Fuel $1 per litre?

[Gav 110]

Looks like the Corona Virus might bring some good news


Australian petrol prices could soon drop to $1 a litre as oil prices plunge - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) (https://www.google.com.au/amp/amp.abc.net.au/article/12039762)

Might make the cremations cheaper [emoji12]

[trout1105]

Looks like the Corona Virus might bring some good news


Australian petrol prices could soon drop to $1 a litre as oil prices plunge - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) (https://www.google.com.au/amp/amp.abc.net.au/article/12039762)

Might make the cremations cheaper [emoji12]

I will believe that when I see it at the bowsers.
Usually NO matter what the price of crude is it nearly ALWAYS gets more expensive at the bowsers regardless.[bigsad]

[p38arover]

I noticed that 95RON locally has dropped from $1.88/litre to $1.35/litre.

[RANDLOVER]

Might be time for a driving holiday, 14 days self quarantined in the car with a/c on recirc!

[VladTepes]

I noticed that 95RON locally has dropped from $1.88/litre to $1.35/litre.

Is that special fuel just for people named RON ? :D

[V8Ian]

Between the wholesalers, retailers and falling Australian dollar, I seriously doubt we'll see fuel that cheap.

[jonesfam]

I can assure you it won't be $1 a litre in Doomadgee.[bigrolf]

Once I get back though it will reduce in price a fair bit.
I did an order just before I left & the price I pay had dropped about .40c per litre & looking at the news I went a bit early.

Yes, jump in your Land Rover (preferably the running one) & travel Oz. Lots of places could use your business.
Jonesfam

[V8Ian]

Just saw "Special" diesel for $1.19, mind you, considering that outlet's business plan, it should be $0.60.

[Tins]

$buck twenty today at our dearest local outlet, $buck seventy one a few weeks ago. Diesel hasn't moved. $buck forty eight for months.

[scarry]

Soon it will be cheaper than LPG,i saw it yesterday 92.5c/l

Mental note,don't go there,local is 84.9.

[Homestar]

Hopefully this lasts until August when I’ll be driving the 101 around 6,500KM... 😁👍

[Tins]

Hopefully this lasts until August when I’ll be driving the 101 around 6,500KM... 😁👍

Surely you know where Wombat is held by now Gav??? It wouldn't be 65K even if the crow was drunk??

[Homestar]

Surely you know where Wombat is held by now Gav??? It wouldn't be 65K even if the crow was drunk??

LMAO 😆😆😆

Wombat is actually the starting point to the trip, so yeah, hope to not get too lost getting that far. 😇

[NavyDiver]

Filler them up Lads. Crude oil bounced back. $1 might not get here in time[bawl]

[Tins]

LMAO 😆😆😆

Wombat is actually the starting point to the trip, so yeah, hope to not get too lost getting that far. 😇

Hold the phone...... Gav's 101 is returning to Wombat? Ring the bells, folks....

Yeah, facetious and all that, but I'm serious. I know Tom has had his there, and Gav, you have had yours but I didn't see it, but yours', on a trip?

I was uncertain of my attendance at Wombat this year. Now, I'm coming for sure..

[Tins]

Filler them up Lads. Crude oil bounced back. $1 might not get here in time[bawl]

That was always going to happen.

Hoping not to upset the mods here, but Trump has stopped this nonsense in the US. We don't have quite the potential the US does for oil supply, but maybe we could tie our oil price to them, rather than the Saudis??? Who has our interests at heart? Not us, apparently. JWH did what he did back then. It's all changed, and we should change too. Or move to the US. ..... Or North Korea of course, if you like.

[Homestar]

Hold the phone...... Gav's 101 is returning to Wombat? Ring the bells, folks....

Yeah, facetious and all that, but I'm serious. I know Tom has had his there, and Gav, you have had yours but I didn't see it, but yours', on a trip?

I was uncertain of my attendance at Wombat this year. Now, I'm coming for sure..

Will see you there then. 👍😊. Chucky has been to Wombat many times. Not last year, but I did do a day trip in it the year before that, and he’s been there plenty of other times. 👍

[Tins]

Will see you there then. 👍😊. Chucky has been to Wombat many times. Not last year, but I did do a day trip in it the year before that, and he’s been there plenty of other times. 👍

Indeed, Gav, and I have seen him. I look forward to seeing him again: in memory of Wes, a dog I'll never forget.

Where are you off to? Have I missed something?

[Tins]

Indeed, Gav, and I have seen him. I look forward to seeing him again: in memory of Wes, a dog I'll never forget.

Where are you off to? Have I missed something?

