This service is provided by CityLink Melbourne Limited ABN 65 070 810 678 under the brand, Linkt.
Linkt and Linkt Melbourne are trade marks of Transurban Limited ABN 96 098 143 410 used under licence by CityLink Melbourne Limited ABN 65 070 810 678.
The agreement begins when You accept the agreement by:
If You use CityLink and/or WGT and then buy a Linkt Pass, You agree that this agreement will have started immediately before You used CityLink or WGT (as applicable).
There are five types of Linkt Pass. They are the:
24 Hour CityLink Pass
24 Hour CityLink Pass is an arrangement for the driver of a Nominated Vehicle who wishes to use any or all of CityLink during a fixed 24 hour period starting from the time of the first Trip on the Nominated Day (a "24 Hour CityLink Pass"). The Nominated Day for a 24 Hour CityLink Pass can be any day.
CityLink Weekend Pass
CityLink Weekend Pass is an arrangement for the driver of a Car, LCV or Motorcycle who wishes to use any or all of CityLink during a Weekend (a period starting at Noon on Friday and ending at Midnight on the immediately following Sunday) (a "CityLink Weekend Pass"). The Nominated Day for a CityLink Weekend Pass must be a Saturday.
24 Hour Tulla Pass
24 Hour Tulla Pass is an arrangement for the driver of a Car, LCV or Motorcycle who wishes to use only the Tulla Section of CityLink during a fixed 24 hour period starting from the time of the first Trip on the Nominated Day. The Nominated Day for a CityLink 24 Hour Tulla Pass can be any day. 24 Hour Tulla Pass is only available for travel in either direction on the Tulla Section (being the Tullamarine Freeway Upgrade between Bulla Road and Flemington Road only).
24 Hour WGT and CityLink Pass
WGT and CityLink 24 Hour Pass is an arrangement for the driver of a Nominated Vehicle who wishes to use any or all of WGT and/or CityLink during a fixed 24 hour period starting from the time of the first Trip on the Nominated Day (a 24 Hour WGT and CityLink Pass). The Nominated Day for a 24 Hour WGT and CityLink Pass can be any day.
24 Hour WGT Pass
24 Hour WGT Pass is an arrangement for the driver of a Nominated Vehicle who wishes to use any or all of the WGT during a fixed 24 hour period starting from the time of the first Trip on the Nominated Day. The Nominated Day for a 24 Hour WGT Pass can be any day.
At Transurban, we take privacy seriously. We collect Your personal information under this agreement in order to operate our tolling system, to calculate your Linkt Pass Toll, and to improve our products and services (including by conducting surveys about Your recent experiences). If we do not do this then You may not have a valid basis to travel on CityLink and / or WGT, and You may commit an offence if You do so.
We will share Your information with service providers and partners who We work with in connection with our business, government authorities (such as authorities responsible for the operation of roads and vehicle registration), and incident response and emergency services providers.
We will also collect, use and disclose Your information for the purposes set out in our Transurban Privacy Policy and Transurban Credit Reporting Policy. Those documents provide further information about our management of Your personal information more generally and We encourage You to read them carefully. In particular, those policies provide information about how You may seek access to or correction of Your personal information, about how You can make a privacy complaint (and how We will deal with such complaints), and about any circumstances in which We may disclose Your information outside Australia.
You must do the following if You want to buy a Linkt Pass:
When is Your Nominated Vehicle registered?
We agree to register Your Nominated Vehicle on the Linkt Register:
Your Linkt Pass only takes effect when Your Nominated Vehicle is actually recorded as registered on the Linkt Register by Us. If You buy Your Linkt Pass after Your first Trip on Your Nominated Day, Your Linkt Registration will be recorded as starting from:
If You purchased a 24 Hour Tulla Pass, We will only register Your Nominated Vehicle in respect of the Toll Zone on the Tulla Section.
If You purchased a:
after this time We will remove Your Nominated Vehicle from the Linkt Register.
If You use CityLink and/or WGT in a Nominated Vehicle with a different Class
You understand that any other use of CityLink or WGT (including, for example, where You have purchased a 24 Hour Tulla Pass and travel on CityLink outside of the Tulla Section on Your Nominated Day) without alternative pass or account arrangements (e.g. a Visitor's Pass or Postpaid Account), may be an offence under the Act(s) (as applicable) and the owner of the Nominated Vehicle may be issued with a Toll Invoice or, if the Toll Invoice remains unpaid, an Infringement Notice.
