00:01Linda Stedman travels to the ACT from the New South Wales South Coast every month but
00:07refuses to pay Canberra petrol prices.
00:10We make a point of filling up in Turos Head and making sure we've got a full tank to get
00:16everywhere around Canberra and get back before we have to fill again.
00:19Since the Federal Government's discount on the fuel excise ended in August, the cost
00:24of petrol and diesel in Canberra has been increasing, with an average price of $2.34 per litre
00:31for unleaded and $2.86 for diesel.
00:34The crisis in the Middle East is not ending and every second or third week we seem to have
00:40an escalation which creates more uncertainty and that feeds through into the prices that
00:44we pay for fuel.
00:46Prices vary between retailers, with customers queuing for the best deal.
00:50It's a necessary evil so I've just got to pay what I've got to pay to get where I need
00:54to go.
00:55I do a lot of driving so it does mount up.
00:58My wages are not rising according to the rise in petrol prices and the fuel prices.
01:03The average price for fuel in Canberra is the most expensive of any capital in the country.
01:08There are factors that are affecting prices everywhere but there are things that seem
01:14to keep Canberra high that just aren't valid.
01:17Prices may be high because many of Canberra's petrol stations are located in suburban areas
01:23instead of main roads.
01:24The way to offer lower prices to the customers is to sell a lot of fuel because the margin
01:30on your fuel sales is a few cents.
01:33Now at Canberra we have service stations in unusual locations compared to many other parts
01:39of the country.
01:40With prices expected to remain high for now, it pays to shop around.
01:44The price is very low and you are the most expensive, it is really expensive to sell a lot and
01:44it has different costs.
01:44Now at Canberra is a large number of fuel vessels that are Kommers talking about.
01:45I think in this case it'sектор you're not the most expensive.
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