Yep, and even $1.35/9 is too much too.

Cheers, John

Fuel prices what a joke they just charge what they like ,look at holiday times massive increases overnight ,huge cash grabs by theiving multi nationals running unregulated by an uncaring governments, that's lineing there own pockets,fuels cheap in America are we the stupid country being being ripped off ,I think so....

Our local Shell servo is always exactly 4c/ltr more expensive than the other four servos in our area, it has been for years. After redeeming your Coles 4c/ltr discount docket you're back to square one. A useless exercise really, don't you think?

Petrol prizes would come down if we all boycott one companie , they then would have to lower the prize . But it will never happen because people are to lazy and not smart enough , and THEY know it. Since the oil spill in the gulf of Mexico ,I have not bought a litre of petrol from this companie , ( has not helped to lower the prize.) Cheers

Went past a coles Servo this afternoon $1.31.9 for diesels , 5 klm away Woolworths $1.23.9 .

Hi Rusty

If everyone used the fuel app on their iPad or mobile phone, you can monitor the prices as you travel and take on fuel at the best prices available and even tell them you what you are doing.It just might sink in.

Doing this you can select where you take on fuel and support your preferred town.

Regards  Eric. Aussie venturer.

G'day all

We've noticed this sort of stuff for years now - and it applies to ALL the shopper-docket supermarkets

For example - when we recently drove thru Sydney from Hornsby in the north to Liverpool in the south [along the old Cumberland Hwy, not the toll road] my missus wrote the fuel brand & price on a long list

EVERY coles & woolies fuel station was 1 to 4 cents higher than all the non-shopper docket stations, with many true-blue independents undercutting them by up to another 5 cents. So while the shopper docket places were offering diesel at around $1,30 a litre [less 4 cents], the independents were selling for $1,18 to $1,22 ...... still less than the big boys

Dunno how they do it, and we've used 'em for many years with no issues as to fuel quality etc. etc.

Hope this helps
Phil

Never ceases to amaze me, the number of oldies who feel they are being scammed, ripped off or otherwise cheated out of their cash, not so.

Get over it, learn to shop around, of course if it's down to laziness/convenience no room for complaint.

 

 

Don't care. $4 disc. on 100 ltrs. Not worth worrying about.

The local radio stations announce each day where to find the cheapest fuel around the city, what amazes me is that people will go out of their way to drive 20 Klms just to get the cheaper fuel. I've calculated for me to do a 40km return journey across the city I would need to save around 10c/ltr just to break even on a 50ltr purchase. I tend to be more like Dougwe I couldn't care less about the Coles or Woolies 4c a litre discount I buy my fuel at the most convenient location sometimes it's cheaper sometimes it's not.

On my last two trips to Victoria (December to early Feb), & (March to early April), I bought fuel at two Coles-Shell servos only! And I have utilised a local Townsville one as they sold auto-gas & gave the discount for what it was worth. They have ceased selling gas now, so I won't be back again.
On the mentioned trips, there were differences of up to 11c a litre for diesel between some Coles-Shell & other brands in the same town.

I now either use United (Australian owned but have Indian staff), BP or Woolworths-Caltex. It's only BP & some United that sell gas now here. At Emerald, I use the Caltex as it's the easiest station to get into with a van on.

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Problem with United Fuel is they employ visa holders, 457 etc in their servos and have in the past been fined for underpaying staff just like 7/11 so for me if the company is not ethical they don't get my business. They also claim to employ 2500 Australians, but as most are visa holders I reckon that's a deceptive claim.

Good Luck.

Santa wrote:

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Never ceases to amaze me, the number of oldies who feel they are being scammed, ripped off or otherwise cheated out of their cash, not so.

Get over it, learn to shop around, of course if it's down to laziness/convenience no room for complaint.

 

 

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Santa If you believe you are not being ripped off  that's fine but the Motoring organisations totally disagree with you they regularly comment on the rip off. as for laziness from us oldies in finding cheaper petrol there is as said by Belmont Bear absolutely no logic in driving around looking for cheaper fuel. The NRMA has an app which is set by the prices reported by the servos and does not rely on the public for input.

 

Both Woolworths and Coles are controlling the price of fuel in major cities and regional centres with 7/11 not offering any competition.

 

I have not purchased fuel from Coles or Woolworths in the last two years my preferred provider is United which are usually close to the 4 cent discount rate of the supermarkets and are an independent supplier who we really do need to support otherwise the big two will charge what ever they want.

If we have an option of the big players or an independent player I will always bypass the big two as the massive saving on dockets for 100 litres is less than the price of a coffee  and the independent is probably cheaper anyway.