Hello and welcome to the August 2006 issue of the MotorMouth Newsletter.

This month we have taken a look at how much pain we are now experiencing at the pump compared to five years ago!

Check out the tables below to see how much each fuel in cents per litre has increased over this time.

Then by using the average cost of fuel across the five major capitals, we have calculated the yearly costs of filling your vehicle in July 2001 compared to July 2006.

No doubt those people using LPG will be smiling more than the rest of us.

In my view there are only two ways to make savings of any magnitude on your fuel bill:

• Use your vehicle less - plan your trips better, catch public transport, put on your joggers!
• Use MotorMouth to help you time your fuel purchases to buy near the bottom of the petrol cycle!

Until next month…

Alan Price
Marketing Manager - MotorMouth
apricemotormouth.com.au

This month's winner is Jenny from Kedron in QLD. Jenny's entry - Passing the time on the road "I will always remember as a family we would travel by car every year or two from Townsville to Brisbane to visit my Nana. To keep us occupied and to keep Dad awake and alert we used to play 'car cricket'. Pick two teams, pick a car colour and the teams whose car came first was batting. Cars...1 run, trailers or campers...2 runs, light trucks...runs, buses.....4 runs and the big semis....6 runs. Anything Red was out and the next team would bat alternating. Pick which town or landmark was drinks break and so on. It will be a great memory forever. We now play with our kids. So important to keeping our driver alert and talking and concentrating." Congratulations Jenny! Your prize will be sent out to you shortly.

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The average, lowest and the highest Unleaded prices for July 2006 in each city were:

The price leading service stations for Unleaded in each city in July 2006 were:

Brisbane	Service Station Matilda Address corner Boundary Road and Tile Street Suburb Carole Park Average Price for month 123.7
Sydney	Service Station Caltex Address corner Coreen Avenue and Castlereagh Road Suburb Penrith Average Price for month 132.8
Melbourne	Service Station Fast Fuel Address Boronia Road Suburb Wantirna Average Price for month 135.2
Adelaide	Service Station Southern Cross Address corner O.G. Road and Yaralin Avenue Suburb Klemzig Average Price for month 134.0
Perth	Service Station Coles Express Address corner Walcott Street and Fitzgerald Street Suburb Mt Lawley Average Price for month 130.5

The average, lowest and the highest Diesel prices for July 2006 in each city were:

The price leading service stations for Diesel in each city in July 2006 were:

Brisbane	Service Station United Address corner Johnson Road and Dickman Road Suburb Forestdale Average Price for month 126.7
Sydney	Service Station Home Grown Fuel Address Victoria Road Suburb West Ryde Average Price for month 134.8
Melbourne	Service Station United Address corner Kings way and Westgate Freeway Exit Suburb South Melbourne Average Price for month 135.0
Adelaide	Service Station United Address Commercial Road Suburb Salisbury Average Price for month 136.4
Perth	Service Station BP Address corner Guildford Road and Third Avenue East Suburb Mt Lawley Average Price for month 137.8

The average, lowest and the highest LPG prices for July 2006 in each city were:

The price leading service stations for LPG in each city in July 2006 were:

Brisbane	Service Station Freedom Fuels Address corner Kruger Parade and Henty Drive Suburb Redbank Plains Average Price for month 49.9
Sydney	Service Station Gogas Address corner Forest Road and Frederick Street Suburb Bexley Average Price for month 45.5
Melbourne	Service Station Caltex/Woolworths Address corner Middleborough Road and Taylor Avenue Suburb Burwood East Average Price for month 47.2
Adelaide	Service Station Caltex/Woolworths Address corner Morphett Road and Mooringe Avenue Suburb Camden Park Average Price for month 51.3
Perth	Service Station Caltex/Woolworths Address Burslem Drive Suburb Maddington Average Price for month 51.7

MotorMouth is committed to helping Australian motorists get a better deal on fuel by providing them with free and easily accessible information on fuel prices.

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