About vehicle classes
The tolls you pay depend on your vehicle’s class and the distance you travel. In Victoria, a vehicle class is determined by the total size, weight and configuration of your vehicle.
Vehicle classes
Motorcycles
A two-wheeled motor vehicle, including motor vehicles with a trailer or sidecar.
Cars
A motor vehicle that is not:
- a motorcycle;
- a light commercial vehicle;
- a heavy commercial vehicle; or
- a long heavy commercial vehicle,
even if the motor vehicle is towing a trailer or caravan.
Light commercial vehicles (LCV)
Any two-axle rigid vehicle with a cab chassis construction, with a gross vehicle mass that is greater than 1.5 tonnes but less than 4.5 tonnes, but does not include a bus seating more than 12 people.
Heavy commercial vehicles (HCV)
Any motor vehicle that is:
- rigid with two axles and cab chassis construction and a gross vehicle mass greater than 4.5 tonnes;
- rigid with three or more axles and cab chassis construction and gross vehicle mass greater than 1.5 tonnes;
- articulated and has a cab chassis construction and gross vehicle mass greater than 1.5 tonnes; or
- any bus seating more than 12 people,
but does not include a Long Heavy Commercial Vehicle (see below).
Long heavy commercial vehicles (Long HCV)
Any motor vehicle that:
- meets any of the first four of the heavy commercial vehicle criteria (see above); and
- has a length equal to or greater than 26 metres.
Note: can be a vehicle or combination of vehicles such as trailers.
When you log in to the Linkt website, your vehicle class will still be HCV. However, if the HCV is 26m or longer at the time of travel on CityLink or West Gate Tunnel, we will classify that trip as a Long HCV. Please note the Long HCV class will only apply when the West Gate Tunnel opens later in 2025.
