A simple question. Why do servos display fuel prices as for example 123.9, why not 124?? Another establishment displays the price as 123.7.
Just wondering if anyone could enlighten this poor simple soul!! ???
Cheers
Dougwe said
04:28 PM Jul 12, 2017
Your mind sees the 3 as it sounds cheaper than 4.
It's mind over matter.
The Belmont Bear said
04:59 PM Jul 12, 2017
Don't know if that's a serious question or not but in terms of cost you don't round things up or down until you get to the total which means if you bought 100 ltrs at 123.9 you would pay $123.90 not $124. Obviously a pretty trivial amount for most of us who are only filling our tanks but I guess for companies who buy & sell many thousands of ltrs it could possibly mean a few dollars. The reason for the average suburban servo to be advertising prices like that would most likely be (as Dougwe suggested) - because it sounds cheaper..
Desert Dweller said
05:02 PM Jul 12, 2017
The difference between .7 & .9 is .2, multiply that by 80 litres & you save yourself a whopping 16 cents per fill, wow!
We agree with what Dougwe said.
Even if you save $3 on a fill these days it'll only buy you a Choc Wedge ice-cream.
We never worry about fuel prices.
hako said
06:02 PM Jul 12, 2017
Back in the old days I asked why is something was 19/11 instead of 2 quid and I was told it was so that the cashier had to give 1d change from the 2 quid tendered meaning the cashier had to put it through the cash register and not straight into their pocket.
I know there are holes in that story but I believed it at the time....think I was about 12yo doing my first paper run (a complete disaster!).
Nowdays I realise that if the same item is $200 in one shop and $199 in another I'll buy the cheaper one.
Good Luck.
Cruising Cruze said
07:08 PM Jul 12, 2017
$ 1.24 is still way to much for starters
Around Brisbane petrol is around the $1,08
I wander why an barrel of oil is half the price it was 2 years ago
Our petrol or diesel didn't go down that much only 25ct or there about
macka17 said
07:31 PM Jul 12, 2017
Come here.. Yeppoon\Rocky.
Realistically the dearest Metro areas in the country.
What other metro area???? AVERAGES around 1 30 a ltr.
As Their BASIC, all yr round. fuel price.
we often get up round 1.34\1.37.
$1.25 would be niiiice.
Ge said
07:51 PM Jul 12, 2017
Haven't got an answer to your question, but i have asked many times and no one can give an answer so will ask again.
How come fuel/oil firms can charge point of a cent example: 123.9 123.7 ect when no one else can or doe's.
Certainly no other retailers do it and servo's are retailers as the bulk of there profit is from grocery sales.
hako said
08:52 PM Jul 12, 2017
Cruising Cruze wrote:
$ 1.24 is still way to much for starters Around Brisbane petrol is around the $1,08 I wander why an barrel of oil is half the price it was 2 years ago Our petrol or diesel didn't go down that much only 25ct or there about
In 2008 petrol was $1.60 a litre and oil $138 a barrel
In 2017 petrol is $1.20 a litre and oil $45 a barrel
With the price of oil 1/3 of the 2008 price, petrol should be 1/3 the 2008 price, that means it should be 53c a litre.
Someone is making a big quid!
Good Luck.
Recoup said
09:00 PM Jul 12, 2017
The gov. is not interested in lower fuel prices , think of the money they would loose, cheers
Cupie said
11:31 PM Jul 12, 2017
Paid 99.9 for ULP E10 today. Happy that it was sub$1.
Desert Dweller said
06:03 AM Jul 13, 2017
macka17 wrote:
Come here.. Yeppoon\Rocky.
Realistically the dearest Metro areas in the country.
What other metro area???? AVERAGES around 1 30 a ltr. As Their BASIC, all yr round. fuel price. we often get up round 1.34\1.37. $1.25 would be niiiice.
We're staying near Yeppoon, Rosslyn Bay servo has $125.9/ltr.
oldbloke said
07:30 AM Jul 13, 2017
A bit off topic. But there is an android app called "gas buddy " . Great for getting the cheapest fuel in your area.
brickies said
08:20 AM Jul 13, 2017
It don't work in all area's only very big towns. , If you want to be on the road pay the money or stay home .
