Petrol prices soaring here in nz

[uranium_death]

This morning at about 9:20am, when people were saying they were paying $1.51 in Hampton Park (on the radio), Petrol Plus was 1.35, and the cars were lined up needless to say.

I think high petrol prices are a reality that people need to accept, rather than continuously hope that prices will collapse, as I cannot see it happening.

[[Tonko]]

I thought 146.9 was today.
no joke, less than 1/2hr later, at the same servo my old man paid 155.9c/ltr

Clowns, get rid of the excise!!!

[DJM83]

145cpl for BP Ultimate at North Lakes (Brisbane Nthside), ulp still hadnt gone up as of 5pm today 132cpl. Bet it has now though. I feel for some of you guys in other states, if i were still in NSW id be out of my V8 already and probably will be if it continues to rise.

[Daymoe]

Originally Posted by [Tonko]

I thought 146.9 was today.
no joke, less than 1/2hr later, at the same servo my old man paid 155.9c/ltr

Clowns, get rid of the excise!!!

The government wont EVER get rid of that excise, they make too much money off it. What they need to do is stop spending our tax money on useless and get rid of or half the excise.

[XD 351 Ute]

Originally Posted by whales

but here in Aus. we have to pay more in the country. They call it cartage costs over here

Yes, very strange that.
Our local port gets shiploads (no I didn't swap the T for a P to get around the filter either..) as this is where our fuel is landed, and you can drive down the road just 50km, and pay less for fuel than in town.
Travel another 100km south and it gets cheaper again.
Their fuel is the SAME FUEL we have here, and it costs less 150km away even after they've transported it there.

Even funnier depending on your perspective, is that back in 1980, my Dad was running a servo in town, and the profit then on fuel was about 2 cents a litre.
The fuel companies and the middle men took the rest.

Fast forward to now, and you'll appreciate the fact that most private servo owners have been long since wiped out, so now the companies make even more $$$$$'s............

Who knows where it will end!

Ed

[Buddy 1]

Originally Posted by Hunter

Don't we still pay a tax on a tax for fuel? That is, we pay excise AND gst for fuel?

Thank johnny for that!

You are Dead right, we always had the Excise tax which is about 38 cents a litre however Howard also placed a 10% GST on it so this just keeps going up because the overall price goes up.

So yes a Tax on a Tax.

Why not remove the GST straight away, I will tell you why because the Goverment is making a fortune out of it & does not want to lose it even though we have a Huge Surpless & could afford to do it.

It should never have been imposed in the first place.

Is about $1.60 a litre here for 91

[V3RSAC3]

$1.65.9, and had a full empty tank :( ... filled up my AU with 66 litres - was around $111 or something too fill her up, and already down too 3/4 of a tank *cries*

[JPFS1]

Originally Posted by whales

I was recently in NZ and noticed there fuel prices were about the same whether in the city or in the country, but here in Aus. we have to pay more in the country.
They call it cartage costs over here but they don't seem to have that cost in the land of the long white feather. :

yes but a 20-30km drive is a day trip for a kiwi!

[JC]

Fuel in ACT today was 152.9. LPG was 69.9 (cheapest it's been for a few weeks)

[ECOJET]

lol

public transport to work here, lpg fueled car for whenever i need to drive... gotta change your lifestyles or stop whinging if it bothers you.

[rennie]

These petrol prices are going to screw us all over. Its funny how the CEO of oil companies make small fortunes each week when the average joe is struggling to make ends meet.

[dave289]

Enjoy $1.60 a litre while it lasts.I've been told to expect $3.00 a litre in the next five years.Anybody got a pushbike for sale?

I thinks its about time they reduced the amount of tax we pay on fuel.the more it goes up the more profit the government also sucks from our pockets.they use to say we pay 33c in the dollar for petrol tax now how much are they sucking from us now,vampire bats come to mind.

[[Tonko]]

Originally Posted by ECOJET

lol

public transport to work here, lpg fueled car for whenever i need to drive... gotta change your lifestyles or stop whinging if it bothers you.

Sure, I will get a saddle made up for a cow shall I?
Or would you prefer i walk to work?
Easy to say when you live in the city/CBD
Yuppie.

