Thread: Record difference in fuel price?

Originally Posted by cuppabillytea

It is truly unjust that fuel prices are so disparate around the Nation. i don't think that it's too much to ask that some of us could pay a little subsidy to even things up.

You're obviously labouring under the mis-apprehension that fuel prices are related to costs. They are not, they are set at what the market will bear. I have delivered fuel to some of the most remote parts of this country. The delivery cost is well less than 1cpl.

Originally Posted by V8Ian

You're obviously labouring under the mis-apprehension that fuel prices are related to costs. They are not, they are set at what the market will bear. I have delivered fuel to some of the most remote parts of this country. The delivery cost is well less than 1cpl.

I do realise that. I know that we are being ripped off in every direction. I was talking more in the spirit of things. Sorry I get a bit airy fairy some times.

Originally Posted by cuppabillytea

I do realise that. I know that we are being ripped off in every direction. I was talking more in the spirit of things. Sorry I get a bit airy fairy some times.

The burdens of perfect people in an imperfect world.

Originally Posted by PhilipA

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Anyway I was able to buy diesel at Metro East Corrimal yesterday for 124.7 , and stated to be Mobil. I was visiting my daughter who lives at Mt Pleasant so it was only 5Kms.( for those who doubt the wisdom of looking for cheaper fuel)

Sydney was 130.9 and The Central coast 136.9. We are being royally ripped off at the Central Coast.
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Those differences are still quite a bit less than the 27.9 cents I noticed.

Can any beat 27.9 cents difference within a couple of hundred kilometres of the state's capital?

Originally Posted by vnx205

Those differences are still quite a bit less than the 27.9 cents I noticed.

Can any beat 27.9 cents difference within a couple of hundred kilometres of the state's capital?

Often!!!!

Whyalla when I moved here years ago was cheaper for Diesel than Adelaide.

Then it climbed - and got to be $0.30 a litre more...

Has only dropped in the last 6 months, but back before then, even though Adelaide prices fluctuated ours never did

Amusingly, a drive 75km up the road would net prices almost the same as Adelaide (and no, I never drove there just to get fuel....)

Originally Posted by cuppabillytea

By the way, I'm a terrible speller so I have the SOED on stand by at all times. It isn't too much to ask that we communicate succinctly and clearly so that we are not misunderstood.

If you are using Internet Explorer, install a program called IESpell ieSpell - Spell Checker add-on for Internet Explorer

Chrome doesn't need it as it automatically underlines incorrectly spelled words. However, you need to add the English (Australian) dictionary or it will default to US spelling. See https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95604?hl=en

Firefox I rarely use so I am not sure about it. A quick test shows the version I do have uses US spelling and it also underlines incorrectly spelled words. This link shows how to enable an OZ dictionary: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/fir...an-dictionary/

The last time that I put gas in the RRC at the BP on Bribie Island it was over $1 at litre,I will be going out this evening so will check the price of gas and diesel @ the Bruce Highway at Burpengary.

Is it really such a big deal with price variation? If you're like V8ian & Co. fuelling up a semi or the like than, "Yes", it can be important but to the ordinary punter it's not really worth getting your knickers in a twist. If you have a 90 litre tank (& if you got to the servo then it's probably not empty) & take on say 80 litres then 10c a litre more is $8. Big deal. I don't think you get a Maccas for that these days, do you?
I must say that 20c difference is waaaay too much.
It doesn't matter what price we pay all prices are a rip off! What has happened to Australian oil deposits?
It's still cheaper than a litre of Cola though.