Drivers heading away for the long weekend can expect to pay more to fill the petrol tank
Drivers heading away for the long weekend can expect to pay more to fill the petrol tank
4 February 2022
The Gaspy fuel tracker app shows the average price of unleaded 91 at $2.58...up 13 cents from 28 days ago.
Unleaded 95 is at $2.77, up 20 cents from 28 days ago.
AA Principal Adviser Terry Collins says international pressure is to blame for the rising petrol prices.
He says Australia, US, Europe, and the UK are all paying record prices for fuel, as there's an international shortage.
Collins says fuel prices here have also been aggravated by the weakening of the New Zealand dollar, over the past two months.
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