Peninsula fuel prices highest on the Coast

A fuel price survey conducted last week has shown that Peninsula residents are paying the highest fuel prices on the Coast.

Prices collected by Mr Rod Munson of Ettalong have provided a comparison of Peninsula priceswith the lowest prices available on the Coast and in Newcastle and Sydney.

The most expensive fuel on the Central Coast was found in Woy Woy at Shell and BP with E10 costing 119.9 cents per litre, 16 cents more per litre than Woolworths Umina.

Woolworths Umina and Caltex in Blackwall did have some of the cheapest E10 prices on the Central Coast in the 104.9 cents per litre or less.

Only six petrol stations across the Central Coast had E10 petrol at less than 104.9 cents per litre.

Caltex Foresters Beach, Caltex Star Mart Long Jetty, 7 Eleven The Entrance and BP Tumbi Umbi also had E10 prices at 104.9 cents per litre and under.

For all fuel types, Caltex Blackwall had the best average prices on the Peninsula.

Caltex appeared to offer the best priced fuel anywhere on the Central Coast.

Mr Munson conducted his price checks on August 13 at around midday.

The cheapest E10 fuel was located at Woolworths Umina, priced at 103.9 per litre.

The cheapest regular unleaded was an eight- minute drive away at United in Empire Bay priced at 110.7 per litre.

Since the survey was undertaken, the price at Woolworths Umina dropped to 99.8 cents last Friday.

The cheapest diesel on the Peninsula was at Caltex Woy Woy and Blackwall at 116.9 per litre.

However, Empire Bay's regular unleaded is seven cents cheaper than any of its competition.

Peninsula drivers appear to be paying the highest fuel prices on the Central Coast but the whole Coast is still paying more than its northern or southern city neighbours.

Newcastle and The Hunter, for example, had over 20 fuel options at under 103.9 a litre.

Newcastle residents, by comparison, have the potential to fill up at under 98.9 per litre for E10 at some stations, with the maximum price compared to the Central Coast six cents cheaper at 113.9 cents per litre.

As of August 15, Sydney had the cheapest fuel prices in NSW according to the NRMA with Newcastle coming in at fifth.

The Central Coast was ranked 10th, up six places since August, 7.

Email, 15 Aug 2016

Rod Munson, Ettalong

Websites, 18 Aug 2016

Comparethemarket.com.au

Nrma.com.au

Reporter: Cole Newman