Not just a phenomena down under chaps!
Our LPG prices have pretty much done the same - going up proportionately far more than petrol or diesel.
Also the price variance between supermarket prices and local forecourts means you start having to detour a few miles each fill up to get a better deal... before the difference was only a 2 or 3 pence, now it can be 8 - 12 pence!
Current prices at an average forecourt in the UK are (just to make you all feel slightly better!!) - ULP £1.38 (AUD$2.05), Diesel £1.45 (AUD$2.12) and LPG £0.78 (AUD$1.15)
So anyway, after 20 years of running a Land Rover V8 as a daily drive, 15 years of which were on LPG, I finally switched to diesel and stuck a Td5 in my Defender.
TBH, not regretting it one bit. No more hunting around for the best LPG prices, just fill up at somewhere average that is convenient. Saving about £10 per week as the fuel consumption is more than double (12 miles a gallon on LPG, 27 on diesel). The Td5 has loads of torque and gets off the line quicker than my old 3.9 V8, bit slow at top end speeds, but for my commute runs thats fine. Sounds OK, but I do miss the V8 burble!
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