
          ie. balancing out demand for a valuable resource,
          but it still looks like to be part the slow & willfully steady implementation of
          this capitalist model of "you will own nothing; for everything else 'rent it from me' ".

          The government does not look like owning anything anymore,
          except giving roads, electricity, land, health-care etc … away to private & foreign interests.

          The land & its riches, which belong to its people,
          to be shared, are being leased back to its inhabitants.

          Subscription-based life in Sydney.

          So, life just continues to be subscription-based:
          housing, roads, news, health, etc.

          Pay to use.

          Renter not citizen.

          /rant

          • dandosr on 14/08/2021 - 07:39
            +1

            @whyisave: Just look at the governments shift from public to private sector work force. Wages are lower, conditions are poorer and job security 0. It's madness that a few individuals can enjoy the wealth of an entire nation.

          • mini2 on 14/08/2021 - 08:55
            +1

            @whyisave: Well Gladbag Binchicken gave M5 East to her mates as part of the M8 deal. It’s not like the M8 on its own isn’t a sweet deal to begin with but what the hell, let’s gift them the kitchen sink and steak knives too.

      • kerfuffle on 14/08/2021 - 09:51
        +1

        Yeah and vice versa i.e. King Georges Road to Campbelltown is rebated (not sure if you forgot an arrow or you were confused so just making it clearer)

        • whyisave on 15/08/2021 - 02:40

          Thank you for confirming.

          Understood now :-)

          ❌ ○ No Rebate | WestConnex [M5 East, M8] __ King Georges <——❌——> Bexley Tunnel, Airport, Brighton Le Sands, etc.

          ✔️ ○ Rebate | M5 South, West __ Campbelltown <——✔️——-> King Georges Road

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