![]() |
|
Welcome to the Australian Ford Forums forum. You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and inserts advertising. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members, respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features without post based advertising banners. Registration is simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today! If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us. Please Note: All new registrations go through a manual approval queue to keep spammers out. This is checked twice each day so there will be a delay before your registration is activated. |
|
The Pub For General Automotive Related Talk |
![]() |
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
![]() |
#1 | ||
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jun 2010
Posts: 1,350
|
Needed to fill up on the way home this evening so I checked Motormouth and the RACV webpage both reported the BP 2Go Tally Ho Highbury Rd & Blackburn Rd had a good price for LPG.
The Service Station is the process of being demolished it is all fenced off and not open for business. As I am typing this Motormouth reported an electronic feed 21 mins ago. |
||
![]() |
![]() ![]() |
![]() |
#2 | ||
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 2,262
|
An app is going to indicate the information that has been entered into it.
I've encountered the same situation, where a service station is indicating a price on LPG & in reality they don't have any at all. I use PetroSpy. |
||
![]() |
![]() ![]() |
![]() |
#3 | ||
Donating Member
![]() Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Heading thru Hell (Corner)
Posts: 8,161
|
The problem with some apps, such as PetrolSpy, is that they rely on input from the users to update the data and there is always a risk that the last update data is behind the actual advertised price.
On the other hand, I have found apps offered by the fuel company, eg Woolworths petrol, to be very accurate as the data is updated from the petrol station itself. The downside with this is that you need to have an app for every brand petrol station that you may visit. I tend to stick with Woolworths Petrol as I purchase e-gift cards with a 5% discount, use that to purchase my groceries, get a 4c per litre discount for fuel and then pay for my fuel using the e-gift card (which effectively provides me with another 5% discount).
__________________
Labels are for jars, not for people. Life is a journey, not a destination. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Daily: 2013 FGII EcoLPi in Winter White Play: 2015 FG X XR8 in Emperor Show' N Shine thread Gone, but not forgotten: 2015 SZII petrol Titanium Territory in Emperor Last edited by FoxtrotGolfXray 5.0; 13-09-2018 at 09:40 AM. |
||
![]() |
![]() ![]() |
This user likes this post: |
![]() |
#4 | ||
Former BTIKD
![]() Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Sunny Downtown Wagga Wagga. NSW.
Posts: 53,197
|
If you're travelling through NSW use the Gov Fuel Check app. https://www.fuelcheck.nsw.gov.au/app
If the bowser price doesn't match the Fuel Check app price complaints can be made to NSW Fair Trading. I believe the QLD gov will have a similar system running before Christmas as well.
__________________
Dying at your job is natures way of saying that you're in the wrong line of work.
|
||
![]() |
![]() ![]() |
2 users like this post: |
![]() |
#5 | ||
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Hervey Bay
Posts: 4,196
|
I use PetrolSpy, which relies on input from the users and shows what date the last user posted. So if it's more than a day or two old it may not be 100% accurate but it shows all stations within the map area so you get a general feel of what you are going to pay.
|
||
![]() |
![]() ![]() |
![]() |
#6 | |||
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 1,343
|
Quote:
Dr Terry |
|||
![]() |
![]() ![]() |
![]() |
#7 | ||
Donating Member
![]() Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Heading thru Hell (Corner)
Posts: 8,161
|
No. But I am an engineer. So probably tighter
![]()
__________________
Labels are for jars, not for people. Life is a journey, not a destination. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Daily: 2013 FGII EcoLPi in Winter White Play: 2015 FG X XR8 in Emperor Show' N Shine thread Gone, but not forgotten: 2015 SZII petrol Titanium Territory in Emperor |
||
![]() |
![]() ![]() |
This user likes this post: |
![]() |
#8 | ||
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 1,343
|
|
||
![]() |
![]() ![]() |
![]() |
#9 | |||
Donating Member
![]() Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Heading thru Hell (Corner)
Posts: 8,161
|
Quote:
End result is that I get 5% off the advertised price discounted by 4c/l. Even better with my XR8 as that is leased, so I only pay the gst free component of that ![]() Was good when I had the Territory on an associate lease (gst tax savings) which was owned by my wife. Sadly, that scheme is no more. ![]()
__________________
Labels are for jars, not for people. Life is a journey, not a destination. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Daily: 2013 FGII EcoLPi in Winter White Play: 2015 FG X XR8 in Emperor Show' N Shine thread Gone, but not forgotten: 2015 SZII petrol Titanium Territory in Emperor |
|||
![]() |
![]() ![]() |
![]() |
#10 | ||
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 2,125
|
Lately I've only used the 711 fuel lock app. Find the cheapest price of fuel at a 711 store and lock it in, then you have 7 days to fill up at any 711 for that locked in price.
Currently have Premium 98 locked in at 137.7c/L |
||
![]() |
![]() ![]() |