Ge said
08:28 AM Jul 13, 2017
Me thinks Recoup is right.
PeterD said
09:08 AM Jul 13, 2017
Dougwe wrote:
Your mind sees the 3 as it sounds cheaper than 4.
It's mind over matter.
It only sounds cheaper if you have not trained yourself properly. Every time you see one of those prices, round it up an speak out the rounded up price(until it becomes second nature to you.)
I can't see the reason for fuel prices to vary so much over the states.Terminal Gate Prices- have a look at at their purchasing prices.
-- Edited by PeterD on Thursday 13th of July 2017 09:16:43 AM
Dougwe said
09:16 AM Jul 13, 2017
I do just that Peter, if it is $133.9 I always say to myself it is $1.34.
I also don't really worry about it too much as I reckon if I did I would'nt be out in the playground. I do go to cheaper servo's if I see one that is of the bigger names though.
Edit.....Ooops, forgot the, 'nt on the, would.
-- Edited by Dougwe on Thursday 13th of July 2017 09:35:52 AM
PeterD said
09:17 AM Jul 13, 2017
Doug have you seen my edit above?
Dougwe said
09:45 AM Jul 13, 2017
Just looked in on it. Those .1's and .2's are a load of c..p I reckon. Life was not meant to be sooooo hard, was it
As I said, I really don't worry about it that much. I need fuel, I get it, to a point anyway.
Cupie said
09:53 AM Jul 13, 2017
hako wrote:
Cruising Cruze wrote:
$ 1.24 is still way to much for starters Around Brisbane petrol is around the $1,08 I wander why an barrel of oil is half the price it was 2 years ago Our petrol or diesel didn't go down that much only 25ct or there about
In 2008 petrol was $1.60 a litre and oil $138 a barrel
In 2017 petrol is $1.20 a litre and oil $45 a barrel
With the price of oil 1/3 of the 2008 price, petrol should be 1/3 the 2008 price, that means it should be 53c a litre.
Someone is making a big quid!
Good Luck.
The 1/3 calculation would perhaps be right if the only cost was the oil itself.
The product at the bowser has cost inputs like ....
. Transporting the raw & refined product
. Govt taxes
. Refinery process
. Advertising / Marketing
. Servo running costs
. Profit margin at every stage
There are probably a few more that I haven't included. So the 1/3 ratio probably applies to only a fraction of the total cost (& don't forget the ever increasing outrageous salaries of all the Executives along the way)
Possum3 said
12:04 PM Jul 13, 2017
@ Hako - 19/11 instead of one quid. There were 20 shillings to a pound.
hako said
12:49 PM Jul 13, 2017
Possum3 wrote:
@ Hako - 19/11 instead of one quid. There were 20 shillings to a pound.
19 shillings and 11 pence (19/11)....cashier needed to give 1 penny change from a pound/quid tendered. 12 pennies in a shilling. 19/11 is one penny short of a quid.
Not sure of your comment? :}
Regards
JocknNik said
01:04 PM Jul 13, 2017
In my neck of the woods there are a few servos that are much cheaper than the big name brands. Nowadays their fuel is of equal quality to the others apart from an additive or two that doesn't actually offer a lot for the money. One insider was reported on the web as saying they just pour the stuff into the tankers before filling the fuel for delivery.
Oz standards are heavy about fuel quality these days. And anyway, in the West most fuel comes from the same source. The cheaper outlets are few and far between near the Big Smoke, but Nik and I virtually always buy our fuel at the much better prices because we pass a couple of these servos fairly regularly. Never had a problem with 'em. One cheap-price country outlet is actually under a big name anyway, a truck-stop so trustworthy enough. They're involved in a price war right now and our last fill there last week was 115.9 for diesel, while our local was asking 133.9. Usually the independents charge about 11c less p/l than town servos. What the..?! Begs the question, how can they do it when most city outlets are way up there price-wise. Obvious rip-offs.
Tony Bev said
02:13 PM Jul 13, 2017
It is probably a feel good scenario
We see the four figures on the bowser, 129.9 etc
When we pay, if it comes below three figures $100 etc, we feel as though we had got a good deal
All joking apart, when in the populated areas, then by all means shop around for the best price
But...