If You receive a Toll Invoice You agree to pay any applicable Toll Administration Fee(s). You are also responsible for the Tolls or fees incurred by any vehicle that You drive on CityLink and/or WGT, whether or not it is a Nominated Vehicle.
A Linkt Pass only allows You to use CityLink and/or the WGT.
Tolls on CityLink and WGT vary depending on the Class of the Nominated Vehicle. For the avoidance of doubt, if You travel on CityLink and/ or WGT in accordance with the terms of this agreement, the amount payable by You will be limited to the price payable for the applicable Linkt Pass based on the Class of Your Nominated Vehicle.
Payment Card Surcharge
Where You make a payment to Us via an accepted credit card or debit card, You may be charged a Payment Card Surcharge on the amount paid.
Your first Trip for any particular day starts from the first time Your Nominated Vehicle is detected in a Toll Zone on that day.
Which day You can nominate
The Nominated Day for Your Linkt Pass may only be:
With respect to (c) above, when purchasing a 24 Hour CityLink Pass, 24 Hour Tulla Pass, 24 Hour WGT Pass, 24 Hour WGT and CityLink Pass or CityLink Weekend Pass, You can cover recent Trips made with Your Nominated Vehicle on CityLink and/or the WGT by selecting a date up to 5 days ago. This applies to Trips made on CityLink and/or the WGT only. Learn more about covering past Trips here.
How to change Your Nominated Day or Your Nominated Vehicle
What if You do not use Your Linkt Pass on Your Nominated Day?
You understand that if You do not use CityLink or WGT on Your Nominated Day You will not be able to receive a refund or a replacement Linkt Pass.
If You notify both the police and Us that Your Nominated Vehicle has been lost or stolen and it is not recovered before the Nominated Day, You may request Us to:
You must provide a copy of any relevant police report, a statutory declaration or an insurance claim if We request it.
You understand that:
If You have a dispute or wish to make a complaint about the Registration of Your Motor Vehicle or a payment or an amount debited to Your nominated credit or debit card for the purchase of Your Linkt Pass, You should contact Us. A customer service officer will provide a response with reasons as soon as possible.
If You believe that Your dispute or complaint has not been properly addressed, You have the right to have the issue reviewed by Our Customer Resolutions team who will provide a response with reasons.
If You are still not satisfied with the response, You may take Your complaint to the TCO Tolling Customer Ombudsman.
We may change any of the terms of this agreement by publishing the changes or a new agreement at linkt.com.au/melbourne. We will take reasonable steps to notify You beforehand of any material changes to the terms of this agreement via the contact details You have provided to Us.
This agreement will end when Your Linkt Pass expires:
The ending of this agreement does not affect any rights that either You or We have against each other which arose at or before the end of this agreement.
To the maximum extent permitted by law, We are not liable (whether in contract, tort, under statute or otherwise) for any loss (including consequential loss or loss of profit), damage or expense that You or any other person incurs arising directly or indirectly from Your use of CityLink and/or WGT or anything else in connection with this agreement, except to the extent that the loss, damage or expense was caused by Us, or as a result of our negligence or breach.
This agreement does not affect any rights, liabilities and responsibilities arising at law, including under the Australian Consumer Law (Schedule 2 of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010) (ACL), unless otherwise provided under this agreement.
Where liability cannot be excluded, any liability incurred by Us in relation to the use of CityLink and/or the WGT or this agreement is limited to the extent provided for by the ACL.
Our online services (including Our websites, apps, email communications, social media profiles and other online services) may use Google services such as Google Analytics, Google Ads and Google Maps (e.g. 'Autocomplete' for address entry) from time to time. By using Our online services, You are agreeing to be bound by Google's Terms of Service and Linkt's Terms of Use
In this agreement, unless the contrary intention appears:
Representations and warranties
You represent and warrant to Us that:
This agreement is the entire agreement
This agreement is the entire agreement about the Linkt Registration of Your Nominated Vehicle, Your Linkt Pass and the other matters covered by this agreement.
