00:01From being one of the cheapest retailers to one of the most expensive in the blink of
00:07a fuel crisis.
00:10Some fuels at Tanwar Petroleum are nudging $3 a litre.
00:14We have to survive that we put the prices up.
00:18But the family business says its margins are thin or below cost.
00:23Sales have plummeted by 90%.
00:25It's very quiet now, it's like hardly two customers in one hour or something.
00:30The patience of loyal customers is being tested.
00:33Maybe another couple of months we can sustain, after that there's not much profit to make
00:39a living.
00:39I'm sick of paying this sort of money out for petrol, I want a hybrid car.
00:45Tanwar says it's running at a loss, but some stations are running out of fuel.
00:50Independent service stations often undercut big fuel companies on price.
00:55But the conflict in the Middle East is casting uncertainty over fuel supply and costs, leaving
01:01these family businesses vulnerable.
01:04Regional servos are particularly exposed.
01:07They're under pressure, they're trying to keep up with demand.
01:10There is two solutions to this crisis.
01:13The first is the war ends.
01:16In the interim at least, the second is there is some sort of solution to reopening up the
01:20Strait of Hormuz.
01:22Meanwhile, Transport for New South Wales observed an increase in public transport use.
01:27Per day, nearly 50,000 train and metro trips were made.
01:32But for many, using a car is the only way to get around.
01:41Manilapur says it's running out.
01:42You
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