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Deposit $50 and Get $50 Free of Motorway Toll Fees with New RoamExpress eTag

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Deposit $50 and Get $50 Free of Motorway Toll Fees with New RoamExpress eTag
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sheikyerbouti on 27/11/2016 - 16:46 roamexpress.com.au (4158 clicks)
Last edited 04/12/2016 - 12:28 by 1 other user
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Sign up for a new RoamExpress eTag and get $50 credit on your toll account.

Definitely valid for all Sydney motorways, not sure about other states?

No account admin fee
Pay with credit card, direct debit or BPAY
Choose automatic top-ups for maximum convenience
Unlimited vehicles on one account
Eligible for M5 Cashback

Need to deposit at least $50 for opening credit + either $40 refundable tag fee or $0.90 a month.In order to get this deal, you'll need to spend at least $50.90. Thanks Obey

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  • rawm on 27/11/2016 - 17:00

    Looks like it will be nationwide credit.

    https://www.roamexpress.com.au/free50/terms-and-conditions

    Roamexpress is owned by Transurban who is the major Toll operator in Australia.

    https://www.roamexpress.com.au/using-sydney-toll-roads/using…

    Your Roam Express e-TAG account or Visitor’s e-Pass covers you for travel on all toll roads in Australia, including Melbourne’s 2 toll roads, CityLink and EastLink.

    = $50 Should apply as credit to your roamexpress account and be used at ALL toll roads in Australia.

    Before jumping in, look at the charges for each Toll in your area. $50 might seem nice but if the Roamexpress bills are 5-8% higher than other oprions i.e. Breeze card is better than CityLink eTag (VIC) this might be a bit of a marketing gimmick.

    • bargain_knight on 27/11/2016 - 17:59

      Why is a Breeze card better than citylink?

      • rawm on 27/11/2016 - 18:01

        Lower initial outlay
        Lower Toll charges
        More info here: https://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/1459045

        • bargain_knight on 27/11/2016 - 18:06

          I can't see anything about lower toll charges. Initial outlay only makes a difference if you don't use it much.

        • rawm on 27/11/2016 - 18:10
          +2

          @bargain_knight:

          From the Whirlpool thread:

          Both offer positives and negatives and both can be used across Eastern Australia.

          If you just want the CityLink tollways, eTag. If you just want EastLink, Breeze.

          Otherwise yes, look at the respective individual websites:

          eTag & passes (CityLink): https://www.citylink.com.au/buypass.asp
          Breeze & passes (EastLink): http://www.eastlink.com.au/TOLLS

          Both have calculators.

          Tolls were cheaper via Breeze Tag plus no annual fee when I compared and purchased a year or so ago but not sure now. YMMV.

        • bargain_knight on 27/11/2016 - 18:13

          @rawm:
          So basically etag is cheaper for citylink and breeze for eastlink.

  • kwchaz on 27/11/2016 - 17:01
    +2

    $40 deposit (refundable on return of tag), or 0.90$/month rental fee (so you'll be ahead after 44.4 months of ownership)
    $50 required starting credit

    The coupon code, when applied, says "Thank you. We will apply the $50 credit to your account within 7 working days."

    EDIT: 0.42% surcharge for Visa (I suspect for MC also), 2.15% for Amex

    EDIT: You should be able to edit car details in my account, but from what I can see, you can't update the rego details…? Is this a bug?

  • Obey on 27/11/2016 - 17:09
    +7

    Need to deposit at least $50 for opening credit + either $40 refundable tag fee or $0.90 a month.

    In order to get this deal, you'll need to spend at least $50.90.

    • CVonC on 27/11/2016 - 20:23
      +1

      The deposit has to be minimum $50? So you'll have $100 credit in your account after the deal? I've never used that much in my entire driving existence.

      • Obey on 27/11/2016 - 20:38

        Yep, that's the minimum.

        Would sign up if the minimum was reduced to about $20.

        • CVonC on 27/11/2016 - 20:41

          The RTA one is still the best then I suppose (disregarding the fact that RE comes with $50 credit).

      • sheikyerbouti on 28/11/2016 - 07:23
        +2

        Lucky, my toll charges alone are $150 a week (Sydney)!

    • oringal on 27/11/2016 - 23:54

      for me it just charged $50 + cc fee but then deducted $0.90 so my balance is now $49.10

      • inherentchoice on 06/12/2016 - 11:11

        So will it keep deducting $0.90 every single month? :o What was the cc fee?

  • sydracing on 27/11/2016 - 17:43

    I am an existing customer with RE for more than 8 years, I still paying $0.9/mth, how can I avoid the administration fee?

    • Steptoe on 27/11/2016 - 17:56

      $40 refundable tag fee

    • maxwellian on 27/11/2016 - 18:01
      +2

      Pushbike?

      Or cancel your existing one and replace with a up front deposit unit?

  • Fixit on 27/11/2016 - 18:31
    +8

    Or just move to Perth & never pay toll charges again

    • beesquared on 27/11/2016 - 18:35
      +12

      Or Adelaide, fancy having to pay to drive on a road…. What a waste of money.

