Premium unleaded premium?

[PogoAmy]

Hi all,

I just filled up before the inevitable price rise, and noticed my local Caltex/Safeway are now charging a 13c premium for 98RON unleaded on top of the standard advertised ULP price, up from being 11c extra last week and 10c extra a few weeks back.

Is this the same all around, or is this particular servo being dodgy? I know BP put it up to 11c a while back seemingly across the board so I waved goodbye to them.

Is Shell/Coles still only an extra 10c?

I know it's only a few cents here and there, but it certainly feels like those with cars tuned for 98RON petrol are the ones being gouged currently.

Cheers!
PogoAmy.

[Piotr]

Hi all,



Is Shell/Coles still only an extra 10c?


Cheers!
PogoAmy.

No its 13c extra just like BP.

[tryingavw]

Hi all,

I just filled up before the inevitable price rise, and noticed my local Caltex/Safeway are now charging a 13c premium for 98RON unleaded on top of the standard advertised ULP price, up from being 11c extra last week and 10c extra a few weeks back.

Is this the same all around, or is this particular servo being dodgy? I know BP put it up to 11c a while back seemingly across the board so I waved goodbye to them.

Iy.

i remember when premium was 1.50 and regular 1.42- 8c more. so at these prices the % differnece is much higher. no doubt they're gouging us !

[PogoAmy]

OK, so it would seem that they're all 13c then.

And the softcock ACCC tries to tell us there's no collusion going on between these companies...

Thanks for the replies.

Cheers!
PogoAmy.

[Kai]

Petrol stations pay 27c a L for fuel.

[RhysQ]

i remember when premium was 1.50 and regular 1.42- 8c more. so at these prices the % differnece is much higher. no doubt they're gouging us !

just before the price hike i noticed premium was about a 7c/L over unleaded (i only use BP). a few weeks back as prices started to drop i noticed that BP Ultimate was about 20c/L higher than regular unleaded, that's criminal. it is just to keep the majority happy whilst the rest of us using diesel and premium still have to suffer.

have a look at this thread a few weeks back where this has been discussed - http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/newf...ighlight=cents

[v0dka]

Petrol stations pay 27c a L for fuel.

This is simply not true. The retail margin for fuel products are between 0 and 3 c/L for ULP, and around 4 to 9 c/L for PULP, and 98RON. Diesel usually enjoys a margin of around 15 to 18 c/L on account of the lower volume sold.

Check out Terminal Gate Pricing (Wholesale petroleum pricing) here: http://www.fuelwatch.com.au/info/dsp...le_pricing.cfm

Refinery margins however, are usually much MUCH fatter.

[VW Convert]

Petrol stations pay 27c a L for fuel.

In Saudi Arabia maybe, not here.

Cheers

George

[Kai]

This is simply not true. The retail margin for fuel products are between 0 and 3 c/L for ULP, and around 4 to 9 c/L for PULP, and 98RON. Diesel usually enjoys a margin of around 15 to 18 c/L on account of the lower volume sold.

Check out Terminal Gate Pricing (Wholesale petroleum pricing) here: http://www.fuelwatch.com.au/info/dsp...le_pricing.cfm

Refinery margins however, are usually much MUCH fatter.

In Saudi Arabia maybe, not here.

Cheers

George

As far as i am aware.. They pay 27 cents. Then get charged all the tax and what not ontop of it. Causing it to get higher. But they still have a large profit?

(i'm not entirely sure about what im on about. But that is what ive been told from more then 1 person.

[gerhard]

This is simply not true. The retail margin for fuel products are between 0 and 3 c/L for ULP, and around 4 to 9 c/L for PULP, and 98RON. Diesel usually enjoys a margin of around 15 to 18 c/L on account of the lower volume sold.

Check out Terminal Gate Pricing (Wholesale petroleum pricing) here: http://www.fuelwatch.com.au/info/dsp...le_pricing.cfm

Refinery margins however, are usually much MUCH fatter.

I've heard many many times that the retail margin on fuel is 0-3 cents.

I've said many times in response that that is utter B/S.

NO-ONE in their right mind goes into business knowing there is no gross profit, let alone net profit, and no wages.

The start-up costs of a service station, I imagine, would be more than $1, and the operating costs would also be more than $1 per week.

So, the margin is MUCH MORE than 0-3cents.