If you sign up for an airport link account before it opens you will receive $50 free credit and $10 additional credit for every "green" car you register to your account to use on any toll road in Australia.
Only catch is you have to put $25 credit on there to start with, still not a bad deal.
Sounded like a good deal until…
"The toll credit applies to travel on AirportlinkM7 only and will be deducted from your account until it is used up. Travel on other toll roads will either be deducted from your prepaid balance or charged to your postpaid account."
Only for QLD'ers… And only those who are going to use this particular toll road frequently.
Yep sorry thought the airport link was a QLD only thing anyway?
The initial $25 can be used anywhere it is just the bonus credit that is airport link only.
Need to put spend $25 in title
Sweet, $75 toll credit for $25 essentially…
Free is always good. The tunnel apparently opens tomorrow. Could even be midnight tonight so be quick if you want $50 to use in 3 months time
Its free for the first month apparently.
Free for everyone the first month.free for assign extra 2 months If youget this tag.hence 3 months before the $50 will start getting used.
It's three months free if you have any tag, not just theirs.
"PLUS an additional two months' toll free for all tolling account holders, regardless of the issuer (e.g. go via or Flow) - a total of 3 months' of toll free driving for tolling account holders"
hmm…"Green" vehicle. Don't think they'll be giving away many $10 extra credits.
(I certainly ain't got a solar or hydrogen powered vehicle. Maybe register my bike, and skateboard!)
Green car is pretty easy to have, girlfriends Hyundai Getz is counted. Also there is no checking on if the car is green or not, you just tick a box to say it is.
Unfortunately, my car is definitely red.
at least it goes faster!
In fact most new small and medium cars are 5 star. My turbo charged golf has a 5 star green rating ;)
If like 99.999% of commuters you already have an etoll account, then your vehicle is not valid.
Hmm I have an etoll tag and still managed to sign up and get the bonus?
How did you avoid the car rego entry? It tells me my vehicles are already registered and I can not proceed any further. To quote the site:
"The vehicle with licence plate - cannot be added to your account, it is invalid or already associated with another account."
Just doubled checked and my account is actually with govia so that is probably why it let my rego through?
Yeah mine is also govia, not sure what has happened then. was a wonderful free drive this morning all the same.
Great tip…I registered for a car that already has a GoVia account with no worries
I don't quite get it - I have a Flow account and tag so will get 3 months free anyhow - so to mess up my world with this toll operator account i get $50 credit. OK i spose. So after the 3 months won't it deduct from Flow and not the $50??
"Where you have an existing tag or video account with another toll road operator, you can use AirportlinkM7 and the toll will be automatically charged to your tolling account following the toll free period."
did it anyway - paid $25 - got the $50 - $75 credit in AirportlinkM7 account - but set to manual recharge - as hopefully it will deduct that account before reverting to my Flow - who knows!!
You just need to hide the "flow" tag when you travel. I.E. Only have the tag you want to use on the windscreen/dashboard when you travel in the tunnel. Put the other under your seat out of the way.
My suggestion is just to remove your 'flow' tag and let all of the toll roads charge you on the number plate.
Airportlink will not charge you any more for this. Flow might, but when I have used the Gateway without a tag there hasn't been a video matching fee from GoVia.
At any rate don't get an airportlink tag and as aml276 suggests you will need to 'hide' your other tag.
Has the credit been reduced to $25?
I got $25 + $50 bonus when I did it half hour ago
Thanks, debo. The link now shows a $25 bonus but still provided a $50 bonus when processed.
Great deal. I also got extra $50 credit plus $10 more for owning a green vehicle
Not expired as I previously claimed.
Sorry : Bonus credit still available. Excuse my idiocy.
just registered with a vehicle that has a go via tag and got the $50 bonus.
I called up and they said its already opened about 4 minutes to midnight. I was worried i wouldn't get my bonus $50 and they couldn't confirm it on the phone. anyway i did still get it even though i opened the account about 1 hour after. To get the AirportlinkM7 bonus:$50.00 i recommend you open it up asap as it will drop down to $25 bonus for the first month very soon. Does any know if this AirportlinkM7 bonus:$50.00 have any expiry? also i ticked green car but i don't see the $10 in my account? will they post out a tag?
Just joined up and got NO bonus credit, so the offer has possibly expired - proceed with caution
The offer still includes $25 bonus when signing up in first month of operation.
Well that's weird - my account tells me I have no bonus credit. Will give them a call
Please put location in the title