Price of Petrol

[The Brothers Grin]

Guys, I was just wondering what you pay for Petrol in Oz per litre. In the UK we're paying at the moment £1.30 per ltr for 95 RON and paying £1.39.9 for Shell V-Power. So what do you guys pay?

[boorny88]

I pay $1.60 per ltr for 98ron mate

[Nurb608]

Prices change on a daily basis here, sometimes by a fair amount. I paid $1.46 for BP98 the other day though

[metry]

on average for 98ron anywhere between $1.45-1.65. depends on the day i fill up

[PaulyJ]

I paid $1.42 for 100RON the other night.
Filled her up full :D

[Hoss]

On average $1.55 to $1.70 for V-Power. That's better than GBP1.399 = $2.07.

[dutchy]

1.59 for 98 as of today on the Coast.

[JohnBu]

Here's another fact..

The state government charges the same to register (annually) a 1.2L Corsa or a 6.5L V12 Aventador.

But I would imagine optional insurance might be a tad more on the Aventador :D

[adam_92]

The state government charges the same to register (annually) a 1.2L Corsa or a 6.5L V12 Aventador.

Not always. In south Australia it goes by the number of cylinders. There can end up being quite a big difference. For example my old man's cruze is $180 for 3 months. (4cyl n/a) my van (4 cyl n/a) is $225 for 3 months because its classed as a commercial vehicle, my v6 vectra was $215 for 3 months as it was 6cyl. So for example a v8 Ute would be hit for being 8cyl and for being a commercial vehicle.

Back on topic. I always fill with 98 Ron. Cheapest I got it was $1.10 last year when basic fuel dropped below $1 and most I have paid is $1.72

[guy 27]

+1 to the above. qld goes by cylinders as well.

[poita]

Here's another fact..

The state government charges the same to register (annually) a 1.2L Corsa or a 6.5L V12 Aventador.

But I would imagine optional insurance might be a tad more on the Aventador :D

Not in QLD mate, done by cylinders


$648 per yr for 4 cylinders

$812 per yr for 6 cylinders

$1095 per yr for a 8 cylinders plus


OT: Pay roughly around the $1.40 - $1.55 for 98 ron from BP.

[2002_XC]

in vic its based on your address


Motor vehicle registration (initial)
The cost of registering a motor vehicle for the first time will vary depending on the motor vehicle’s market value (which motor vehicle duty is calculated from) and the postcode of the vehicle’s garaged address. To calculate your motor vehicle registration fee use the VicRoads fee calculator.

in sunbury, its 647

in tullamarine its 696

[Jen]

Yeah I just paid 647. The Bpay code though says it's for "medium" so assuming the size of the car is a factor as well

[2002_XC]

Yeah I just paid 647. The Bpay code though says it's for "medium" so assuming the size of the car is a factor as well

nope. it was the same to register the barina as it is for the vectra. it only changes for car types, iirc utes, buses, trucks and the like

[JohnBu]

I don't care about you interstate poofers! lol

Well, you learn something new everyday.. I pay the same for my 4 cyc GTI as I do my 6 cyc XC60 in Vic.

[Jen]

Stupid vic roads then and their classifications. Mine is registered as a sedan as "they are the same thing" apparently

[JohnBu]

Yeah Hatches & Coupes are sedans and 4WDs are wagons..

oh yeah, in Victoria, once you purchase personalised plates, it cost nothing to keep them for life.

[poita]

So petrol prices hey........

[JohnBu]

So petrol prices hey........

will always be too high regardless of price...

I bet even Venezuelans complain about their US$0.03 per litre price!

[The Brothers Grin]

You guys are getting a much better deal than us. Our Government rob us blind with Tax.

Thanks for your input guys ;)

[hazrd]

Look on the bright side. When I was working in NZ I was paying NZ$2.19 a litre for 91ron. The premium95 was NZ$2.49.

I nearly cried at that. And I wasn't even paying for it!

[ShEpS]

You guys are getting a much better deal than us. Our Government rob us blind with Tax.

Thanks for your input guys ;)

I agree mate. It's a joke back home (especially with insurance!), it was one of the first things I noticed when arrive in oz. Pretty random/good that fuel prices here can fluctuate depending on what day you fill up too :D

[Purplehaze]

Don't worry. Our government taxes the crap out of our fuel as well. Around 50% of the price is tax, after the Australian gov & then state gov gets their share.
Paid $1.50 today for BP Ultimate.

[Wraith]

You guys are getting a much better deal than us. Our Government rob us blind with Tax.

Thanks for your input guys ;)

Say what, I think you'll find we are almost at the top of the tree in Australia with regards to getting rapped with taxes LOL :D

[dutchy]

Say what, I think you'll find we are almost at the top of the tree in Australia with regards to getting rapped with taxes LOL :D

Taxes in Oz aren't nearly as bad as in a lot of other European countries. The gst is 21% in some whereas here it's only 10% Last time I was in Holland for instance, 98 was costing Euro 1.88 a litre (thats roughly AU$ 2.23 !!!)

[poita]

Sorry to bring real facts into this, but.....

In 2010/11 at an average price of 132cpl (cents per litre) this is the break down of fuel in Australia
http://www.aip.com.au/pricing/pdf/Facts%20About%20the%20Australian%20Retail%20Fuels% 20Market%20and%20Prices.pdf

Refined Product Cost - 70 cpl (53%)
Government Taxes - 50 cpl (38%)
Wholesale/Retail Costs & Margin - 11 cpl (9%)


In a world scale our prices are actually one of the lowest taxed

http://www.taxreview.treasury.gov.au/content/Paper.aspx?doc=html/publications/papers/report/section_5-08.htm
http://www.taxreview.treasury.gov.au/content/html/Publications/papers/report/image/section_5-16.gif




Just saying..........