[HSVKILLA]

Today i went past three petrol stations within a stones throw of each other,the first was 1.88$ unleaded 91, the next was 1.85$ unleaded 91,and last of all 1.83$ unleaded 91, and this was at the same time : ,it is also bizzare to see diesel at 1.51$,this is what we were paying for unleaded 91 just a few months back : :

[smoo]

Originally Posted by HSVKILLA

Today i went past three petrol stations within a stones throw of each other,the first was 1.88$ unleaded 91, the next was 1.85$ unleaded 91,and last of all 1.83$ unleaded 91, and this was at the same time : ,it is also bizzare to see diesel at 1.51$,this is what we were paying for unleaded 91 just a few months back : :

BP always have their prices up on everyone else (eg diesel is 1.57 v Shell at 1.51, and BP LPG is 1.32 v Shell, Mobil, Caltex at 1.20), so I try to not go there, too bad they do good coffees.

Dunno how reliable it is but I have heard BP are preparing for 91 to be at 2.30 by the end of the year in NZ.

[Sloth]

Originally Posted by smoo

BP always have their prices up on everyone else (eg diesel is 1.57 v Shell at 1.51, and BP LPG is 1.32 v Shell, Mobil, Caltex at 1.20), so I try to not go there, too bad they do good coffees.

Dunno how reliable it is but I have heard BP are preparing for 91 to be at 2.30 by the end of the year in NZ.

Gawd I hope not... up 50 cents, it probably won't happen. It's like a couple of years ago when everyone was certain it would be $2.00 by Christmas but it actually went down. Then again, wasn't 91 $1.30ish at the start of 2007? Thats a 50 cent difference.

[Buddy 1]

Originally Posted by Sloth

Gawd I hope not... up 50 cents, it probably won't happen. It's like a couple of years ago when everyone was certain it would be $2.00 by Christmas but it actually went down. Then again, wasn't 91 $1.30ish at the start of 2007? Thats a 50 cent difference.

OMG if Fuel gets that high there by the Bay you would have to go & Sit on top of Mt MAUNGANUI & ponder what it used to be like to Drive :

[exrtnz]

Not too worried as long as it stays below $2 a litre, and when the US dollar strengthens prices will come down.

[The Yeti]

I was in Auckland a fortnight ago and I'm sure it was 1.89 then I remember the driver going in to histerics with my barrage of profanity at the price

[Sloth]

Originally Posted by Buddy 1

OMG if Fuel gets that high there by the Bay you would have to go & Sit on top of Mt MAUNGANUI & ponder what it used to be like to Drive :

Nah, too much of a workout to get up there. I do my pondering from the couch.

[jeremyevans]

we've got a 2 day refinery strike in britain tomorrow and that is going to get the prices soaring even ridiculously higher and there's going to be a shortage. people are already panic buying. and garages will be limiting to 20 pounds of fuel per car. (about 140-150 miles worth).

welcome to great britain!

[ieatsports_cars]

i live in maryborough qld fuel is abut 136.9 a litre today at caltex hervey bay is a 30 minute drive form maryborough and it is 10 cent more, bundaburg is 1 and 110 mins hour away from maryborough and it is cheaper than hervey bay, i just brough a push bike to ride to work and back because it is getting beyond a joke. if it keeps going up people will more likly to do a fuel ban for a couple of days.

[ECOJET]

Originally Posted by [Tonko]

Sure, I will get a saddle made up for a cow shall I?
Or would you prefer i walk to work?
Easy to say when you live in the city/CBD
Yuppie.

you're obviously an exception, though you still should get an lpg conversion as it would pay itself off pretty quickly.
BUT a large majority of people are driving to work and many in big heavy cars when they could ride a bike or get public transport very easily.

[gz1]

Originally Posted by ECOJET

BUT a large majority of people are driving to work and many in big heavy cars when they could ride a bike or get public transport very easily.

That is true however the government is heavily fining some of those that choose to do so. How? by the use of FBT. Those that lease their cars are charged a tax based on the mileage they travel. The less mileage the greater the tax. So if they choose to use public transport, bike etc they have to pay extra taxes in tune of many thousands of dollars. Further more if they do use their car every day, the fuel is a tax deduction, whilst if they use public transport the cost is not.
Therefore whilst the option of public transport, bike, walk etc are there and easy to use, the heavy fine for doing so not only outweighs any benefits but also makes it very expensive.

[XR06T]

gotta love the govt.

blame inflation on the people because they spend too much on fuel, but keep taking copious amounts of tax each time we buy it! nice work guys, good to see you have the peoples interests at heart!

cut excise, reduce inflation, reduce interest rates. and i failed economics!

[superpursuit83]

Fuel sucks... I now have to look at a fuel levy.. Deisel has gone up about 18% since Jan. (When I earn $1200 bucks on a quick job and spend 450 on fuel it gets a bit sad)