The long weekend is the perfect time to head into the regions and explore our beautiful state and with cost-of-living pressures front of mind, the Malinauskas Government is urging motorists to make sure they are getting the best price at the pump via real-time petrol price monitoring.
According to the RAA, real-time petrol price monitoring is estimated to have saved South Australian motorists $342 per year on average.
Under the fuel pricing information scheme, fuel retailers are required to report their prices to a central database within 30 minutes of changing the price at the pump.
Drivers can then access free fuel price information via fuel price apps including Petrol Spy, Motor Mouth, the RAA app, SA Bowser: Should I Fuel?, Fuel Price Australia, ServoTrack and Pumped, which can be downloaded from the App Store or Google Play.
CBS inspectors regularly target service stations including in popular tourism destinations to ensure compliance such as:
* Southeast
* Riverland
* Barossa Valley
* Clare
* Flinders Ranges
* Upper Yorke Peninsula
* Far West Coast
* Fleurieu Peninsula/ Southern Hills
* Metropolitan Adelaide
They also investigate complaints as they are raised.
Petrol station operators face penalties of $649 ($550 plus $99 Victim of Crime levy) – or fines in court of up to $10,000 – especially if they have ignored previous warnings.
Consumer and Business Services has received nearly 1700 complaints, conducted more than 2450 inspections and issued 318 warnings and 34 expiations totalling more than $22,000 in fines and levies since the scheme’s introduction.
Anyone who believes a service station is in breach is encouraged to report it to Consumer and Business Services: https://www.cbs.sa.gov.au/campaigns/find-the-cheapest-fuel
As put by Andrea Michaels
If you’re planning a get-away this long weekend, make sure you are getting the best priced fuel.
We know cost of living pressures are continuing to bite and using the real-time petrol price monitoring apps is the best way to ensure you’re not paying more at the bowser than you should.
If the price at the pump doesn’t match the price on the app, please report it to CBS.
As put by RAA Fuel Expert Mark Borlace
If you’re heading away this weekend, check the RAA app for fuel prices near you versus your destination to help you decide where to fill up the tank.
The real time fuel pricing feature on the RAA app was accessed almost 3 million times in 2023 – highlighting how many South Aussies are willing to shop around to save money at the pump.
A survey of RAA members showed people using the real time fuel pricing feature in the RAA app save around $28.50 per month or $342 per year on average.
With 70,000 users accessing RAA’s real-time fuel pricing app per month on average – our research shows an estimated average community saving of around $24 million per year.
