In a new bid to make car hire easier for visitors to New South Wales in Australia, the Minister for Roads has got together with a number of car hire companies to launch a new tolling system.

Michael Daley, the Minster for Roads in New South Wales, is making plans in conjunction with leading car hire companies such as AVIS Australia and Budget Rent-A-Car. In a recent interview Mr Daley revealed that the plans would involve 735 rental cars in the region of Sydney and Newcastle.

“This trial has the potential to save our international, interstate and regional visitors confusion, time and money.” Mr Daley said in a recent interview. “While we expect rental car companies to show restraint and charge a fair amount to cover the costs of recovering tolls from their customers, we know this is not always the case. It is currently the practice of some rental car companies to charge an administration fee of up to $35 to identify the driver and pass on any correspondence. This trial is about giving our visitors a cost-effective and convenient way to use Sydney’s motorways without being slugged by unfair administration fees.”

The beauty of the trial, which will be put into effect at selected Avis Australia and Budget Rent-A-Car outlets in the Sydney CBD, Kings Cross and Newcastle, means that the true cost  Of car hire will be clear from the very start.

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