anyone know how to bypass the trolls, going ipswich to logan?

[la2or]

like through progress road, wacol or kessels road or somewhere?

[GCFordChic]

Try www.whereis.com and select the 'get directions' tab

There is an option for avoiding toll roads.

[Smoke Pursuit]

follow ipswich motor way till u get to rocklea, turn onto grenard which will lead you through to kessels, then turn right into logan road at garden city stay on that for 2.5 km then go left onto the free way and take the springwood exit, then ur in logan..

[la2or]

Is SE freeway and pacific highway the same?

[gz1]

Black gaffa tape on your plates would work.

[prydey]

you don't want to pay the tolls (less than $5 all up) and yet you're willing to go out of the way to avoid them and in so doing chew through a lot more petrol and time.

just pay the dam toll. from memory there's only 2 @ less than $2 a pop.

[la2or]

actually i looked into it. It is either 30km each way with $3 tolls. that is 50km worth of petrol

or 40km each way NO TOLLS. my car gets 10km/L. so about 8km worth per $1 because i use premium.

so i can travel about 50km extra for complete trip.

[XHUTE6]

Originally Posted by gz1

Black gaffa tape on your plates would work.

You're teaching bad habits here..
I love not having tolls here in SA.. when i'm up in brissy through i have an ETOLL gadget on my dash so i'm not bothered as my boss pays for all our trucks

[prydey]

Originally Posted by XHUTE6

I love not having tolls here in SA..

yeah but look at the difference in roads.

[The Monty]

Yeah but one is all highway cruising at 100, the other is stop start up and down hills, behind trucks, and 70 zones, with majorly crap roads.

[Smoke Pursuit]

omg, are people still this penny pinching tight in this day in age...

for a few bucks its worth removing the frustration of traffic and lights.

[RSgerry]

Originally Posted by LSTerritoryGhia

omg, are people still this penny pinching tight in this day in age...

for a few bucks its worth removing the frustration of traffic and lights.

yep...however, you forgot to add 'stupid'. 'tight and stupid' is the correct description in this case.

la2or...are you related to 12000 by any chance?

[Deadman]

exactly right... isn't your time worth more than a few bucks?

[Pinch]

$3 tolls. I wish. My E-Toll account (and thus my credit card) just got slammed about $17 for going from southern Sydney to the central coast for the weekend!!! But damn that M7/M2 combo is worth it. Cruise on 100, sit back and take me there brother BA...

[Gammaboy]

Answer a riddle? or is that Ogres?

[|||]

bypass the trolls?

stay away from cobblestone bridges lolz

[T-BOOST]

Originally Posted by |||

bypass the trolls?

stay away from cobblestone bridges lolz

thats the first thing i thought of

[la2or]

I find the bypass of tolls is good also because there is more shops along the way if you need to stop for something en route

[Werd.]

Originally Posted by la2or

I find the bypass of tolls is good also because there is more shops along the way if you need to stop for something en route

Dude you're complaining about $4, and you wana go to SHOPS? The places that charge cash??

[la2or]

I cant magically make food out of driving through tolls.

like buying food and paying tolls is a different thing. im not complaining at all. I just want to avoid tolls for my greater good.

[la2or]

6 minutes and 3km difference.

[Werd.]

Originally Posted by la2or

6 minutes and 3km difference.

Highway might get better fuel economy. + that 6 minutes doesn't account for the caravan infront of you doing 20k's below the limit.

[Peuty]

Originally Posted by la2or

6 minutes and 3km difference.

For a start, what time of day are you going?

Oh thats right it doesn't matter because Granard, Kessells AND Logan Road are all mega no matter what time of day you are driving!

[la2or]

still wont make up the 50km(equivalent of $6) round trip. there's plenty room to overtake as it is 2 lanes most the way. and even the backstreets in logan which is 1 lane are still wide

[Quasi]

Originally Posted by la2or

still wont make up the 50km(equivalent of $6) round trip. there's plenty room to overtake as it is 2 lanes most the way. and even the backstreets in logan which is 1 lane are still wide

Fine, do what you want, just don't bother asking again.

Talk about anally retentive....bugger me! You're the sort of person who'll drive for an hour to save $10 on the grocery shopping by the sound of it.

[Peuty]

Originally Posted by Quasi

Fine, do what you want, just don't bother asking again.

Talk about anally retentive....bugger me! You're the sort of person who'll drive for an hour to save $10 on the grocery shopping by the sound of it.

Exactly what i was thinking.

