ULP price alert - start of new price cycle in Perth
Issue Date: - Tuesday, 12 May 2009
FuelWatch is encouraging Perth motorists to buy their petrol today or tomorrow while cheaper prices are still available and to always check petrol prices before they buy.
Tomorrow, Wednesday 13 May 2009, most BP sites are increasing their ULP prices to 126.9 cents per litre (cpl), an increase of 15.4 cpl. This signals the start of a new petrol price cycle in Perth.
During 2008, Perth did not experience a regular price cycle. Since the re-introduction of a price cycle in recent weeks, Perth’s petrol prices now follow a weekly cycle, where prices increase sharply during a two to three day period and then slowly decrease for the remainder of the week.
Not all brands move their prices at the same time so there is a wide variation in prices from site to site.
183 (61%) petrol stations are selling below the metropolitan average of 114.3 cpl tomorrow.
Tomorrow’s cheapest ULP is available for:
- 108.9 cpl at 10 sites in the East;
- 106.8 cpl at Caltex Woolworths Joondalup Winton Road in the North; and
- 106.8 cpl at Caltex Woolworths Beckenham in the South.
Motorists can find the cheapest prices by checking the FuelWatch website at www.fuelwatch.wa.gov.au or by phoning 1300 55 08 08.
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