If we keep skipping the higher prices out in the countryside, then one day, those servos in the countryside, may no longer be there
delapan said
05:21 PM Jul 13, 2017
Possum3 you took the words out of my mouth....Hako what he is saying is that if something was 19/11d and you gave him 2 quid (pound) you should have got one pound (quid) one penny change not 1d....
darjak said
07:13 PM Jul 13, 2017
If your after the cheapest fuel on your travels down load (fuel map).
Macca cheapest servo in Rocky is the Liberty first on the left when coming from south.
Just my two bobs worth. My first wage was 8 pound 17&6pence, they don't put those symbols on computers nowadays.
Darrell
hako said
07:54 PM Jul 13, 2017
delapan wrote:
Possum3 you took the words out of my mouth....Hako what he is saying is that if something was 19/11d and you gave him 2 quid (pound) you should have got one pound (quid) one penny change not 1d....
Ah...now I see my error....mean't to say 1 quid, but said 2 quid probably due to old age stupidity plus the ingrained conversion 2 $ = 1 quid.
Thanks delapan and Possum3 for being easy on me.
Regards
oldbloke said
08:56 PM Jul 13, 2017
" It don't work in all area's only very big towns. , If you want to be on the road pay the money or stay home ."
FYI Brickies it does work.
It relies on the public to keep up to date. Prices change all the time so it's never 100%. Fuel map is the same. Beats being a slave to big business. Saves me heals.
Tony Bev said
09:10 PM Jul 13, 2017
darjak wrote:
If your after the cheapest fuel on your travels down load (fuel map). Macca cheapest servo in Rocky is the Liberty first on the left when coming from south. Just my two bobs worth. My first wage was 8 pound 17&6pence, they don't put those symbols on computers nowadays.
Darrell
What!!!
You got eight pounds, seventeen shillings, and sixpence!!!
I got less than five pounds They must have seen me coming
In the West we have Fuel Watch, which is updated around 3 pm each day, it tells the price from 6 am next morning for 24 hours Below is the website
If your after the cheapest fuel on your travels down load (fuel map). Macca cheapest servo in Rocky is the Liberty first on the left when coming from south. Just my two bobs worth. My first wage was 8 pound 17&6pence, they don't put those symbols on computers nowadays.
Hi all,
A simple question. Why do servos display fuel prices as for example 123.9, why not 124?? Another establishment displays the price as 123.7.
Just wondering if anyone could enlighten this poor simple soul!! ???
Cheers
It's mind over matter.
Don't know if that's a serious question or not but in terms of cost you don't round things up or down until you get to the total which means if you bought 100 ltrs at 123.9 you would pay $123.90 not $124. Obviously a pretty trivial amount for most of us who are only filling our tanks but I guess for companies who buy & sell many thousands of ltrs it could possibly mean a few dollars. The reason for the average suburban servo to be advertising prices like that would most likely be (as Dougwe suggested) - because it sounds cheaper..
We agree with what Dougwe said.
Even if you save $3 on a fill these days it'll only buy you a Choc Wedge ice-cream.
We never worry about fuel prices.
I know there are holes in that story but I believed it at the time....think I was about 12yo doing my first paper run (a complete disaster!).
Nowdays I realise that if the same item is $200 in one shop and $199 in another I'll buy the cheaper one.
Good Luck.
Around Brisbane petrol is around the $1,08
I wander why an barrel of oil is half the price it was 2 years ago
Our petrol or diesel didn't go down that much only 25ct or there about
Realistically the dearest Metro areas in the country.
What other metro area???? AVERAGES around 1 30 a ltr.
As Their BASIC, all yr round. fuel price.
we often get up round 1.34\1.37.
$1.25 would be niiiice.
How come fuel/oil firms can charge point of a cent example: 123.9 123.7 ect when no one else can or doe's.
Certainly no other retailers do it and servo's are retailers as the bulk of there profit is from grocery sales.