That didn't work the way I'd hoped. The Wes reference has nothing to do with the 101... You understand Gav, don't you? The Wes thing is personal, and I'm an idiot, as some know.

[Pedro_The_Swift]

84 for lpg is pretty good,,

[rick130]

Diesel is still at 154.9 and E10 147.9 on the northern rivers

[grey_ghost]

I'm going on the same trip as Homestar - based on fuel prices of $1.61 (average) the trip is going to cost over $2,500 in juice!

So I'm more than happy that the fuel prices are low - keep them there I say! [biggrin][thumbsupbig]

[Homestar]

$1.16 today for 95. $1.32 today for diesel.

[ramblingboy42]

just checked motormouth and petrol spy

local prices gold coast /ormeau/beenleigh/springwood start at ulp 1.16 up to 1.37.....diesel 1.39 up to 1.47.....nothing to see here really

[V8Ian]

The couple of servos that were advertising cheap fuel, yesterday are back up to usual price today.

[Gav 110]

Costco petrol station at Perth airport
113.9 ulp. 124.7 diesel.
Might have to get 2 weeks worth of fuel for the old v8 110 in case of corona

[V8Ian]

UK is enjoying the lowest priced fuel, motor spirit and diesel, this century. Prices are half of what they were a week ago.

[scarry]

UK is enjoying the lowest priced fuel, motor spirit and diesel, this century. Prices are half of what they were a week ago.

I bet they are not buying up toilet paper,they are racing around buying up fuel containers and fuel.

[V8Ian]

They're highly amused and a bit insulting about our great dunny roll raids. [bigrolf]

[JDNSW]

The price of oil may be going down - but so is the $A!

[NavyDiver]

Russians and Saudis still having a barny, Hold out for a few days Petrol is cheap as while my drink is still over the top here

. A 50 year old mid life crisis had me chuckling (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBrVN7OugFs)

[Ronski]

well, I remember the 70's when the global price of oil was $37.00 US dollars a barrel. (1973).. Petrol here was 11 cents per liter. Ah, yes, fill your car for $5.00.
The great liar of the century, (well one of them ), our PM, Johnny Howard, was treasurer then, and in a famous speech to the nation...he said....the world is running out of oil, by the mid to late eighties there will be none left. we have no choice but to put an excise tax on fuel to pay for development of alternate energies. The price went up to 60 cents per liter overnight. he also said: we will also keep the price of fuel inline with the global price of oil??? WTF.

So, 40 years has gone by, still enough oil for a thousand years, but, today it's even LESS.. $31.00 US dollars a barrel and dropping. $27.00 is an average.
Fuel here in W.A. $1.45. per liter. $1.55. in country towns. I was not good at maths, but seriously.
So, nothing was spent on developing ****, Please explain.
I hope good old Johnny is living the dream with all that wealth he got from selling out every Australian.
just an observation.[tonguewink]

[Gav 110]

well, I remember the 70's when the global price of oil was $37.00 US dollars a barrel. (1973).. Petrol here was 11 cents per liter. Ah, yes, fill your car for $5.00.
The great liar of the century, (well one of them ), our PM, Johnny Howard, was treasurer then, and in a famous speech to the nation...he said....the world is running out of oil, by the mid to late eighties there will be none left. we have no choice but to put an excise tax on fuel to pay for development of alternate energies. The price went up to 60 cents per liter overnight. he also said: we will also keep the price of fuel inline with the global price of oil??? WTF.

So, 40 years has gone by, still enough oil for a thousand years, but, today it's even LESS.. $31.00 US dollars a barrel and dropping. $27.00 is an average.
Fuel here in W.A. $145.00 per liter. $155.00 in country towns. I was not good at maths, but seriously.
So, nothing was spent on developing ****, Please explain.
I hope good old Johnny is living the dream with all that wealth he got from selling out every Australian.
just an observation.[tonguewink]

I wasn’t around that far back but fully agree with ya, I’ve scoured at the rise in fuel prices over the years (as well as the price of beer)

“The great liar of the century, (well one of them ), our PM, Johnny Howard,”

All the pollies that make it that far fit into the same boots
But it’s the numnuts who believe them (and vote for them) that get them up there, just to sit back and have a chuckle

“today it's even LESS.. $31.00 US dollars a barrel and dropping. $27.00 is an average.”

They (the people in charge of this cuntry) have bulked it up with “excises” to make sure there pockets are lined well into the future
Whilst us (scum of the earth) are fighting over bog ****en roll, of all things
It’s a load of ****!!!!

“So, nothing was spent on developing ****, Please explain.”

