discobay

Which day of the week does petrol get sold cheaper than other days in Perth?

northernbird

Wednesday I have found. Sign up for the fuelwatch emails and see where is cheapest in your area. http://www.fuelwatch.wa.gov.au/

irishbloo

Not sure if it is worth the trip from Brisbane though.

discobay

Ha ha ha! OK I'll update my profile.

Amazulu

Because of Fuelwatch the price in Perth does not fluctuate on a daily basis as it does on the east coast.

K14

Hi

I'm not sure where you are in Perth but it does fluctuate south of Perth. I think the cheapest day is usually Wednesday.

One of the cheapest near us (Secret Harbour) is the Caltex in Port Kennedy.

I was never obsessed with fuel prices in the UK and used to just fill up when I was running out. Now I usually fill up on Wednesdays and try to avoid the weekends when the price is usually at its highest.

discobay

I am in the Manning/Como area.

Amazulu

I have not noticed this where I live. The Gull station where I usually buy bio-diesel has had it at the same price for the last week.

Use Fuelwatch to find the cheapest price in your area.

BATS666

What is it with petrol prices in Oz?
Every weekend and public holiday the price jumps by 10%....at all petrol stations.
This has nothiong to do with the price of oil or exchange rates with the US$. Smacks of cartel style profiteering to me. Anywhere else in the world (well Europe/USA) people would be up in arms if this kinda thing happened. In fact, it'd be illegal. Yet here this "un-Australian" practice (read "unfair") seems to be acceptable????
Will carry on trawling this website for an answer.....

mulben

$1.04 at Warnbro yesterday
$1.05 at Port Kennedy sameday

Both Woolworths ???

Usually its Mon / Tue cheapest

ABCDiamond

Until something is clarified properly, no one can do anything about it, as, if anything the Petrol companies will stop the discounting, and then we pay the higher prices all the time, not just during the week.

Example of one weeks prices:
Canberra
123.1 Yesterday (8-Oct-09)
123.3 Wednesday (7-Oct-09)
123.8 Tuesday (6-Oct-09)
124.1 Monday (5-Oct-09)
124.3 Sunday (4-Oct-09)
126.6 Saturday (3-Oct-09)
127.7 Friday (2-Oct-09)

Perth
116.8 Yesterday (8-Oct-09)
115.0 Wednesday (7-Oct-09)
115.1 Tuesday (6-Oct-09)
117.1 Monday (5-Oct-09)
119.5 Sunday (4-Oct-09)
121.5 Saturday (3-Oct-09)
123.9 Friday (2-Oct-09)

Sydney
117.6 Yesterday (8-Oct-09)
111.9 Wednesday (7-Oct-09)
114.1 Tuesday (6-Oct-09)
116.1 Monday (5-Oct-09) Labour Day Public Holiday (with a price drop )
118.3 Sunday (4-Oct-09)
121.1 Saturday (3-Oct-09)
124.5 Friday (2-Oct-09)

chrispy

Wednesdays or thursdays are usually the best.. it is a bit of an art to try and fill up when it is at it's lowest each week, i always feel agrieved if i have to fill up at the weekends even if it is just a few dollars. usually Caltex and BP put their prices up first, often even in the early part of the week so look out for them and then go to a different station, i generally avoid them at all times..you get used to it.

BATS666

$1.10 yesterday, $1.22 today.
Which is not a few cents...it's over 10%!!
Am I looking at it the wrong way here? The cheaper mid-week price is a discounted price as opposed to the weekend price being an increased price?

mulben

Just fuelled up at Warnbro
Woolworths $1.07
BP $1.08

pay for your trip from Mandurah

Clara W

The BP near us NOR goes up and down almost every day! I thought I got it and it was Wednesday but then they throw in a cheap Saturday and a hike on a Wednesday to confuse me. Then it was Tuesday and now I have given up! It was $1.22 today. I never obsessed like this in the UK...