Issue Date: - Sunday, 11 February 2007

Petrol Prices - Start of New Price Cycle, BP and Caltex/Ampol raise prices

Tomorrow (Monday 12-02-07) most BP sites and a number of Caltex/Ampol sites are increasing their unleaded petrol (ULP) prices to 122.9 cents per litre (cpl).

This signals the start of a new petrol price cycle in Perth. Over the last few months, petrol prices in the metropolitan area have been following a two-week cycle. This means that petrol prices currently increase over a two to three day period and then slowly decrease over the next week and a half. For most of the past year the start of the petrol price cycle has been occurring fortnightly on a Sunday or Monday.

The average price of ULP across Perth tomorrow is 112.7 cpl, however over 150 service stations will still be selling petrol at 110.9 cpl or less. FuelWatch is encouraging motorists to buy their petrol today or tomorrow while cheaper prices are still available and to check petrol prices before they buy, rewarding those outlets with cheaper prices by purchasing from them.

In the Eastern suburbs tomorrow the cheapest fuel can be purchased from a number of sites for 108.9 cpl.

In the Northern suburbs tomorrow the cheapest fuel can be purchased from United Edgewater for 106.3 cpl.

And South of the river tomorrow the cheapest fuel can be purchased from Coles Express Maddington for 106.4 cpl.

Motorists can find the best prices by checking the FuelWatch website at www.fuelwatch.wa.gov.au <http://www.fuelwatch.wa.gov.au> or by phoning 1300 55 08 08.