Bull****, they developed a way to make sure there pockets were lined, even when they got out, build wealth off the back off of the average Aussie to help there family (not the people who believed there word)

Oh yeah, Ronski, good observation,
Johnny is living his dream, while you and me are “working for our dream” (I hope we all make it)

If the fuel does go below $1 per litre, it should stay there [emoji481]
(And the politician’s should take a pay cut)🤭

[3toes]

UK is enjoying the lowest priced fuel, motor spirit and diesel, this century. Prices are half of what they were a week ago.

Did not see any of this cheap fuel in my travels to Cardiff this week. Will keep searching on the return trip tomorrow however think will have more chance if finding a herd of Unicorns

As a rule fuel prices here move slowly as 95% of price is tax of one sort or another. So the base price has to move a lot to make the retail price move

[V8Ian]

Did not see any of this cheap fuel in my travels to Cardiff this week. Will keep searching on the return trip tomorrow however think will have more chance if finding a herd of Unicorns

As a rule fuel prices here move slowly as 95% of price is tax of one sort or another. So the base price has to move a lot to make the retail price move
It's not my intention to spread misinformation, sorry if I have. I echoed what I read on a UK based, transport page.

[Ronski]

Ever wondered why! when OPEC reduce output to drive the price up, Petrol here costs more within an hour. When the price goes down, somehow, it 'takes' up to 2 weeks to "flow on to the consumer". Fuel always costs more from Thursday night through to weekend, then down on Monday. Enjoy your weekend.
Government fuel watchdog,?? where?.. and I thought inflatable dartboards were useless.

Toilet rolls? no problem now, advertised on Ebay today in Australia......$1,600.00, or get them 'cheap' for $1,000.00
words fail me on that.

[3toes]

The ‘wholesale’ price of fuel is smoothed by using an averaging model which works over (from memory) a 2 week period. This is designed to stop wild fluctuations in price. There is of course nothing in the model to stop retailers grabbing the up swing and riding the down movement based on press headlines

The Thursday / Friday price spike is an Australian thing as you tend to be paid weekly and once paid celebrate by filling the tank. There is then a demand surge so prices follow. Seems UBER were not the first to figure this one out. Do not see it in the U.K. where pay is on a monthly cycle

You used to be able to ring AMPOL and they would tell you the daily rack price fuel was being sold at from the refinery. Of course a difficult science to see retailer profit as they tend to have a delivery once a week not daily

[3toes]

It's not my intention to spread misinformation, sorry if I have. I echoed what I read on a UK based, transport page.

No worries

Prices here have reduced steadily over the last few years from their peak so some truth in the story.

Am now paying about £1.35 a litre for diesel. Was about £1.75 a litre at peak. I did see £1.50 earlier this week although that was motor way pricing which is always well above what you pay elsewhere

[ramblingboy42]

I wonder how future governments will address the falling fuel excise as electric vehicles become more popular in our cities.

the government takes a disgusting amount of excise to keep money in their coffers.

will the govt take an extra cut on the price of electricity at your recharging station?

[JDNSW]

I wonder how future governments will address the falling fuel excise as electric vehicles become more popular in our cities.

the government takes a disgusting amount of excise to keep money in their coffers.

will the govt take an extra cut on the price of electricity at your recharging station?

Interesting question. Any attempt to raise the same amount of revenue related to road use, which is what excise is roughly proportional to, is almost certain to require powers held by the states not the commonwealth. This potentially could provide a good income stream for lawyers for years to come.

States and territories are likely to try to introduce a road use related tax, using the decline in excise as an excuse, and ignoring that excise is a commonwealth revenue. And the Commonwealth could use it as an excuse to, for example, charge a "GST equivalent" tax on the output of your solar panels, whether used for road transport of not, in the same vein that they attempt to collect excise on any biodiesel you make..

Personally, I have difficulty seeing why there should be specific road use taxes above the general taxes of GST, company tax, income tax, payroll tax, rates, etc etc paid by other industries and businesses. in any case, as these increase costs of everything. Fuel excise is an accident of history, introduced when motoring was a new phenomenon, and a luxury enjoyed only by the wealthy.

[1950landy]

Interesting question. Any attempt to raise the same amount of revenue related to road use, which is what excise is roughly proportional to, is almost certain to require powers held by the states not the commonwealth. This potentially could provide a good income stream for lawyers for years to come.

States and territories are likely to try to introduce a road use related tax, using the decline in excise as an excuse, and ignoring that excise is a commonwealth revenue. And the Commonwealth could use it as an excuse to, for example, charge a "GST equivalent" tax on the output of your solar panels, whether used for road transport of not, in the same vein that they attempt to collect excise on any biodiesel you make..

