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Fluctuations in fuel prices. (aussie.zone)
submitted 5 days ago by DiaDeLosMuertos@aussie.zone to c/australia@aussie.zone
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While this levy on fuel has been in place, the ridiculous and arbitrary rise and fall in fuel prices has not occurred. Why is that ?

I've been getting unleaded for $1.50 and less. Before the reduction I could get it for that when other places not a million miles away could be 80 cents per litre dearer.

That the fluctuations have ceased during recent times seem to me to be proof that the rises are nothing but price gouging, proving once again that the ACCC are a toothless tiger.

So I have to assume that when/if things get back to "normal", the fuel suppliers will go back to their previous merry ways with zero consequences.

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[-] Tau@aussie.zone 3 points 5 days ago

I'd guess it's because fuel prices became something people were paying a lot more attention to, from both the general public and the government. When people go back to just going to the nearest station instead of checking online for prices and the government stops feeling pressured by fuel prices being in the news regularly I suspect the old games will start reappearing.

I will note that the local price differential that usually exists around me has markedly decreased - typically fuel gets noticeably more expensive when you drive the couple of km from Queanbeyan into the ACT (can be up around 20c/L difference) but it's currently pretty comparable.

[-] MrFlibble4747@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 days ago

That is a fair and reasonable assumption!

Nothing to see here move along now, take Blind Freddy with you!

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