The other night (Wednesday May 21st) I drove along a major suburban road in the outer Eastern Suburbs of Melbourne. There are 3 petrol stations in a row, within about 100m of each other, all on the same side of the road.
Petrol station # 1 - ULP 138.8 cents
Petrol station # 2 - ULP 159.9 cents (4c less with docket)
Petrol station # 3 - ULP 159.9 cents (4c less if you buy $5 of stuff from the shop)
Petrol stations 2 & 3 both had cars in them. Filling up.
If people want something done about petrol prices, the first thing that needs to happen is for consumers to exercise their right of freedom of choice. Unless you are lucky enough to live in the parts of Melbourne with barely adequate public transport you are forced to have a car. You are therefore forced to by fuel even if you minimise your driving and buy a 1.3litre 2 seater car. But please think about your purchase. Even with a docket or having bought a couple of chocolate bars and the paper in the shop, someone buying 50 litres of petrol on Wednesday could have saved $8.50. That's $400 a year. Handy money.
Think; decide; act.
1 comment:
It never ceases to amaze how many people complain about things they cant control, and then not respond accordingly with the things they can! This "blame projection" is a cop out. Let your actions speak louder than your words, and be the change you want to see in world :)
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