Fuel Prices

jimbo · Guru

Fuel Prices

al · Senior Member

Price of diesel Modbury SA this morning $1.49.9 unleaded $1.32
AL

bill12 · Guru

If diesel is easier to make than petrol, then why is it more expensive?

jimbo · Guru

Funny How the powers that be will not answer that question..."How come!

This is going to bring the economy down..Look at N Z $2.plus for unleaded..Sad to say But I think the good times are over

petengail · Guru

Went from 1.39 yesterday when I filled up to 1.49 this morning - I just logged on to post a fuel comparison with other OECD countries and will post that separate. I e-mailed a mate in Scotland yesterday and he said that they are paying $2.10 Aust per litre

NandK · Senior Member

last week in Tassie 142.9 cpl when left on Tuesday was 149.9cpl and here in Perth filled up last nite 149.9cpl.
I think it will go up more with Easter just around the corner.

Alan8888 · Veteran Member

Kalgoorie WA on Thu 10 Mar 2011 was

Diesel at Caltex Woolworths 142.9 (-.4c 138.9)

In WA there is a good resourse called FuelWatch (shame the goverment didn't take it national)

http://www.fuelwatch.wa.gov.au/

Can find price for Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow after 1400

PS and supply and demand is what makes diesel price so high you need to take into concideration not just our back yard but the world and anyone that has traveled in sout east asia as example will be aware of how much diesel traffic is on the road also industy use is higher for diesel world wide.

-- Edited by Alan8888 on Friday 11th of March 2011 02:50:18 PM

Pejay · Guru

Just filled up here in Townsville ready for the trip home, and diesel was $144.9/Lt, but another servo had it for $147.9/Lt.

What makes us wonder is, with the 'fuss' in the Middle East, and the cost of crude rising, why does our fuel go up today, when what we put into our tanks today was paid for by the fuel companies weeks/months ago, and the fuel they purchase today will not be in the servo's tanks for weeks/months by the time it is loaded/shipped/refined and then transported around the country.

justcruisin01 · Guru

bill12 wrote:

If diesel is easier to make than petrol, then why is it more expensive?

Bill, dont know the figures but the amount of diesel used may exceed the petrol, not only the diesel vehicles that we drive, think about the transport, mining & argriculture that all use it.I can remember before they started to fit small diesels in passenger cars diesel was a industrial fuel & cheep as.
Once they were fitted to the passenger cars the government said you beauty, lets jack up the price, & here we have it.

jimbo · Guru

Thanks for that people....What an amazing and quick responce..From all over the Land so quick Amazing.....Maybe we can organize a riot..Ha Ha Ha

Ma · Guru

Ulladulla today diesel 151.9 same as yesterday Unleaded 143.9

bill12 · Guru

I tried to make my own biodiesel, a few years ago, and had resonable sucess, but gave it up because of the work involved. It was costing me 28c a ltr, but chasing the fat, and making the diesel drove me off it.I try to buy in bulk. I am still using the fuel I bought for $1.29 in Warick, on the way back from the last trip.It helps to have a 128 ltr tank and a couple of jerry cans.Some bloke was turning coal gas into diesel for 40c a ltr at Dalby.Diesel is $1. 62 on the island where I live!Can someone stop the bloody rain , please!

Gerty Dancer · Guru

Pejay wrote:

What makes us wonder is, with the 'fuss' in the Middle East, and the cost of crude rising, why does our fuel go up today, when what we put into our tanks today was paid for by the fuel companies weeks/months ago, and the fuel they purchase today will not be in the servo's tanks for weeks/months by the time it is loaded/shipped/refined and then transported around the country.

Somebody is taking the opportunity to make a profit! Same as bananas.

I thought there was an enquiry into fuel prices? Looks like nothing has changed.

Antique Pete · Senior Member

Hi The servo at Tree tops shopping centre on the gold coast was 154.9 this morning.
Filled yesterday at the servo attached to Pacific fair shopping centre 135.9, huge difference
They are just the modern day robber barons

rockylizard · Guru

Gday...

