[Jan Fisher]

There’s been a bit of rumbling about possible petrol price rises coming soon.

I’ve read a lot of analysis about restrictions placed on Russia and global cartels and European agreements, but you know what it is, it’s Christmas. Prices always go up before Christmas.

You can do all the talking about price caps and market conditions you like, but it’s always Christmas.

Stop trying to pretend it’s anything else, it’s insulting to us. Just admit it’s gouging and we can get on with it.

[ronloby]

Yes, but why does the price go up when the oil price goes down?

[Pacahawi]

Just use Fuel Check in your state and support whoever has the most consistent lowest prices.
Diesel at half dozen service stations near me ranges from 205.9 to 233.9 – big difference!

[Sue Ridge]

It seems that there may be collusion and price gouging with fuel companies but, so far, no watchdog body has been able to prove it. I agree that fuel prices seem to follow holidays and long weekends rather than the price of oil but we are told that it’s purely coincidental. The reality is that we all know that regardless of price, when the tank is empty that we have to pay whichever price is on the board and the fuel companies know that. On a brighter note, fuel is probably the cheapest liquid that we buy when we look at water, milk, soft drink, alcohol and printing ink.

[Willfish]

Yes, just price gouging. Diesel in my area (south coast NSW) currently varies from $2.19 to $2.54 a litre – and chances are it all comes from the same fuel depot and delivered by the same tanker. Fuel companies know they can play ‘price cycle’ games (what a joke!) with the motoring public and there is not a government in Australia with the guts to do anything about it. All we can do is shop around and support the service stations that do discount, and be quick to change when the discounting stops.

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