Petrol prices spike as restrictions ease

Fuel prices have jumped dramatically across SEQ as Queenslanders hit the roads for Mother’s Day under relaxed COVID-19 lockdown rules.

SOUTH east Queenslanders have seen a recent spike in fuel prices as restrictions are being relaxed, with average costs sitting at about 120c/litre.

Last month, RACQ predicted petrol prices would fall to below 90c/Litre for southeast motorists, and expected a continuing further fall only a fortnight ago.

RACQ suggest motorists “wait if (they) can” to purchase fuel, as “prices are high,” sitting Brisbane’s average fuel cost at 107.1c/litre.

Southeast’s average ULP fuel price is sitting the second highest in the state, following closely behind Hervey Bay’s 108.9c/litre.

State pandemic restrictions initially began to ease on May 1, a likely cause for the drastic fuel cost spike.

Bizzells Garage was offering the cheapest fuel prices at time of publication.

Where to grab the cheapest fuel in southeast

Bizzells Garage Paddington: 95.9c/litre

Puma Wilston: 99.7c/litre

Pacific Petroleum Galloways Hill: 109.9c/litre

7-Eleven East Brisbane: 117.9c/litre

BP East Brisbane: 117.9c/litre

United Woolloongabba: 117.9c/litre

7 Eleven Newmarket: 119.7/litre

Shell Kelvin Grove: 119.7/litre

7 Eleven Ashgrove: 119.7/litre

Puma Dutton Park: 119.7/litre

Puma Norman Park: 119.7/litre

Caltex Woolworths Bowen Hills: 119.9/litre

BP Express Ashgrove: 119.9/litre

Current regional fuel prices

Cairns: 106.5c/litre

Townsville: 101.8c/litre

Mackay: 99.7c/litre

Rockhampton: 94.9c/litre

Gladstone: 87.7c/litre

Hervey Bay: 108.9c/litre

Maryborough: 93.7c/litre

Bundaberg: 84.9c/litre

Toowoomba: 93.9c/litre