Personally, I have difficulty seeing why there should be specific road use taxes above the general taxes of GST, company tax, income tax, payroll tax, rates, etc etc paid by other industries and businesses. in any case, as these increase costs of everything. Fuel excise is an accident of history, introduced when motoring was a new phenomenon, and a luxury enjoyed only by the wealthy.


They will put up the price of electricity :firedevil:

[DiscoMick]

Bought diesel for 131.9 in Burnie today.

[3toes]

They could adopt the EU system of putting a black box into each car and taxing you on miles traveled and time of day the trip was made. There is also talk of use of the speed Information collected to issue fines. Insurance companies are also keen to access this information for their own purposes

This is part of their Galileo GPS operation that they have put together in conjunction with the Chinese government. System was built with this functionality from the start as a way make the system pay for itself once the investment was in place

[Gav 110]

Bought diesel for 131.9 in Burnie today.

Just got back into Perth tonight and need to give the old 110 a drink for the way back to the farm
Looking on Petrol spy website
My local has ulp 116.9 and diesel 127.9
Costco at the airport ulp 112.7 and diesel 119.7
Might wait a couple of days and see if it gets any cheaper

[JDNSW]

They could adopt the EU system of putting a black box into each car and taxing you on miles traveled and time of day the trip was made. There is also talk of use of the speed Information collected to issue fines. Insurance companies are also keen to access this information for their own purposes

This is part of their Galileo GPS operation that they have put together in conjunction with the Chinese government. System was built with this functionality from the start as a way make the system pay for itself once the investment was in place

The problem with using this to collect an equivalent to fuel excise is that excise is a federal tax, and any such device would need either uniform agreement on all aspects from all states and territories or for all states and territories to cede their control of roads and traffic to the commonwealth.

Given that even after agreement to have uniform road rules twenty years ago, we can't even manage to get the same rules in every state, best of luck with that. It could be made a part of the ADRS, but again, it would need all states to agree to incorporate that into their legislation - same situation.

Just another issue that has people putting up all sorts of technical solutions when the problem is social and political!

[3toes]

A good public servant would soon find a way to fit such a tax under an existing category that the Commonwealth has control over.

[JDNSW]

A good public servant would soon find a way to fit such a tax under an existing category that the Commonwealth has control over.

And spend the next ten years providing a steady income to half the country's legal profession - you clearly do not remember the fate of the state "Transport Coordination" acts.

[Bigbjorn]

And spend the next ten years providing a steady income to half the country's legal profession - you clearly do not remember the fate of the state "Transport Coordination" acts.

After the decisions in the Hughes & Vale and Antill-Ranger cases the permit fees and other imposts on interstate transport were found unconstitutional. The state govts. introduced state laws to collect "Road Maintenance Contributions". These charges were highly resented by the industry and many never paid any preferring to take a chance on imprisonment and/or bankruptcy. I only ever paid what they asked for which was from trips when my number plate was recorded. A group of lawyers in South Australia came up with a cunning plan which eventually sunk the contributions without trace.

[JDNSW]

As I said!

[scarry]

Bought diesel for 131.9 in Burnie today.

It’s been 127.5 here for the last few weeks.

LPG still up in the high 80’s though[bigsad]

[rick130]

It’s been 127.5 here for the last few weeks.

LPG still up in the high 80’s though[bigsad]

How the hell can it be 25c/l cheaper when you're only 2.5 hours away? :o

Someone somewhere is making a tidy profit.

[disco gazza]

Its only 131.9 at Burnie if you have a fuel card(shell/bp/united).

Otherwise your paying 152.9 and up.:soapbox:

[3toes]

But this is a tax on energy not transport

[trout1105]

$1.41 at the depot at Nargulu Just outside Geraldton WA) today [bigsad]

[Gav 110]

Petrol spy website says 102.2 ulp this morning
A couple more days and I can see it below $1

[p38arover]

95 RON jumped overnight from $1.32 to $1.77/litre

[DiscoMick]

Its only 131.9 at Burnie if you have a fuel card(shell/bp/united).

Otherwise your paying 152.9 and up.:soapbox:We went to the Shell depot auto fuel purchase station in the industrial estate. Was very busy.

