Hello and welcome to the June edition of the MotorMouth Newsletter.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has recently announced they will be conducting a further enquiry into fuel pricing.

At MotorMouth we receive a lot of enquiries about the fuel price cycles and we always encourage motorists to try to time their fuel purchases to take advantage of the cycles. We continually tell people and the media to generally fill up on a Tuesday or early Wednesday morning.

By waiting another 24 hours you might save another 1-2 cents, however you could also pay an extra 8-13 cents per litre if your timing is not right and prices rise in the normal weekly cycle. Current research suggests that approximately 65% of motorists in most states buy around the lower point in the cycle.

Whilst many media commentators suggest the fuel pricing cycles only occur in Australia, this is not correct. The cycles are actually known as “Edgeworth Cycles”.

Our research indicates cycles also occur in a range of other cities including Oslo, Toronto, Chicago etc.

Until next month...

Alan Price
Marketing Manager - MotorMouth
apricemotormouth.com.au

This month's winner is Kevin from Blackwall in NSW. Kevin's entry - Speed Limits in School zones "The primary function of speed zones arounds schools is to protect children. Whilst visiting Vic and S.A. recently I was not aware of the location of school zones or schools when I was driving through various towns and cities. I believe that the surface of the road in School Zones should be painted a standard colour throughout Australia ie. red. This brings to the attention of the driver the fact that she/he is in a school zone and should be aware of the possibility of children on the road irrespective of the time of day." Congratulations! Your prize will be sent out to you shortly.

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The average, lowest and the highest Unleaded prices for May 2007 in each city were:

The price leading service stations for Unleaded in each city in May 2007 were:

Brisbane	Service Station Matilda Address Birkdale Road Suburb Birkdale Average Price for month 118.0
Sydney	Service Station Helou Petrol Address corner Rawson Road and Ferndell Street Suburb Granville Average Price for month 123.4
Melbourne	Service Station Independent Address corner St Albans Road and Merton Street Suburb St Albans Average Price for month 127.4
Adelaide	Service Station United Address Commercial Road Suburb Salisbury Average Price for month 129.4
Perth	Service Station Coles Express Address Great Northern Highway Suburb Middle Swan Average Price for month 125.3

The average, lowest and the highest Diesel prices for May 2007 in each city were:

The price leading service stations for Diesel in each city in May 2007 were:

Brisbane	Service Station Liberty Address Dohles Rocks Road Suburb Murrumba Downs Average Price for month 114.9
Sydney	Service Station Volume Plus Address corner Ben Lomond Road and Brookfield Road Suburb Minto Average Price for month 120.5
Melbourne	Service Station United Address corner Princes Highway and Belgrave-Hallam Road Suburb Hallam Average Price for month 121.5
Adelaide	Service Station Coles Express Address corner Grand Junction Road and William Road Suburb Mansfield Park Average Price for month 123.2
Perth	Service Station Caltex/Woolworths Address corner Ocean Keys Boulevard and Marmion Avenue Suburb Clarkson Average Price for month 124.9

The average, lowest and the highest LPG prices for May 2007 in each city were:

The price leading service stations for LPG in each city in May 2007 were:

Brisbane	Service Station Freedom Fuel Address Browns Plains Road Suburb Browns Plains Average Price for month 49.2
Sydney	Service Station Caltex/Woolworths Address 862 Hume Highway Suburb Bass Hill Average Price for month 46.5
Melbourne	Service Station Caltex Address 1321 High Street Suburb Wantirna South Average Price for month 44.3
Adelaide	Service Station Mobil Address corner Victoria Road and Jetty Road Suburb Largs Bay Average Price for month 49.6
Perth	Service Station Coles Express Address 480 William Street Suburb Perth Average Price for month 51.2

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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