Diesel price

I know someone has probably answered this but can anyone tell me why diesel is 10c or more per litre than petrol? It seems to me it should be cheaper given refining etc.

Because most if not nearly all trucks run on diesel, and alot of modern 4wd's (which purchasing of is on the rise) are diesel as well.

Thought it was bad at a $1.20. Glad I'm buyin' a petrol!

It's more expensive because they can.
Not as much competition; far lower sales via service stations than UPL.
Also, the big transport and mining companies screw the oil companies for price. So they recover through retail sales to smucks like us.
In lmost every other country, diesel is cheaper than UPL. Not Australia!!
Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't a diesel engine emit less CO2 as well?
If so, it should be cheaper for environmental reasons.

Just filled up my lpg for 38.9. Happy chappy :))

Large trucks get a rebate from the government, some farmers also get a smaller rebate. Funny thing though, the big rebate is slightly more than the difference in price from petrol. Remember a Pollie does not have to ever purchase fuel so it sure doesn't worry them.

just filled up $110.9 on the sunny coast QLD $118.5 down the road at the BP. & am already loosing my hair rather quickly. so when prices hit 1.30 odd here i won't have any lift!

The cheapest I can get diesel here is $1.38, bleep es you right off when you see 6 or 7 road trains a day full of it going straight past!!!

There are so many resins why, Oil company’s play Duck’s and Profits, Singapore crude prices, little bit of screwing buy the gov, overseas demand ( Bloody China).

When will it stop NNNever, as long as there is a drop of oil left on this earth we will be shafted over the price.

What I find incredible is that some stations are selling ULP (as a example) for 1.05 well other’s are going for 1.12+ Per LTR, It’s the same product they get it from the same place BP Kwinana, and how is it that BP supply the fuel but it is always more expensive to buy at there stations.

Theres more than 20cents difference in petrol and diesel locally now at 2 servos, but then theres others that are 10cents cheaper than the shell on diesel...

HA,HA I dont care I will allways pay up to 15cents a litre less for my diesel and have done for tha past 4years???????? And it wont stop here

It ain't going to stop and it seems we don't have much choice..! It is dissapointing when you consider what we pay for such a low grade fuel. Until we vote another government in that is prepared to change the tax and tarrif rates we have no alternative.

Paid $2.20lt at Kunawarritji Community in NW WA in April

No option eh? Just happy to get fuel!

$1.28 here in Peterborough SA while it is $1.30 in Birdsville a 1000km to the north. Go figure.

It seems its fast coming to the stage where the average Joe who pays his own fuel bill wont be able to do a decent trip in this beautiful country. I guess its already happening to some degree. Even doing a few hundred k's on the weekend now can cost a hundred bucks in fuel on top of the other costs.. Michael

Was living in the UK a few years ago when most people were so fed up with high fuel prices (around a pound per litre) that picket lines were set-up at refineries. There were only 5 refineries in the UK and no tankers could leave to re-stock petrol stations. Within a week the country was grinding to a halt. Supermarkets had hardly any stock on their shelves, the retail company I worked for had a fleet of over 200 delivery trucks and all deliveries had to stop. It was quiet scary really as people thought that supermarkets were about to run out of food. It was amazing how easily a point could be made to the government and how easily what we take for granted could be taken away. In the end the government did not budge and the picket lines were abadoned. But amazingly after a month fuel prices quietly came down again to around 82 pence.

Wonder what would happen it our fuel deliveries were stopped as a protest against high taxation.

The Diesel prices in Aus are a rip off.

I an currently sitting in Taiwan , and have just come from Singapore, Bangkok, and HongKong.

When I Mention to the local's in these countries that Diesel costs more than petrol their expression is amazement, as diesel is at least 10% cheaper, just like it was in Oz 10-15 yrs ago.

we are been nosed (sucked in and spat out) by the fuel companies,.

That is why I am running BioBiesel , on principal, (not to mention cheaper and cleaner)

Harrow

Norm C has the answer - because they can. With higher sales of ULP, we are subsiding the petrol - they cut prices to minimum profit on petrol where most people take notice, and hike up the price of diesel to compensate. We are being ripped off.

$1.00/L for Biodiesel in Maitland :-)

Just out of interest though, my mate and I went away camping on the weekend.

Two vehicles:

1 x Daihatsu Feroza 1.6L EFI Petrol
1 x Toyota Surf 3.0L EFI Diesel

Both cars loaded, the surf had a roof rack and 52L of water as well as all our gear.
The Feroza had lot's of firewood an esky and a swag.

Both cars have a 65L Tank.
Both cars were carrying a 20L Jerry Can.

Price of Diesel: $1.19 per/l
Price of BP Ultimate (all he runs, like a lot of petrol 4bie owners I imagine) $1.17 per/l

We follwed each other everywhere, where one car went, the other car went.
Including 70k's of city driving, about 100k's of highway driving (including big long hills). And lot's of forresty tracks and mud pits.

All throughout both days we were comparing (very un scientifically of course) our fuel guages and we were basically identical the entire trip on fuel usage!

Very interesting I reckon....

The missus and I were quietly happy, figured it's still worth owning the old oil burner and when Biodiesel takes off it'll be better for us, and the environment, so I'll be holding on to it.

Just use KY when you fill up, its less painful, also use KY when paying and remember to pull the knees right up.. same reason

you've all heard about being hung out to dry......they've got our goolies in a vice and they are going to keep tightening it till they get it all..........................

Back in the old days I remember when five cents worth of mixed lollies got you a whole paper bag full. Try telling that to the kiddies nowadays! I sit here all day every day just mulling that over in my head, stopping regularly to dry the tears from my eyes with a tissue.

There are more important things in the World to worry about than the price of fuel!!!!!!!!!!!!

!MPG:3!

petrol\deisel is one of the cheapest liquids we can buy specially when you consider the refining process. A litre of bottled water is about $2, a stubbie of beer can be from $2 -$6 depending on where you are and they throw in the bottle free and don't forget spirits. Nobody buys 4wds for economical transport. Your choice, fill them with fuel then relax and enjoy them or worry yourself to death about how much it all costs. Cheers Rob