[ramblingboy42]

this didn't last long....back to n0rmal price gouging already

[Eevo]

99 cents at some places in adelaide

[PhilipA]

91 is 111.9 at Avoca Beach
Regards PhilipA

[NavyDiver]

Price gouging +++

ULP 91 in the capitals

Sydney $1.41 (https://fuelprice.io/nsw/sydney/)
Melbourne $1.25 (https://fuelprice.io/vic/melbourne/)
Brisbane $1.33 (https://fuelprice.io/qld/brisbane/)
Perth $1.33 (https://fuelprice.io/wa/perth/)
Adelaide $1.07 (https://fuelprice.io/sa/adelaide/)
Canberra $1.40 (https://fuelprice.io/act/canberra/)
Hobart $1.50 (https://fuelprice.io/tas/hobart/)
Darwin $1.31 (https://fuelprice.io/nt/darwin/)

[V8Ian]

Terminal
ULS Automotive Diesel
B5
Unleaded Petrol 91
Premium Unleaded Petrol 95
Premium Unleaded Petrol 98
E10 Unleaded Petrol
Low Aromatic Fuel


Brisbane
107.75
110.18
100.05
112.09
120.02
101.62




Terminal
ULS Automotive Diesel
B5
Unleaded Petrol 91
Premium Unleaded Petrol 95
Premium Unleaded Petrol 98
E10 Unleaded Petrol
Low Aromatic Fuel


Newcastle
108.95
NA
100.42
112.93
NA
97.45
NA


Sydney
110.32
NA
101.42
113.76
126.23
99.17




Terminal
ULS Automotive Diesel
B5
Unleaded Petrol 91
Premium Unleaded Petrol 95
Premium Unleaded Petrol 98
E10 Unleaded Petrol
Low Aromatic Fuel


Melbourne
110.70
NA
99.97
111.66
122.54
98.09
NA




Terminal
ULS Automotive Diesel
B5
Unleaded Petrol 91
Premium Unleaded Petrol 95
Premium Unleaded Petrol 98
E10 Unleaded Petrol
Low Aromatic Fuel


Burnie
116.24
NA
108.33
NA
NA
NA
NA


Hobart
116.07
NA
107.85
NA
NA
NA
NA




Terminal
ULS Automotive Diesel
B5
Unleaded Petrol 91
Premium Unleaded Petrol 95
Premium Unleaded Petrol 98
E10 Unleaded Petrol
Low Aromatic Fuel


Adelaide
109.36
NA
101.23
113.01
122.38
NA
NA




Terminal
ULS Automotive Diesel
B5
Unleaded Petrol 91
Premium Unleaded Petrol 95
Premium Unleaded Petrol 98
E10 Unleaded Petrol
Low Aromatic Fuel


Darwin
110.22
NA
102.75
112.38
158.25
NA
102.75




Terminal
ULS Automotive Diesel
B5
Unleaded Petrol 91
Premium Unleaded Petrol 95
Premium Unleaded Petrol 98
E10 Unleaded Petrol
Low Aromatic Fuel


Broome
124.09
NA
125.99
135.08
NA
NA
NA


Perth
106.55
NA
97.57
110.12
126.94
NA
NA


Port Hedland
114.24
NA
114.66
125.84
NA
NA
NA



These are spot prices ex-terminal. Regular customers will buy at better rates usually. If there's a glut of fuel, the spot price will be lower.

[VladTepes]

95 RON jumped overnight from $1.32 to $1.77/litre

Yeah about the same increase here at our local Shell.

International oil prices falling (not due to COV-19 really - primarily due to oil war that Russia and Saudi Arabia are having) and overnight prices increasing.

Same old story.

[JDNSW]

Yeah about the same increase here at our local Shell.

International oil prices falling (not due to COV-19 really - primarily due to oil war that Russia and Saudi Arabia are having) and overnight prices increasing.

Same old story.

The $A is the lowest its been for nearly twenty years! This might have something to do with it.

[p38arover]

Petrol is cheaper in country NSW than the city. I fuelled up in Dubbo last night for $1.37/litre 95RON and for $1.51 in Walgett. Even here in Lightning Ridge at $1.66 it's cheaper than Penrith (all 95 RON)

[Bigbjorn]

Petrol is cheaper in country NSW than the city. I fuelled up in Dubbo last night for $1.37/litre 95RON and for $1.51 in Walgett. Even here in Lightning Ridge at $1.66 it's cheaper than Penrith (all 95 RON)

Fuel is always cheaper in Gatton & Toowoomba than in Brisbane. Why is this so?

[V8Ian]

Fuel is always cheaper in Gatton & Toowoomba than in Brisbane. Why is this so?
Not any more, used to be.
With five new servos built on the Warrego between Ipswich M'way and Gatton Bypass (totaling 12), in the last couple of years, you'd think there'd be some keen prices, but no. Fuel in Ipswich is always 3-5 cpl cheaper.

[disco gazza]

The diesel between Devonport and Burnie is still the same as it was before.....$1.52 ltr.

Petrol anywhere between $1.42 and $1.56.

If you have a fuel card, can be anywhere between $1.31 and $1.56, thats both petrol and diesel.

