Hello again from the team at MotorMouth

There was a lot of chatter in the media leading up to Easter about rip offs and the apparent shift in the weekly price cycle to coincide with the Easter long weekend. It was very satisfying though to see that the thrust of the stories being told stuck to the facts – the weekly price cycle was expected to function normally with prices going up significantly on Thursday or Friday so motorists would be well advised to fill up on Tuesday or Wednesday.

Which is common knowledge for the vast majority of our readers and subsequently our advice should come as no surprise to you.

We have seen a shift in the low point of the price cycle for unleaded in most areas to Thursday – we think this is being caused by retailers trying to attract customers and resisting as long as possible before raising their prices. Whether this is sustainable or likely to continue is anyone’s guess, but I have a theory that so long the population believes that such and such a day is the cheapest of the week, the actual cheapest day of the week will be the following day.

Think about it. If I believe that Wednesday is the cheapest day, then perhaps some retailers will try and catch a few of the very price sensitive customers like me on Thursday morning in case I forgot to fill up on Wednesday. After catching a few extra sales, the market reaches the low point and someone puts their price up because the people who normally buy on Thursday aren’t so price sensitive and will not care so much about paying a higher price.

I’m still working on my theory but I thought I’d share it with you to see what you think. Drop me a line and let me know.

Until next month, take care and safe motoring.

Cheers
Sean Rennick
MotorMouth

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The average, lowest and the highest Unleaded prices for March 2010 in each city were:

The price leading service stations for Unleaded in each city in March 2010 were:

Brisbane	Service Station Matilda Address Boundary Rd & Tile St Suburb Wacol Average Price for month 125.3
Sydney	Service Station Volume Plus Address 1 Pembroke Rd Suburb Minto Average Price for month 119.3
Melbourne	Service Station United Address Middleborough Rd & Fulton Rd Suburb Blackburn South Average Price for month 122.9
Adelaide	Service Station Mobil Address 208-210 Victoria Rd & Jetty Rd Suburb Largs Bay Average Price for month 123.2
Perth	Service Station Liberty Address 2038 Wanneroo Rd Suburb Neerabup Average Price for month 122.9
Hobart	Service Station Coles Exp Howrah Address 2 Howrah Rd Suburb Howrah Average Price for month 127.7
Canberra	Service Station BP Address 77 Canberra Av Suburb Kingston Average Price for month 124.8

The average, lowest and the highest Diesel prices for March 2010 in each city were:

The price leading service stations for Diesel in each city in March 2010 were:

Brisbane	Service Station Freedom Fuels Address 79 South Pine Rd & Kremzow Rd Suburb Brendale Average Price for month 118.5
Sydney	Service Station Volume Plus Address Hume Hwy Suburb Strathfield Average Price for month 115.9
Melbourne	Service Station United Address 208-212 Bulleen Rd & Manningham Rd Suburb Bulleen Average Price for month 116.5
Adelaide	Service Station United Address 369 Prospect Rd & Audrey Av Suburb Blair Athol Average Price for month 118.6
Perth	Service Station Peak Address 2056 Wanneroo Rd Suburb Neerabup Average Price for month 120.2
Hobart	Service Station United Glenorchy Address 436 Main Rd Suburb Glenorchy Average Price for month 125.2
Canberra	Service Station BP Address 289 Canberra Av Suburb Fyshwick Average Price for month 122.0

The average, lowest and the highest LPG prices for March 2010 in each city were:

The price leading service stations for LPG in each city in March 2010 were:

Brisbane	Service Station Mobil Address 2208 Ipswich Rd Suburb Oxley Average Price for month 61.2
Sydney	Service Station Budget Address 137-139 Windsor Rd & Bismark Anderson Rd Suburb Northmead Average Price for month 57.9
Melbourne	Service Station BP Address 322 City Rd & Clarendon St Suburb South Melbourne Average Price for month 51.1
Adelaide	Service Station Liberty Address 895 Main North Rd Suburb Pooraka Average Price for month 62.2
Perth	Service Station BP Address Lot 78 Welshpool Rd Suburb Lesmurdie Average Price for month 63.9
Hobart	Service Station United Glenorchy Address 436 Main Rd Suburb Glenorchy Average Price for month 74.5
Canberra	Service Station BP Address 77 Canberra Av Suburb Kingston Average Price for month 59.9

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