Perth fuel prices on the rise. Fill up today or tomorrow, says FuelWatch
Issue Date: - Tuesday, 20 October 2009
If you want to save money when filling up your car, FuelWatch recommends you get to a petrol station today or tomorrow to beat Perth’s weekly petrol price cycle.
FuelWatch reports that most BP and some Caltex service stations are increasing their petrol prices by more than 17 cents per litre (cpl) tomorrow to between 126 and 127 cpl. Other brands are likely to follow over the next few days.
Petrol stations in Perth follow a trend where prices rise sharply during a two to three day period and then slowly fall for the remainder of the week. But not all brands move their prices at the same time so there is a wide price variation between petrol stations.
Tomorrow, 197 (68%) petrol stations are selling below the metropolitan average of 112.7 cpl, with more than 60 selling below 108 cpl.
The advice from FuelWatch is to be aware that petrol is generally cheaper on Monday and Tuesday and more expensive on Thursday and Friday and to time your purchases accordingly.
FuelWatch sends out free daily emails with details of where it costs less to get petrol – to sign up along with 40,000 others who make use of the service, simply head to www.fuelwatch.wa.gov.au
Alternatively you can log on to www.fuelwatch.wa.gov.au each day, or phone 1300 55 08 08.
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Media Contact: Alina Cavanagh 9282 0679 or 0423-846397
Journalist - Consumer Protection
Department of Commerce
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Email: alina.cavanagh@commerce.wa.gov.au