Cant see the price of fuel going down for us taswegians. :soapbox:

DG

[Gav 110]

Just got on Petrol Spy - Cheap Fuel Prices Near Me & Fuel Watch Map (https://petrolspy.com.au/map/latlng/-33.27417012006527/151.4239313311307)
Ulp at 97.9 in Perth
United in Virginia Qld 95.9
Along the pacific hwy near Wyong E10 97.9
E10 in Punchbowl 89.9

Don’t know if the price is correct over east but spot on over here
Makes the old rover v8 more economical somehow
Anyways still sounds good no matter the price

[Homestar]

A few price wars going on in localised areas here. Still 118 in Sunbury but only 25 minutes away all 3 servos in Laverton North on Fitzgerald Road are at 101 when I drove past them last night. Wonder who will be first to drop below the $1 mark...

[NavyDiver]

The $A is the lowest its been for nearly twenty years! This might have something to do with it.

Wholesale price of fuel in $aud is at or under $1.02. The prices above $1.50 are the biggest price gouge in History here. One interesting note is forecast big dump of crude oil for April fools day should see prices sub$1 retail. Sale prices here still from $1.60 to $1.

ACCC is asleep or softly softly which is not unusual[bigwhistle]

[Eevo]

97 cents down the road from me

[Johndoe]

Under a buck in Braybrook today. Ballarat road for those that want to jump on.

[vnx205]

This afternoon I paid $116.9 for 91 Unleaded in Canberra and saw $149.9 for the same fuel in Batemans Bay.

[disco gazza]

Apparently the ACCC cant do nothing about how the caltex/shell/united charge there customers for fuel.

All they can do is shame them.

Which is why Taswegians are still paying over the top for there fuel.[bawl]:soapbox::censored:

[biggin]

I think you’ll find the ACCC always do nothing.
Just another government funded body set up with the express purpose to deflect blame for something the Government doesn’t want to involve themselves with. This is the sole reason d’être for all, so called, independent government funded bodies. The quicker Australians wake up to this, the better.

[jonesfam]

Fuel price & it's fluctuations, to some extent, depends on where you live & how much fuel is sold.
Take us for example:
To make the freight on fuel economical I usually order a minimum of 25000lt of both diesel & unleaded at a time.
On average I sell about 1500lt of each per day. I also have several thousand Lt still in the ground when fuel is delivered.
So, usually, I only order fuel monthly.
Before the "wet" we have 65000lt of each & we sell less fuel due to road closures.
So, at best the fuel price in Doomadgee is only going to go up or down once a month or 3 weeks in tourist season.
Also, if the fuel in the ground was priced differently to the new delivery (usual) I have to calculate a cost price per litre based on new fuel price & old fuel price divided by fuel remaining so the fuel price will not drop or increase as much as people think it should.
We are not charities, ultimately if we don't make money we don't stay in business.
Also, we have unwritten price limits. IE There is a certain retail we avoid going above. So we may & do sell fuel at times for a loss, when prices drop we will try to make some of the loss back.
It sound easy, the spot oil price goes down = fuel price should also go down, YES? It's a little more complicated than that.
jonesfam

[superquag]

Best price unleaded I've seen (Friday afternoon) was $1.06 at a self-service / credit-card outlet.
- You know, insert card, authorise pump and $ limit, fill...re-insert card for refund if applicable. Bit of a pain, but at 10 cents cheaper than the best elsewhere.
On Tuesday their price was $1.09, still 11 cents cheapest. Yes, some surrounding outlets were up over $1.40.

[Gav 110]

Just paid 99.9cents per litre for ULP at the Shell in Bellevue
I believe all the Shell servos in the Perth metro are the same
Nope, just looked on petrolspy.com[emoji1531]
Only the 3 around the midland area

[Homestar]

Price gouging continues on unabated and the ACCC are nowhere to be seen as usual.

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[JDNSW]

Went in to the village to get my mail, top up the petrol tank and get a couple of jerricans of diesel for the tractor. $1.49 for unleaded, $1.56 for diesel.

[4bee]

Between the wholesalers, retailers and falling Australian dollar, I seriously doubt we'll see fuel that cheap.

Saw $1.06 here at a BP in Stirling on Saturday. Stripped out the primary boot floor of the Mazda so I can safely fit in two (or more) 20l Jerricans.

Has got 4 x Tiedown Points so should be ok.


Panic Buying? It will be if I don't get over there before a price increase.[happycry]

[trout1105]

Saw $1.06 here at a BP in Stirling on Saturday. Stripped out the primary boot floor of the Mazda so I can safely fit in two (or more) 20l Jerricans.

