Fuel Prices

Beth54 · Guru

RE: Fuel Prices

Pejay · Guru

Evening all, on our way from Townsville to Mackay today, the dearest was $1.53/lt at Inkerman with the majority on the way down around $1.49/lt.

Got'ta tell you, it is still raining like mad here in Mackay and the van.... she is a rockin' with the wind (no it is nothing more than that thank you, and there is a strong wind warning from Bowen to Gladstone for tonight)

Pete & June

Cruising Granny · Guru

What happens when our trade relations with overseas corporations fall to bits?

Delta18 · 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.

With the lessening demand for oil due to the Japan earthquake oil has dropped in price by more than $3 a barrel. Lets see how long it takes fuel prices to come down.

Happywanderer · The Master

The prices are going up just like the amount of threads.
Why do we have 3 current threads of fuel prices when 1 would do??

Can't expect the Govt. to control the prices if we can't even control ourselves.

Now this is a joke people before I get blasted. I would put up an emoticon if I could work out what they all stood for.

Beth54 · Guru

Happywanderer wrote:

The prices are going up just like the amount of threads.
Why do we have 3 current threads of fuel prices when 1 would do??

Can't expect the Govt. to control the prices if we can't even control ourselves.

Now this is a joke people before I get blasted. I would put up an emoticon if I could work out what they all stood for.

Hi Marj. When you click on "MORE EMOTICONS" another window opens up and you can just go through them all to read the meanings. smile

Edited to add smiley face.

-- Edited by Beth54 on Sunday 13th of March 2011 11:53:54 AM

Happywanderer · The Master

Thanks for that Beth. I looked at the first lot, nothing, didn't think it would be different if I went into more.

Been in, they won't let me click on them, little devils!!

Gerty Dancer · Guru

Yay I just worked out the "more emoticons" while having my cuppa....

Sorry, wasting time, I know

Beth54 · Guru

Happywanderer wrote:

Thanks for that Beth. I looked at the first lot, nothing, didn't think it would be different if I went into more.

Been in, they won't let me click on them, little devils!

You have to physically type the word Marj, with the : before and after the word, as in :word: and the icon will show after you've 'submitted post'.

Happywanderer · The Master

Ooh, thanks Beth

Beth54 · Guru

Happywanderer wrote:

Ooh, thanks Beth

Apologies, I should've explained that in the beginning.

And apologies to all for going off the thread. hmm

deb-gary · Senior Member

interested to know the cost og lpg around the country

Happywanderer · The Master

I paid $1.469 for petrol over at the Moama Safeways petrol station this morning. Gone up from $1.32.
Thats shocking.

Actuallly it was $1.429 as I got 4c a litre off in My rewards.

Wow, just been on my first interstate trip in Myrtle!!

rockylizard · Guru

Gday...

Diesel at Batlow NSW was 155.9c .... I filled up at Wagga at the Safeway/Caltex which was 142.9c for diesel .... but I paid 138.9c due to my 4c voucher. Other servos in Wagga were between 152.9c and 153.9c .... even the vanilla Caltex.

I am now in Tumut ... diesel is now 153.9c .....

All of those prices are as of today.

Cheers
John

Alan8888 · Veteran Member

well I remember a few years back July 2008 and I was paying $2.30 lt diesl

, we did expect it and for the months leading up in 2008 there was a lot of talk about the price being so high all over.

But no matter how much it costs us we still travel just have a few less Larte

when we go through town.

In the great skeme of it all our travels were not affected by fuel price we still do it and enjoy ourself

Cruising Granny · Guru

The think about Nullarbor prices is you fill up at the highest price only once, not every stop.

blaze · Guru

Seen $1.60.09 in Albany but most seemed around the $1.53, heard the Nullabor was getting in the high $1.90's
cheers
blaze

GrumpyOne · Senior Member

Hey Guys N Gals.
Was chatting to the Shell and Scott Petroleum reps at the South East Field Days in Lucindale SA on Friday..Asked this exact question...

Their responce was that because the governm,ent has mandated less than 10% suphur the refineries had to refit to produce Dieso as a seperate process istead of being a straight by-product like it used to be.

Also the government excise has more than tripled over the past few years because everyone is switching to dieso instead of petrol and the government needs to maintain its income stream from the most used fuel....

Just watch as the uptake opf LPG and LNG rises, the excise will rise too.

That is what the Shell and Scott Petroleum reps said and they aren't too impressed by the costs either.

Paid 153.9 for dieso here in Millicent on Friday seems to be average, and woolies wont touch it with a barge pole, they have small tanks and get the get tanks filled too often stiring the scum in the bottom up constantly without chance to settle properly giving constantly bad fuel, that came from a Woolies/Clatex rep I know....

Hoo Roo Happy Days
Grumpster

-- Edited by GrumpyOne on Sunday 20th of March 2011 12:15:24 AM

GrumpyOne · Senior Member

IGA Millicent last week end nanas were 13.95kg, just round the corner at Foodland they were 8.95 and god knows how much at woolies