      • bdl on 27/11/2016 - 18:48
        +12

        No electricity occasionally :)

    • Trishool on 27/11/2016 - 18:54
      +3

      What's a 'Perth'?

    • griffy on 27/11/2016 - 20:48

      Or Canberra with no traffic

      • AlexG on 28/11/2016 - 07:58
        +5

        Because theres nothing worth driving to in Canberra

        • aztecian on 28/11/2016 - 11:48
          +3

          yeah they all go by charter choppers

        • griffy on 28/11/2016 - 20:34

          @alanyang: or on all the Skippys in our backyard

  • Yanoflies on 27/11/2016 - 18:45
    -1

    The calculator doesn't seem to be available from my phone: if I'm mostly using the M7 and not too often, which is the best offering for me?

  • rickyygee on 27/11/2016 - 18:56

    I saw this a while ago and googled their company apparently it's not very reliable

  • Dragoneye on 27/11/2016 - 18:58

    I have RMS etag. Can i change it

    • CacheHunter on 28/11/2016 - 09:48

      Presumably you get charged by whichever company's tag you have in the car. RMS is better value because it's free, whereas this has credit card surcharges, whichever way you pay. RMS is also free for a second tag on your account if you have a 2 car household.
      I'm going to remove my rms tag while I use the initial $100 on M5 trips to get $90 back for a $51 outlay, them return the roam tag and reinstall my rms one.

      • Turd on 28/11/2016 - 10:07

        I dislike the RMS eTag, it is HUGE. I went with goVia (QLD Company) I live in NSW. No cc fees as well, and the tag is tiny!

        • virhlpool on 03/12/2016 - 21:39

          Do they give cashback for M5 toll?

        • CacheHunter on 04/12/2016 - 09:14

          @virhlpool: I'm not sure. however, the OPs description above says

          Eligible for M5 Cashback

          Also, if you click on the link, the fifth dot point says

          Eligible for M5 Cashback

        • virhlpool on 04/12/2016 - 09:51

          @newdad: I was referring to Turd's comment above about goVia.

    • wjb on 28/11/2016 - 10:43

      if missed and a photo is taken - in this case which company charges you for the toll?

      • Turd on 28/11/2016 - 10:58

        The toll company who owns the toll will send you a letter, it is YOUR job to pay the toll either using your RTA account number, ROAM, Credit Card etc etc…

        No fees or such with etag accounts, but fees if CC

      • CacheHunter on 28/11/2016 - 15:14

        In NSW, it depends which operator you have registered your licence plates with. Most operators allow you to login and change the plates free of charge whenever you want (may take 24 hours to take effect). I'm not sure if your plates are registered with two providers - I suspect it could be random.

  • bonezAU on 27/11/2016 - 20:16

    Can we have state(s) in title please?

    It can't be "nationwide" because there are not toll roads in every capital city.

    • [Deactivated] on 28/11/2016 - 16:27

      you can register your vehicle from any state.. so it is nationwide

      • bonezAU on 28/11/2016 - 17:19

        Sure, but I don't know many people in Perth or Darwin who pop over to Melbourne for the weekend in their car.

  • Scoobth on 27/11/2016 - 20:40
    +3

    Yes but people in cities without tolls might drive to one which does.

  • peterpeterpumpkin on 27/11/2016 - 20:44
    +1

    So can I just cancel the tag and get the money?

  • Waynes world on 27/11/2016 - 20:51
    +5

    How does this work if I have an account with Govia in Qld?

    • Darkii on 27/11/2016 - 21:08
      +3

      I'd like to know the same.

      Is it $40 deposit for the tag + $50 toll deposit = $90 start up then you get $50 "free" credit?

    • bbh30 on 27/11/2016 - 21:10

      I want to know as well
      As I'm moving to NSW next year, which one would be better ?
      please suggest
      my understanding is "govia tag still can be used in NSW"
      Thanks

    • lgacb08 on 27/11/2016 - 22:16

      i have account with them and been using in Melbourne fine so far. Probably going to return the tag and switch to this guy.

  • Findo on 28/11/2016 - 01:07
    +2

    How does this compare to the RMS tag?

  • Gotchas on 28/11/2016 - 07:54

    Who pays for postage to return the etag?

    • kwchaz on 28/11/2016 - 09:13
      +1

      It's a reply paid address, so them.

  • anthony t on 28/11/2016 - 09:25

    I was just about to sign up when I realised I should register my car and motor bike. However,if I sign them up as 1 account, I think I only get one credit. Does anyone know if this is true? One may as well have $100 credit fr two vehicles, as NSW gouges motor bikes. BTW, No prob. for the no tag on motorbike, as no 'processing fee' (true for RTA tag too).

  • orange123 on 28/11/2016 - 09:46
    +2

    This might be a dumb question but is the etag automatically ordered when I open an account and pay the 40 dollars deposit? When I look at the etag menu I see that my Current Vehicles is one however my Current etags is 0? Soo confused.

    • kwchaz on 28/11/2016 - 14:59
      +1

      Me too… gonna call em up later.

      On the bright side, the credit seems to have been applied already.