Has got 4 x Tiedown Points so should be ok.


Panic Buying? It will be if I don't get over there before a price increase.[happycry]

IF (and that's a BIG IF) fuel gets down to $1 a litre here I will be heading into the depot with at least 5x 200l drums in the trailer.
I have got the drums and the cash So all I need now is for the fuel mob to be reasonable and it will all come together [thumbsupbig][biggrin]

[PhilipA]

In the USA it is 99cents a GALLON.
Regards PhilipA.

[mick88]

What is it normally there?

Cheers, Mick



In the USA it is 99cents a GALLON.
Regards PhilipA.

[PhilipA]

Whoops , that should be 1.99 per gallon .

On 10/2/2020 it wa something like 2.45.
Regards PhilipA

[p38arover]

I fuelled up (95 RON) at Walgett yesterday for $1.459/litre and at Orange today at $1.349/litre.

Today, here in Sydney's west, it's $1.669/litre.

[Bigbjorn]

Whoops , that should be 1.99 per gallon .

On 10/2/2020 it wa something like 2.45.
Regards PhilipA

A US gallon is 3.89 litres.

[V8Ian]

Hoarding fuel can nullify household insurance.

[4bee]

Down in the .80 cents bracket now at some joints.




Yeah, but it is kept in an open air cage out of the building in proper sealed Jerris.

[JDNSW]

Oil dropped another 10% today - but the $A also dropped, although not by as much.

[trout1105]

Hoarding fuel can nullify household insurance.

But surrounding your house with gum trees in a bushfire prone area doesn't , Funny that [bigwhistle]

I store my fuel in another shed that is at least 500m away So I think that I am pretty safe [thumbsupbig]

[1950landy]

My father in law who wasn't doing many k's used to fill a 44 up with diesel when ever it was cheap problem was by the time he used it it would get a bug in it & it would cost him more to service the fuel system.[bighmmm]

[trout1105]

In the long term diesel doesn't store very well But petrol is still good after years of storage [thumbsupbig]

[jonesfam]

In the long term diesel doesn't store very well But petrol is still good after years of storage [thumbsupbig]

Unless it's Opal!
Opal turns to a jelly after about 6 months unless regularly agitated.
Jonesfam

[Homestar]

Servicing standby generators in old buildings, we have tested diesel that is 30 years old and it’s still fine. you just have to keep the water/condensation out of it.

[INter674]

Servicing standby generators in old buildings, we have tested diesel that is 30 years old and it’s still fine. you just have to keep the water/condensation out of it.

Started a D7 that sat for 12 plus years...no probs with the diesel in it at all. Filters were replaced b 4 tho as they were stuffed.

It's petrol that don't keep well....my Ransomes crawlers require new fuel every couple years after sitting as the petrol goes "stale"..as they say.

[4bee]

What is the practical value of Fuel Stabilisers? Do they work for Petrol?

[trout1105]

Between my boats, gensets and the D2a V8 I burn quite a bit of petrol so a couple of thousand litres wont sit there long enough to go "stale".
I only get 1 x 44 of diesel at a time and the 2 x 90l tanks in the 79 series gives me plenty of "range".

[superquag]

Monday mid-arvo, unleaded has dipped to 99cents in places, 103 cents elsewhere

[INter674]

Still getting ripped off in Tassie eg BP still 1.57..some regional servos with stores attached are 1.23 and 1.15. Long ques at cheap servos with some hamsters filling 200l drums😐

[ramblingboy42]

BP never seem to drop their price when others do , yet they purchase from the same source as everyone else , there is no difference.

[Roverlord off road spares]

local BP jacked up the price of ULP overnight

[Roverlord off road spares]

Still getting ripped off in Tassie eg BP still 1.57..some regional servos with stores attached are 1.23 and 1.15. Long ques at cheap servos with some hamsters filling 200l drums😐

Should be stopped on safety grounds, imagine those drums going kaboom at the next door neighbors

[trout1105]

Should be stopped on safety grounds, imagine those drums going kaboom at the next door neighbors

It is perfectly safe to transport and store fuel in 44's.[thumbsupbig]
If you are Serious with your Safety concerns then I suppose all the LPG bottles that pretty much Every household has should be banned as well[bigwhistle]

[4bee]

Bugger! I didn't take my puny 2x20l Jerries the other day as planned & now I'll look like a hoarder if I do.[bigsad]

[JDNSW]

Maybe I should take my 1000l trailer down to the village and fill it?

[1950landy]

We are only using wife's Hyundai I30 diesel at moment , she usually get's 4.2Lper 100 gets 3 to 4 weeks out of a tank , with the amount we are using it should double that with the limited use at the moment.:thumbsup:

[INter674]

Maybe I should take my 1000l trailer down to the village and fill it?

