At 20:07 +1000 26/8/16, Stephen Loosley wrote:
Today fuel was almost 20 cents cheaper in Tahmoor than it was Appin.
Hilarious example.
I suspect that the road between the two is broken by bridge-work.
Because Google Maps is currently showing a 50km each way drive north
via Campbelltown or 70km each way SE along the Wollongong escarpment.
If you're in one place and you use 10 litres to get to the other, at
1.30 = 13.00, then you need to buy 65 litres at 0.20 per litre
saving, in order to break even.
And of course prices in such circumstances tend to become volatile,
so you can't rely on either price being the same the critical 45
minutes later.
(There are of course counter-examples).
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At 20:07 +1000 26/8/16, Stephen Loosley wrote:
www.fuelcheck.nsw.gov.au
Fuel Check website helps drivers find cheap petrol
26 Aug 2016
Today fuel was almost 20 cents cheaper in Tahmoor than it was Appin.
That sort of information was once hidden but is now brought to light
through the NSW Government's Fuel Check website, which allows
motorists to check the petrol prices for service stations anywhere
in the state, ranked from cheapest to most expensive.
State Minister for Innovation and Better Regulation Victor Dominello
said the site was the first of its kind in the country and was
likely to boost competition.
"We already have laws that dictate how service stations can display
petrol prices on their roadside signboard," Mr Dominello said.
"We are simply extending this obligation to say that when you change
your prices on the forecourt, you also need to report them online."
NRMA spokesman Peter Khoury expected the site will make a huge difference.
"We think this will change the way people buy petrol forever," the
NRMA's Peter Khoury said.
"We think this is an outstanding outcome for motorists and
something the NRMA has been campaigning for now for a number of
years."
A key benefit for regions like Wollondilly is that the government
has mandated that all service stations in the state had to register
with Fuel Check - previously fuel pricing on this scale was only
available in state capitals.
"In the past service stations didn't have to compete because
motorists would normally just fill up there and be none the wiser
that, if you drive around the corner it could be 20 per cent
cheaper," Mr Khoury said.
"Now they can't do that - they can't hide."
The variation in prices within even a single suburb is sure to
surprise Wollondilly residents.
"It will finally shine a light into an industry that desperately
needed it," Mr Khoury said.
"I think the public will be surprised at just how big the gap is.
"This will allow you to find that diamond in the rough that was
hidden from the rest of us because you had to go driving around
trying to find cheaper petrol.
The Fuel Check site is at www.fuelcheck.nsw.gov.au
http://www.wollondillyadvertiser.com.au/story/4122465/find-cheap-petrol
Cheers,
Stephen
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