In 2008 petrol was $1.60 a litre and oil $138 a barrel
In 2017 petrol is $1.20 a litre and oil $45 a barrel
With the price of oil 1/3 of the 2008 price, petrol should be 1/3 the 2008 price, that means it should be 53c a litre.
Someone is making a big quid!
Good Luck.
The gov. is not interested in lower fuel prices , think of the money they would loose, cheers
Paid 99.9 for ULP E10 today. Happy that it was sub$1.
We're staying near Yeppoon, Rosslyn Bay servo has $125.9/ltr.
It only sounds cheaper if you have not trained yourself properly. Every time you see one of those prices, round it up an speak out the rounded up price (until it becomes second nature to you.)
I can't see the reason for fuel prices to vary so much over the states. Terminal Gate Prices - have a look at at their purchasing prices.
-- Edited by PeterD on Thursday 13th of July 2017 09:16:43 AM
I do just that Peter, if it is $133.9 I always say to myself it is $1.34.
I also don't really worry about it too much as I reckon if I did I would'nt be out in the playground. I do go to cheaper servo's if I see one that is of the bigger names though.
Edit.....Ooops, forgot the, 'nt on the, would.
-- Edited by Dougwe on Thursday 13th of July 2017 09:35:52 AM
Just looked in on it. Those .1's and .2's are a load of c..p I reckon. Life was not meant to be sooooo hard, was it
As I said, I really don't worry about it that much. I need fuel, I get it, to a point anyway.
The 1/3 calculation would perhaps be right if the only cost was the oil itself.
The product at the bowser has cost inputs like ....
. Transporting the raw & refined product
. Govt taxes
. Refinery process
. Advertising / Marketing
. Servo running costs
. Profit margin at every stage
There are probably a few more that I haven't included. So the 1/3 ratio probably applies to only a fraction of the total cost (& don't forget the ever increasing outrageous salaries of all the Executives along the way)
19 shillings and 11 pence (19/11)....cashier needed to give 1 penny change from a pound/quid tendered. 12 pennies in a shilling. 19/11 is one penny short of a quid.
Not sure of your comment? :}
Regards
Oz standards are heavy about fuel quality these days. And anyway, in the West most fuel comes from the same source. The cheaper outlets are few and far between near the Big Smoke, but Nik and I virtually always buy our fuel at the much better prices because we pass a couple of these servos fairly regularly. Never had a problem with 'em. One cheap-price country outlet is actually under a big name anyway, a truck-stop so trustworthy enough. They're involved in a price war right now and our last fill there last week was 115.9 for diesel, while our local was asking 133.9. Usually the independents charge about 11c less p/l than town servos. What the..?! Begs the question, how can they do it when most city outlets are way up there price-wise. Obvious rip-offs.
It is probably a feel good scenario
When we pay, if it comes below three figures $100 etc, we feel as though we had got a good deal 
We see the four figures on the bowser, 129.9 etc
All joking apart, when in the populated areas, then by all means shop around for the best price
But...
If we keep skipping the higher prices out in the countryside, then one day, those servos in the countryside, may no longer be there
Possum3 you took the words out of my mouth....Hako what he is saying is that if something was 19/11d and you gave him 2 quid (pound) you should have got one pound (quid) one penny change not 1d....
Macca cheapest servo in Rocky is the Liberty first on the left when coming from south.
Just my two bobs worth. My first wage was 8 pound 17&6pence, they don't put those symbols on computers nowadays.
Darrell
Ah...now I see my error....mean't to say 1 quid, but said 2 quid probably due to old age stupidity plus the ingrained conversion 2 $ = 1 quid.
Thanks delapan and Possum3 for being easy on me.
Regards
What!!!
You got eight pounds, seventeen shillings, and sixpence!!!
I got less than five pounds
They must have seen me coming 
In the West we have Fuel Watch, which is updated around 3 pm each day, it tells the price from 6 am next morning for 24 hours
Below is the website
http://www.fuelwatch.wa.gov.au/fuelwatch/pages/home.jspx
Another download is Petrol Spy
Below is the website
https://petrolspy.com.au/map/latlng/-34.220378547269014/150.77972151000972
£ s d
Pounds Shillings Pence
£8.17s.6d
Use symbols options.