The NZ Transport Agency will carry out a range of improvements from next month to make it easier for drivers to use the Northern Gateway Toll Road in Auckland.

The Tauranga Eastern Link Toll Road and the Takitimu Drive Toll Road (Route K), which are soon to be opened, will also be designed for the new toll payment systems.

Drivers using the Northern Gateway Toll Road can expect a new look from mid-July, including a simplified website, a new prepaid account option and easier cash payment channels in place of the ageing kiosks at Dairy Flat and Puhoi.

"The changes were being introduced to make it as easy as possible for people to use New Zealand toll roads."

Starting from August, two new toll roads in Tauranga will also be added to the system.

According to the agency, drivers with tolling accounts will be able to pay for trips on all three toll roads with a single account.

Transport Agency Access and Use Group manager Celia Patrick said: "The changes were being introduced to make it as easy as possible for people to use New Zealand toll roads.

"Since the opening of the Northern Gateway Toll Road in 2009, there have been significant improvements to tolling technology, and we’ve upgraded our systems so that New Zealand drivers get the benefits of those improvements with a range of fast, convenient and simple payment methods."

Once the new system is operational, the coin-only kiosks at BP Dairy Flat and Puhoi will be removed.

A new in-person payment services will be available at 33 Upper North Island BP and Caltex service stations, where over the counter payments will be accepted in cash or by debit or credit card.

The NZ Transport Agency said in a statement that a transaction fee of $1.20 to cover administration costs will apply to payments made at the service stations.