20 cents difference per litre Petrol and people are still queuing up. A new tactic?

eatwell365 on 21/08/2014 - 05:57
Last edited 21/08/2014 - 06:21

Lucky we were for the past weeks. Petrol price in Sydney maintains in the lower price cycle for longer than my expectation. Confirmed on chart. Who may know the reason/s?

For over the duration of a week, the 3 petrol stations all around the corner of a suburb St Ives (a 7 eleven, a Shell and a Caltex) are selling E10 on 157.9/L while any other petrol stations across Sydney sell between 137.9-141.9. That's like 20 cents/L difference. That's everywhere except these 3. The normal variation lasts a few days between suburbs but this is over a week. No idea why motorists are still queuing up to fill up on rush hours. ???

Know it is a free trade market. However, hope this is a one off and not a new tactic from Big Petrol to maximise profit after knocking off the tooth of ACCC. Please not on retirees who cannot drive to the next suburb.

https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/152010

ACCC Petrol price data website no longer updating.
mad__llama on 08/07/2014 - 19:01
I guess Big Petrol finally got 'em. Very sad news for tight-asses…

http://www.accc.gov.au/consumers/petrol-diesel-and-lpg/city-…

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Comments

  • eatwell365 on 21/08/2014 - 07:43
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    today - elizabeth drv Caltex edensor park E10 135.9 (vortex95 146.9) st ives caltex 157.9.

  • gevidian on 21/08/2014 - 08:17
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    Use MotorMouth to check prices.

    https://motormouth.com.au/default_fl.aspx

  • [Deactivated] on 21/08/2014 - 08:56
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    Three Woolworth Caltexes, a BP and a 7/11 on one strip of road in Seven Hills, NSW are $1.57. They've been sitting at that price for about a week. Prior to that, they were all at $1.33 for that long cycle which had everyone surprised.

    Yesterday at Bass Hill NSW - Woolworths Caltex was at $1.31.

    All prices above are for E10 for comparison.

    Crazy.

  • macrocephalic on 21/08/2014 - 11:17

    I think the bigger problem is that fuel fluctuates 20c/l throughout the week and we just think it's normal.

  • [Deactivated] on 21/08/2014 - 14:42

    Anyone living in the Hills area: it's 131.9c/L at the Woolworths Caltex on Old Windsor Rd, the one near the carwash and Hungry Jacks. err… the one between Sunnyholt Rd and Miami St.

    It's still 157.9 along Abbott Rd, Seven Hills. Minutes away. Bizarre.

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