Spoke with the local store owner today and yes they have had one person filled up a 1000l fuel tank...another well over 600l..200l is common she said.

In any event she said they will prolly close as they can't see people being able to afford to buy fuel and run cars. We've lost wood sales already so for many people it's gonna be a chilly winter here unless they go stealing wood from state forests or run up big electic bills which they hope to forego😐

[V8Ian]

Maybe I should take my 1000l trailer down to the village and fill it?
You'll have fun lifting that back onto the trailer, after filling it. [bigwhistle]

[INter674]

My neighbour just bought 6 big LPG gas cylinders..took them home in his Tarago. He's also filled 2 X1000l tanks with fuel and bought 1000 rounds of ammo. Local gun shop is out of .22s..other ammo is selling out fast. Supply is hard to get..and yes..it's going to Uncle Sam ..again!

At least I know where to go for gas, ammo and fuel😃

He wants to buy 2 steers off me to kill for food for his 5 kids. I said where are you going to store 500kg of meat..so he rang Hardly Normal but they've sold out of freezers..waiting on supplies from China/Asia.

It's a mad mad world!!

[Blknight.aus]

What is the practical value of Fuel Stabilisers? Do they work for Petrol?

not much chop for long term storage of petrol.

the stuff with ethanol in it only lasts about a month in ideal conditions before you need to do something with it.

[BradC]

not much chop for long term storage of petrol.

the stuff with ethanol in it only lasts about a month in ideal conditions before you need to do something with it.

Thankfully we don't get that stuff here. I find I can safely store 98 for about 12 months. The standard 91 seems to start going bad at less than half that. Anecdotal only of course.

[Bigbjorn]

Years ago I was told by a Fuels Chemist from one of the Big 7 that survivalists who were storing drums of petrol were fooling themselves. Petrol loses startability progressively from about 3-6 months in storage and will eventually break down into a black sludge and other liquids.

[Blknight.aus]

Thankfully we don't get that stuff here. I find I can safely store 98 for about 12 months. The standard 91 seems to start going bad at less than half that. Anecdotal only of course.

petrol is light enough to start self fractioning with just normal temperature variations...

it starts to crack apart before its something you can "eyeball". it doesnt take a lot to keep it in useable condition but it does take some work... keeping it cold, dry and mixed are the key things.

[Tins]

petrol is light enough to start self fractioning with just normal temperature variations...

it starts to crack apart before its something you can "eyeball". it doesnt take a lot to keep it in useable condition but it does take some work... keeping it cold, dry and mixed are the key things.

Yep. 44 Gal, 205 Litre drums, on their sides, regular ( ie weekly ) rotation and the stuff keeps. Leaded keeps better than the newer stuff. Let it lie and it's gone.

[DiscoMick]

I can report that one of our mowers wouldnt start recently after being unused for six months with half a tank of petrol. Filled the tank with fresh petrol and it started first go.

Filled up with diesel for 131.9 at the Shell depot card outlet in Burnie yesterday. Nearby servos were about 150.

[trout1105]

I can report that one of our mowers wouldnt start recently after being unused for six months with half a tank of petrol. Filled the tank with fresh petrol and it started first go.

Filled up with diesel for 131.9 at the Shell depot card outlet in Burnie yesterday. Nearby servos were about 150.

I have found that running a small engine (lawnmower, genset, firefighter etc.) about once a month will sort most fuel issues out, Maybe its simply the vibration that keeps the petrol good[thumbsupbig]



Yep. 44 Gal, 205 Litre drums, on their sides, regular ( ie weekly ) rotation and the stuff keeps. Leaded keeps better than the newer stuff. Let it lie and it's gone.
+1[thumbsupbig]

[discorevy]

good practice on carby engines is to turn the fuel off and let it run out if you don't know how long until the next use

[trout1105]

good practice on carby engines is to turn the fuel off and let it run out if you don't know how long until the next use

+1
Especially 2 strokes.

[JDNSW]

+2.

And if it is one that is used at long intervals, such as your firefighter - drain the tank. A little forward planning may see you with not all that much in it.

All fuels will last a lot better if they are in an airtight container with no moisture at all.

[4bee]

Bugger! I didn't take my puny 2x20l Jerries the other day as planned & now I'll look like a hoarder if I do.[bigsad]



And when I did eventually go there wasn't a soul in the place but it wasn't all wasted, BWS have an outlet next door.:wallbash: I didn't have Jerries in the car this time at the insistence of 'er indoors who objects to the pong of Petrol in tha car.[biggrin]