Coast drivers will feel the pinch at the petrol pump this week with the region being named as one of the most expensive in Australia. The Sunshine Coast recorded an average petrol price of 154.7 cents per litre in Motormouth s report, slightly cheaper than Brisbane and the Gold Coast that logged 155.2 and 155.4 respectively. Sydney and Adelaide are the cheapest cities to fill up with 116 and 119.7. An RACQ spokesman warned Coast motorists not to fuel up. Petrol is still expensive across the south east, but some fuel companies are slowly starting to discount prices, the spokesman said on social media. Drivers should avoid filling up if possible.
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Coast drivers are being urged to fill up if they are lucky enough to spot cheap fuel as the region’s prices rise.
The new year brought brief relief to drivers who enjoyed low prices across the Coast.
But RACQ said the respite was over for the region as it entered the expensive phase of the price cycle.
RACQ spokesman Vivien O Connor said drivers were spending anywhere from 109.7c to 151.9c over the Christmas holidays but the region was now in the cheap phase of the price cycle. Motorists on the Sunshine Coast should fill up the tank now and aim for 116 cents per litre for unleaded, she said. About 35 per cent of sites are selling unleaded for 116 cents per litre or less and 10.9 per cent of sites are selling unleaded for 110c cents per litre or less. Most sites in Caloundra and Noosa are selling for 117c or 118c, while others are charging as much as 123c.