Motorists in NSW are claiming back millions of dollars through the government’s toll cap to help ease the cost of living.

More than 50 suburbs have joined the “$1 million club” for the total cashback they have claimed under the government’s $60 weekly toll cap.

The NSW government said more than 862,000 claims have been made with $284 million returned to drivers since it was introduced in January 2024.

An extra $10 million has been claimed by 9,225 drivers under the scheme so far this year compared to the same time last year.

Fifty-eight suburbs have claimed more than $1 million in total including Mount Druitt, Bella Vista, Coogee, Austral, Kings Langey, Oakhurst, Macquarie Park, South Wentworthville and Box Hill, who are the latest to join the “$1 million club”.

The suburbs of Carlingford, West Pennant Hills, Punchbowl, Greystanes, Bankstown, Kellyville, Lakemba, Quakers Hill, Marsden Park and Castle Hill have claimed more than $2 million each.

The big claimers of Blacktown, with 12,030 claims averaging $398 each and Auburn, averaging $674 per claim, along with Baulkham Hills and Merrylands have all claimed more than $4 million.

Premier Chris Minns said toll claims are being made where relief from rising interest rates, inflation and the cost of petrol is needed most.

“We’re seeing that support land where it’s needed most, across Western Sydney with suburbs like Mount Druitt, Blacktown, Auburn and Baulkham Hills claiming more than $1 million in toll relief,” he said.

“We made the $60 weekly toll cap permanent, which means drivers don’t get hit with those big, unpredictable toll bills, it puts money back in people’s pockets and gives some certainty week to week.”

The NSW government will introduce two-way tolling on the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Tunnel when it is completed in 2028 in an attempt to correct the inequity of Western Sydney motorists paying in both directions.

Tolls on the Harbour Bridge and Tunnel are one-way and didn’t increase from 2009 to 2023.

More than $100 million in toll relief is still available to be claimed for 2025.

Commuters are encouraged to check their eligibility for toll relief on the Service NSW website to claim for the first three months of this year.