Changes for Northern Gateway Toll Road

Auckland's Northern Gateway toll road. NZTA are introducing a new website and replacing kiosks to make paying the toll easier.

Changes to make it easier to use the Northern Gateway Toll Road north of Auckland will come into effect this week.

The NZ Transport Agency is updating the website used to pay tolls as well as removing payment kiosks at Dairy Flat and Puhoi.

The ageing payment kiosks at Dairy Flat and Puhoi will be removed and easier in-person cash payment options will be available at 33 upper North Island BP and Caltex service stations.

These over-the-counter payments will be accepted in cash or by debit or credit card. A $1.20 transaction fee applies.

From Friday, July 31, customers can expect a new look, easier to use website, a new prepaid account option and easier cash payment channel.

To enable the switch over from the old tolling system to the new one, customers won't be able to make any transactions or manage their accounts from 8pm on the 29th of July until12.01am on July 31.

The cameras on the toll gantry will still be working so when the system comes back online, any journeys made during the switch over will be captured and assigned to an account or against pre-purchased tolls as usual.

Travellers without an account or pre-purchased tolls can pay tolls online or over the counter from 31 July.

The easiest option for drivers is still to pay tolls online with no administration fee at www.tollroad.govt.nz, or set up an online account.