Mackay’s cheapest petrol station named as metro prices soar to 193 cents per litre
While southerners are slugged with ridiculous fuel prices nearing $2 a litre, Mackay motorists can revel in cheaper top ups. Here’s where to find the cheapest petrol in the region.
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The price of petrol across Queensland continues to soar with motorists paying top dollar to fill up their tanks.
While prices in the Mackay region have steadily increased in 2021, metropolitan customers are paying almost $2 per litre for unleaded petrol.
RACQ spokeswoman Kate Leonard-Jones said motorists were paying an all-time premium for petrol.
“We’ve seen fuel price records tumble across Queensland in the past month,” she said.
“This is due to global factors, as countries open up from Covid restrictions, international supply and demand issues have driven up oil prices leading to high terminal gate prices and high petrol prices.
“However, regional Queensland hasn’t been impacted as severely as the south east.”
Ms Leonard-Jones said fuel price cycles did not affect regional areas such as Mackay.
“The southeast is now entering the price hike phase in its fuel cycle, with many sites already bumping prices to a new high price of 193.9 cents per litre for unleaded,” she said.
“While prices in regional Queensland are expected to stabilise we’re unlikely to see any significant drop or hike in the cost of petrol in the lead up to Christmas.”
Glenella Fuels on Hill End Road sells the cheapest petrol in Mackay, with unleaded 91 priced at 151.7cpl.
The station’s diesel is 156.9cpl, while its premium unleaded sells at 165.7.
Mobil Rural View on Carl Court is pricing its unleaded at 151.7cpl as well, while its premium unleaded is 165.7 and its diesel is 159.7.
BP on Arana Drive, Caltex on Rosewood Drive and Caltex Woolworths on Eimeo Road are all within a short drive of each other and are all priced at 155.9cpl for unleaded petrol.
Slade Point Fuel on Slade Point Road is the next-best priced station in Mackay, with its unleaded selling for 156.9cpl and its diesel at 159.7.
Pacific Petroleum on Turbo Drive in Paget is selling both its unleaded fuel and diesel for 159.9cpl.
The standard price across the region is 165.9cpl of unleaded petrol, with BP City Gates on Nebo Road, Caltex on Victoria Street and BP Andergrove on Oak Street charging 169.9.
Unleaded petrol is carrying a hefty price tag of 174.9cpl at the Seaforth General Store, while the same station is charging 167.9cpl for diesel.
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Originally published as Mackay’s cheapest petrol station named as metro prices soar to 193 cents per litre
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