Term | Definition |
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Act | Each of:
as the context requires |
Car | A Vehicle that is not:
even if the Vehicle is towing a trailer or caravan. |
CityLink Act | The Melbourne City Link Act 1995 (Vic) as substituted, amended or varied from time to time. |
Class | A Motorcycle, Car, LCV, HCV or LHCV. For more information on vehicle class, refer to Our website. |
HCV | any Vehicle that:
but does not include a Long HCV. |
Infringement Notice | A fine or other financial impost issued by an enforcement agency of the relevant State government to the registered owner or nominated driver of a Vehicle, which may be issued when full payment of a Toll Invoice has not been received by the relevant due date. |
LCV | A “Light Commercial Vehicle” means any two-axle rigid Vehicle with a cab chassis construction that has 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. |
Linkt Pass | The registration of Your Nominated Vehicle under either Part 4 of the CityLink Act , or Part 3 of the WGT Act (as applicable) for:
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Linkt Pass Number | An identifying number for Your Linkt Pass that We provide to You. |
Linkt Pass Toll | The applicable Toll for the type of Linkt Pass You are purchasing and the Class of Your Nominated Vehicle. |
Linkt Register | The register of Vehicles established and maintained by Us under section 73A of the CityLink Act. |
Linkt Registration | The registration by Us of Your Nominated Vehicle on the Linkt Register. |
Long HCV | any Vehicle that:
and may also include a combination of Vehicles, such as a trailer. |
Midnight | The point of time when a day ends. |
Motorcycle | A Motorcycle is a two wheeled Vehicle (even if it has a trailer, fore car or side car attached). |
Nominated Day | The day You have nominated under clause 4 (or as changed under clause 6) of this agreement. In the case of CityLink Weekend Pass, the Nominated Day must be a Saturday. |
Nominated Vehicle | The Vehicle (or if You buy a CityLink Weekend Pass or a 24 Hour Tulla Pass, the Car, LCV or Motorcycle) that You have asked Us to register on the Linkt Register, the Registration Number of which has been given to Us under clause 4 (or as changed under clause 6) of this agreement. |
Noon | midday, or 12 pm. |
Payment Card Surcharge | This is the amount that We may add to a payment to Us, when You make a payment by an accepted credit card or debit card. If You make a payment by an accepted credit card or debit card, We are charged a merchant service fee by Our financial institution. View the current Payment Card Surcharge rates.
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Registration Number | The combination of numbers, letters, or numbers and letters on the number plate of Your Nominated Vehicle, as assigned to that vehicle by the relevant registration authority (e.g. VicRoads). |
Taxi | A vehicle which is the subject of a commercial passenger vehicle licence to operate as a Taxi cab issued under the Transport Act 1983 (Vic). |
Toll Administration Fee | An administration fee that may be payable if You receive a Toll Invoice, which is calculated in accordance with the CityLink Act or the WGT Act (as applicable) (or, in relation to travel on another Toll Road, such equivalent legislation that applies in relation to that Toll Road). |
Toll Road | A road, bridge, tunnel and location on which a toll is levied for the passage of vehicles, and includes WGT and CityLink. For further details, please refer to Our website. |
TCO Tolling Customer Ombudsman | Means the ombudsman for the tolling industry and the contact details can be obtained from Our website. |
Toll Invoice | A request for payment issued to the registered owner or nominated driver of a Nominated Vehicle for travel on CityLink or WGT (or another Toll Road). Toll Invoices are issued by Us or another Toll Road operator and may include Tolls and Toll Administration Fees. |
Tolls | Tolls are the amount payable for travel on CityLink, WGT and other Toll Roads. CityLink and WGT Tolls are each set in accordance with the relevant Act, and may be updated quarterly. The full details appear in the Victoria Government Gazette. |
Toll Zone | A part of CityLink or WGT specified to be a toll zone under the relevant Act. |
Transurban Credit Reporting Policy | The Transurban Credit Reporting Policy available from Our website. |
Transurban Privacy Policy | The Transurban Privacy Policy available from Our website. |
Trip | Either:
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Tulla Section | That part of CityLink being the Tullamarine Freeway Upgrade, between Bulla Road and Flemington Road including the Toll Zone between Moreland Road and Brunswick Road. |
Vehicle | A Vehicle is a vehicle which is used or intended to be used on a highway or in a public place and which has its own motive power (other than human or animal power) but does not include:
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We, Our or Us | CityLink Melbourne Limited ABN 65 070 810 678, including the successors, contractors, assignees, employees, agents and nominees of CityLink Melbourne Limited. |
WGT | The "West Gate Tunnel tollway" as defined in the WGT Act and any part of that road. |
WGT Act | West Gate Tunnel (Truck Bans and Traffic Management) Act 2019 (Vic) as substituted, amended or varied from time to time. |
Year | A consecutive 12 month period from any particular day to the anniversary of that day. |
You/Your | You, the customer, who has accepted this agreement, and Your properly authorised agents. |