By JONATHON HOWARD
WARWICK motorists benefited from the cheapest unleaded petrol prices in Queensland last month, paying four cents per litre (cpl) less than their Brisbane counterparts.
RACQ Executive Manager Public Policy, Michael Roth, said the Club’s latest monthly fuel price report revealed that while Warwick sold the cheapest ULP in the state, its monthly average price of 150.4cpl was 9.8cpl higher than in June.
“Warwick motorists paid the least in the state for ULP last month, but they were not immune to the effects of rising oil prices and the weaker Australian dollar, which reached a three-year low by the end of the month,” Mr Roth said.
“Motorists across the state have been hit with higher fuel prices, with Brisbane, Ipswich, Cloncurry, Mt Isa and Cairns all setting new monthly average price records.”
Having temporarily regained its title as the cheapest Queensland centre for ULP in June, Toowoomba was ranked second cheapest in July, averaging 150.7cpl, only 0.3cpl more than Warwick and 3.7cpl less than Brisbane.
The Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Blackwater, Bundaberg, Emerald, Goondiwindi, Ingham, Ipswich, Townsville and Yeppoon were the other centres to sell cheaper ULP than Brisbane.
Mr Roth said while motorists could not avoid paying higher prices for ULP, they could shop around for the best prices on offer.
“Before filling up, check out our new Fair Fuel Price service at www.racq.com.au, which tells you what price you should be paying in your local area each day,” he said.
More detailed information can be found in RACQ’s July Fuel Price Report at www.racq.com/fuel
Motorists – don’t forget to fill up in Warwick.
