Motorists will benefit from fairer prices at the petrol pump this Easter thanks to the State Government's fuel pricing blitz.
South Australia's consumer watchdog, Consumer and Business Services (CBS), will target the state's tourism hotspots before Easter to enforce petrol price reporting rules.
Real-time petrol price monitoring has been saving motorists money for two years in South Australia and will continue to do so thanks to the additional funding provided by the State Government.
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 myRAA, Petrol Spy, Fuel Price Australia, Motor Mouth and Pumped, which can be downloaded from the App Store or Google Play.
Starting this week, statewide inspection will target service stations within regions which are popular tourism destinations over the upcoming Easter long weekend. Inspection locations include:
- Southeast
- Riverland
- Barossa Valley
- Clare
- Flinders Ranges
- Upper Yorke Peninsula
- Far West Coast
- Fleurieu Peninsula / Southern Hills
- Metropolitan Adelaide
Since the start of the fuel pricing information scheme in March 2021, CBS has conducted almost 1500 inspections of petrol stations and received more than 1300 complaints about potential breaches of the scheme.
Approximately 250 complaints and inspections have resulted in warning letters, and CBS has issued 18 fines.
In efforts to stop petrol price gouging, station operators face expiations of $550 or fines in court of up to $10,000, especially if they have ignored previous warnings.