      Your e-TAG should arrive within 7 to 10 working days after opening your account.

      I'll call to confirm, but this indicates it's been ordered already…?

      • kwchaz on 28/11/2016 - 16:40
        +1

        Just called - an e-tag will appear in your account in about 3 ish working days once it has been 'issued'.

        • orange123 on 28/11/2016 - 18:24

          Thanks mate.

        • kwchaz on 29/11/2016 - 13:28
          +1

          @orange123:

          Checked later last night, an e-tag ID had been assigned. :)

  • Turd on 28/11/2016 - 10:02

    Pretty good!!! Free $50

  • beigehornet on 28/11/2016 - 12:37

    Signed up today, but no credit showing…

    • Turd on 28/11/2016 - 12:58
      +1

      Didnt you see? It says credit applied within 7 days?

    • kwchaz on 28/11/2016 - 15:00

      I signed up last night, credit showed up today. :)

  • bargain_knight on 30/11/2016 - 12:01

    I signed up on Monday, but there is only the $50 credit I paid showing. The extra $50 has not been credited. I know it says up to seven days, but I wanted to see if anyone else was in this boat.

    • orange123 on 30/11/2016 - 12:12

      same

    • Turd on 30/11/2016 - 14:07

      I got my $50 today! ~2 days later

      Wed 30 Adjustment − Promo New Account $50.00 $50.00

  • Chef-Johnson on 30/11/2016 - 12:53
    +2

    I signed up, did not deposit a thing, got an email stating $50 had been added to my account and now there is $49.1 no deposit

    • Obey on 30/11/2016 - 19:04

      How'd you sign up without a deposit. Final screen forces you to deposit at least $50 for starting credit.

      • Chef-Johnson on 30/11/2016 - 21:04

        Closed it off. Thought f it. Then got an email today saying here's your 50

        • CVonC on 30/11/2016 - 22:52

          lol!

        • bargain_knight on 01/12/2016 - 09:50
          +1

          I've just tried this with another account. Will see how I go.

        • Chef-Johnson on 01/12/2016 - 10:02

          @bargain_knight: under financials tab -

          Mon 28
          Account Active
          Mon 28
          Adjustment − Promo New Account
          $50.00 -$0.90
          Sun 27
          Adjustment − Per Tag Administration Fee
          -$0.90 $0.00

          Current balance - $49.10

        • virhlpool on 04/12/2016 - 09:58

          @Chef-johnson: Not sure how you did it. It won't let me go past that page until I pay $90 + visa card processing fee. I tried closing the page off before the payment is processed completely and it won't sign me up then. So, basically payment and sign up happen together - you can't make one happen before the other. Can you explain how you did it?

        • Chef-Johnson on 06/12/2016 - 08:57

          Just closed it off and a week later it was sorted without a deposit

        • Chef-Johnson on 06/12/2016 - 09:03

          actually i should mention you will need a visa or master card that has no $$$$ on it, enter it etc so you can press confirm, then you will see "Sorry, there's been a problem with these details and we're not able to open your account online. Please call us on 13 ROAM (137626) and quote the reference number bwlow"

        • virhlpool on 08/12/2016 - 19:08

          @Chef-Johnson:

          While this was the most crucial info, you never mentioned it. All good.

  • anthony t on 01/12/2016 - 10:44
    +1

    It seems no other OzBlovers have a motor bike! But for those who do, as an update to my post of 28/11, I took out an account for motorbike only and had to 'top up' with $50, and 'allow' direct debit (I'll cancel later). My account a day later had $100 credit. I wasn't charged for the tag reader deposit bikes don't use (and don't pay an extra fee for not having). It may seem obvious, but as bikes don't need physical tags, be sure to take the bike off any other tag company lists as soon as your credit comes through, or you will surely be charged twice - once by each tag company. And getting a valid credit from these tag operators is not easy!

  • Turd on 01/12/2016 - 13:19

    Offer not working now?

  • kwchaz on 02/12/2016 - 19:30

    Received my token today. :)

  • scynaz on 02/12/2016 - 20:42
    +1

    Offer's still active.

  • natman on 03/12/2016 - 13:08

    T&Cs state that offer ends 15/12. I signed up last night, code worked for me. I haven't received the credit yet, but I'll give it a few days.

  • Syd Bargain Girl on 03/12/2016 - 15:36

    Code wouldn't work when I tried a couple of days ago but it's working today.

  • shonofear on 04/12/2016 - 10:08

    can i sign up with current car/rego plates and if i purchase new car can i transfer my credit/account or just add new car to my account? new to this… thanks

  • anthony t on 07/12/2016 - 09:47

    Shonofear - you can just add new car, as it's an account, as you say, with cars 'attached' to it. You can even have both cars on the account at the same time, though you'd have to move tag from car to car, or get a second tag which means more hassle and another tag deposit.

  • beigehornet on 09/12/2016 - 11:50

    Still waiting for my credit to appear….

  • ChocSoldier on 17/12/2016 - 13:19

    Signed up on the last day (15th) and just checked now and my credit was applied on the 16th. Keep in mind though it does say up to 7 days.

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