Filled up this morning at the Caltex in Corryong Vic and the price of diesel was 153.9c ... the bloke said it was 155.9 on Thursday.

Cheers
John

Happywanderer · The Master

Talking about bananas Gerty. 9.95 a kilo in Coles today.

Sheba · Guru

bill12 wrote:

If diesel is easier to make than petrol, then why is it more expensive?

Years ago, Deisel used to be a lot cheaper than Petrol, which is why farmers etc. bought Deisel Vehicles.

I'm wondering what the price would be today, if City people only bought ordinary Cars.

Let's face it, most of them don't need big 4x4's, and most of them also don't even know how to use the 4x4 feature.

Cheers,
Sheba.

Pam · Guru

$1.49.9 in Deni and the same in Moama. Usually Moama is about 3 cents cheaper.

gst · Senior Member

The price is the same here in Townsville QLD, this stop myself from travelling

Happywanderer · The Master

I usually pay 1.32 for unleaded here in Echuca/Moama, haven't bought any for a while so not sure what it is but the paper said it would rise this week.

Cruising Granny · Guru

Bananas at Woollies in Salisbury, SA $10 a kilo.
What gets me mad about the fuel prices is, the tanker unloads the fuel into the tank at the servo for eg $1/litre on Monday. The retail price eg $1.32/lire.
The garage is still selling that same fuel on Thursday, but it now costs the motorist $1.42/litre.
That can only be described as robbery.

jimbo · Guru

I was starting too feel so depressed about fuel prices......Then The Mighty Pies deliverd me another Premiership...N A B Cup...Thanks Collingwood.....

ozi2 · Guru

jimbo wrote:

I would love to know the price of diesel around the Country...Here in Bacchus Marsh Vic it has just hit $1.42.9 from $ 1.28.9 Yesterday....Why does Diesel go through the roof..Is this another rip off.....I seriously have too look at travelling again....It's too hard on the budget
Had visions of going up too Alice Springs this year--
Jimbo

G'day Jimbo, fuel on the Tweed coast averaging 1.50+ depending on what day they want to rip you off further cry

Here we all live in a country full of natural resources and we are importing petroleum products when we have enormous LPG and LNG in the ground. Even here the companies are exploiting this source of supply as it doesnt have much in govt taxes attached to it. 10 years ago it was 11c a litre in Victoria........ask any taxi company what fuel they run on!
Mate, dont let a fuel increase spoil your travel plans. For me it equates to $8.00 extra to travel 750k's.....
cheers,
ozi2

jonathan · Guru

Diesel .. $1.50 p/l .. Mt Barker in southern WA ..

Jon

jimbo · Guru

Oz12 It is not going too stop at this price...I can afford any price..It's a matter of principal with me....I hate the idea of contributing to fat cats.....If the truth be know...There is nothing we can't make here. we do not need the whacky World in the northern Hemisphere

ozi2 · Guru

jimbo wrote:

I was starting too feel so depressed about fuel prices......Then The Mighty Pies deliverd me another Premiership...N A B Cup...Thanks Collingwood.....

Double Jeopardy Jimbo........high fuel prices and a lost premiership.....for a bombers fan at least

I think the Pies are going to be the one's to beat again, but look out ANZAC day!
Cheers,
Ozi2

HeadnHome · Senior Member

Diesel $1.50, Unleaded $1.45 at Yunguburra,Atherton Tablelands this morning

traveling bob · Veteran Member

I am in the Philippines now and price of diesel is just over $1.00 per litre and petrol unleaded (I think) is about $1.50

blaze · Guru

Albany, filled up yesterday at $1.51.09. Makes the dollars tick over on the pump quick
cheers
blaze

billy the kid · Veteran Member

I'm heading to Brisbane on monday, i hate to think what diesel is going to be on the nullabor.