Australian toll roads add up fast for daily commuters. A typical $8.50 each-way toll on a 5-day-per-week commute (10 trips × 48 weeks) costs $4,080 per year, $40,800 over a decade. For NSW (Linkt), VIC (CityLink, EastLink), and QLD (Linkt) commuters, the annual toll bill is often the second-largest car-related expense after fuel.

Toll deductions: tolls are tax-deductible if used for work-related travel that's NOT normal home-to-work commuting (visits to clients, travel between worksites, work-related errands). The standard daily commute home → office → home is not deductible. Keep records of work-related toll trips separately if you want to claim them; aggregating from your Linkt account at year-end is the standard approach.

Cost-comparison: for a daily commute the toll route often beats the no-toll alternative once you factor in time value of money. A 30-minute time saving × 250 work days × $30/hr value = $3,750/yr — usually more than the toll cost itself. The case for the no-toll route is stronger if you'd use the time productively while driving (audiobooks, podcasts, calls) or if the toll is genuinely punitive in your specific market. For broader car cost see our Car Running Cost Calculator.