[HOON69]

Start: Start at QUARRY ST, IPSWICH - head towards RAMP 85 m < 1 min Show Map
Turn left at WARWICK RD, IPSWICH 223 m < 1 min Show Map
Turn right at GRAY ST, IPSWICH 266 m < 1 min Show Map
Turn left at THORN ST, IPSWICH 120 m < 1 min Show Map
Turn right at GARDEN ST, IPSWICH 98 m < 1 min Show Map
Continue along GRIFFITH RD, IPSWICH 590 m < 1 min Show Map
Bear right at CHERMSIDE RD, IPSWICH 483 m < 1 min Show Map
Turn left at ROBERTSON RD, EASTERN HEIGHTS 1.72 km < 3 mins Show Map
At the ROUNDABOUT - take the 2nd exit onto SOUTH STATION RD, SILKSTONE 1.87 km < 3 mins Show Map
Continue along CUNNINGHAM HWY, RACEVIEW 7.74 km < 5 mins Show Map
Continue along IPSWICH MWY, RIVERVIEW 19.27 km 12 mins Show Map
Continue along IPSWITCH RD EXIT, ROCKLEA 412 m < 1 min Show Map
Continue along GRANARD RD, ROCKLEA 1.12 km < 2 mins Show Map
Turn right at BEAUDESERT RD, ROCKLEA 10.74 km 11 mins Show Map
Continue along LOGAN MWY, PARKINSON 3 km < 2 mins Show Map
Continue along WEMBLEY RD EXIT, BERRINBA 368 m < 1 min Show Map
At the ROUNDABOUT - take the 3rd exit onto WEMBLEY RD, BERRINBA 4.15 km < 4 mins Show Map
Turn right at MAYES AV, LOGAN CENTRAL 284 m < 1 min Show Map
Turn right at CURRY ST, LOGAN CENTRAL 89 m < 1 min Show Map
Stop: Stop at CURRY ST, LOGAN CENTRAL Show Map
Subtotal: 52.61 km 44 mins
Total: 52.71 km 44 mins

Start: Start at QUARRY ST, IPSWICH - head towards RAMP 85 m < 1 min Show Map
Turn left at WARWICK RD, IPSWICH 223 m < 1 min Show Map
Turn right at GRAY ST, IPSWICH 266 m < 1 min Show Map
Turn left at THORN ST, IPSWICH 120 m < 1 min Show Map
Turn right at GARDEN ST, IPSWICH 98 m < 1 min Show Map
Continue along GRIFFITH RD, IPSWICH 590 m < 1 min Show Map
Bear right at CHERMSIDE RD, IPSWICH 483 m < 1 min Show Map
Turn left at ROBERTSON RD, EASTERN HEIGHTS 1.72 km < 3 mins Show Map
At the ROUNDABOUT - take the 2nd exit onto SOUTH STATION RD, SILKSTONE 1.87 km < 3 mins Show Map
Continue along CUNNINGHAM HWY, RACEVIEW 7.74 km < 5 mins Show Map
Continue along IPSWICH MWY, RIVERVIEW 8.29 km 5 mins Show Map
Continue along LOGAN MWY EXIT, GAILES 157 m < 1 min Show Map
Continue along LOGAN MWY, GAILES 16.77 km 10 mins Show Map
Continue along WEMBLEY RD EXIT, BERRINBA 368 m < 1 min Show Map
At the ROUNDABOUT - take the 3rd exit onto WEMBLEY RD, BERRINBA 4.15 km < 4 mins Show Map
Turn right at MAYES AV, LOGAN CENTRAL 284 m < 1 min Show Map
Turn right at CURRY ST, LOGAN CENTRAL 89 m < 1 min Show Map
Stop: Stop at CURRY ST, LOGAN CENTRAL Show Map
Subtotal: 43.29 km 32 mins

compare the two:and what will save you the most amount of time.
honestly a good GPS would save you more time and half the dribble from those who live life the "far too easy" life style.

have fun

[kyro_02]

its not that expensive, just pay the tolls ! as annoying as they are, I had to, too!

the time and petrol wasted look for detours, it'll be just cheaper to pay the tolls.

[2fishingdogs]

I live in ipswich and travel to Sunnybank hills every day for work. Coming home in peak hour along ipswich parking lot (motorway) can take any where from 40-90 mins depending on the traffic and weather. If I take the Logan motorway it takes 45 min and costs me about $1.90 ( on etoll) And I have none of the trouble that you'll have on the Ipswich parking lot ( motorway). But if you want some where to stop to get food and stuff there are ample shops before and after the logan motorway. Also I use heaps less fuel on the Logan than the stop start run on the ipswich motorway. But hay IT'S YOUR MONEY AND TIME.

[la2or]

if i was a peak hour commuter i would use the logan motorway.