Every day, NewsLocal tracks local fuel prices, so that you know when and where you are paying too much.
The cheapest U91 petrol at 5.15am today, according to Fuel Check, was 170.9 cents a litre, 28 cents cheaper than the most expensive bowsers.
These are the cheapest stations for Unleaded:
StationPrice(cents per litre)United Petroleum Bathurst Unmanned 35 William St, Bathurst 170.9Ampol Orange Diesel Stop 91 Elsham Ave, Orange 175.9United Petroleum Dubbo cnr Fitzroy and Cobra sts, Dubbo 177.7Mobil Dubbo 2 Hawthorn St, Dubbo 177.7Metro Petroleum Wellington 145 Arthur St, Wellington 178.9
Today’s other average and cheapest fuel prices:
Premium 98:
The cheapest is 191.9 cents, while the average is 203.9 cents.
Cheapest stations for Premium 98 are:
StationPrice(cents per litre)United Petroleum Bathurst Unmanned 35 William St, Bathurst 191.9Independent Gulgong 22 Station St, Gulgong 194.9Bp Narromine 1 Dandaloo St, Narromine 195.9Ampol Orange Diesel Stop 91 Elsham Ave, Orange 197.9United Petroleum Dubbo cnr Fitzroy and Cobra sts, Dubbo 198.7Mobil Dubbo 2 Hawthorn St, Dubbo 198.7
Premium 95:
The cheapest is 183.9 cents, while the average is 196.9 cents.
Cheapest stations for Premium 95 are:
StationPrice(cents per litre)United Petroleum Bathurst Unmanned 35 William St, Bathurst 183.9Mobil Dubbo 2 Hawthorn St, Dubbo 189.77-Eleven Orange North 68-74 Molong Rd, Orange 191.9United Petroleum Orange South 176-178 Peisley St, Orange 192.97-Eleven Bathurst 269 Stewart St, Bathurst 193.9Independent Orange 34-38 Peisley St, Orange 193.9Independent Orange 48-52 Peisley St, Orange 193.9Lowes Orange(Unmanned) 76-82 Persley St, Orange 193.9
Diesel:
The cheapest is 189.9 cents, while the average is 207.9 cents.
Cheapest stations for Diesel are:
StationPrice(cents per litre)United Petroleum Bathurst Unmanned 35 William St, Bathurst 189.9United Petroleum Dubbo cnr Fitzroy and Cobra sts, Dubbo 198.7United Petroleum Orange 174 Woodward St, Orange 203.9United Petroleum Orange South 176-178 Peisley St, Orange 203.9Westside Blayney 27 Orange Rd, Blayney 204.9
LPG:
The cheapest is 105.9 cents, while the average is 119.9 cents.
Cheapest stations for LPG are:
StationPrice(cents per litre)Independent Molong 2 Gidley St, Molong 105.9Caltex Woolworths Orange 357-361 Summer St (cnr William), Orange 119.9Caltex Mudgee 50 Sydney Rd, Mudgee 128.2
Why you should shop around:
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission says petrol price cycles bear little relation to the wholesale price of fuel.
“The cheapest and most expensive days to buy petrol can change from cycle to cycle,” it says, recommending motorists “use price cycles to help you decide when to buy petrol”.
What service stations must do:
Service station operators must ensure the price of fuel in FuelCheck matches the standard price of the fuel at their service station at all times.
NSW Fair Trading says consumers who notice a price difference are “encouraged to raise this with the service station operator”.
“Consumers are able to lodge a complaint with NSW Fair Trading directly via FuelCheck regarding instances of fuel price mismatch,” it says.
“Fair Trading will review each complaint and depending on the circumstances the service station may be fined for non-compliance. Penalty notices of $550 can be issued for each offence.”