I have been using fuel watch for six years and I receive a daily e-mail from the West Australian Government that tells me on a Daily basis the cheapest Diesel close to my Suburb. It is often six cents lower than those Companies that always rip you off and I can still use my shopper docket to go to the Service Station of my choice. I save at least ten cents a litre weekly I always fill up on a Saturday because I even get it 2 cent cheaper again when I buy a paper. Website http://fuelwatch.wa.gov.au.
and e-mail fuelwatch@docep.wa.gov.au
I have to admit Brendan Nelson is wrong to suggest 5 cents off a litre is the way to go. If that did happen the Petrol Multi Nationals would only increase the price of fuel by 5 cents which would go into their pockets once again. I purchased 96 dollars of Diesel last Saturday and with my Store card I got 10 cents off a litre do you know what the reduction was on my fuel bill ? A measly $5.50 what a joke 5% of a hundred dollars please please Brendan and Malcolm please refrain from making fools of yourselves it is embarrasing.

I like the sliced bread bit, which is a bit of a problem for my waist.
If fuel is going to go up bigtime why dont we just all go back to smaller cars.
Back in the late 60's I had a Honda Scamp...two cylinders and 600cc air-cooled.
It did fine... only filled it up once every 6 months:)
Perhaps by inviting companies like Diahatsu back in, we could see the nation flooded with small cars.
Got to do something about the semi trailers though?
Small cars are like jam underneath their wheels.

Hey Julie,what happened to the seatbelt snapper,petrol sniffing party?Chair,if ever a moment so rare was captured for Troy to compare...

AH Julie more stirring carry on it helps to keep us thinking, fuel watch bet my mate Kev wished he had never heard of it.
No saving that matter can come without a very big drop in international oil prices.
Use LPG buy a smaller cheaper car that runs on a fuel we have right here.

It is a good subject to bring up for debate Julie. Thankyou.

But my feeling is that Fuelwatch is a piss in the wind, of stuff-all consequence, except to sidetrack the debate that really matters: inexorably rising fuel prices and what we need to do to wean ourselves off our dependence on the stuff, from personal to federal government levels.

Ludwig

In full agreement with your post.

So far all the Rudd government has done is to appear as if it is doing something. Which I guess is a step up from the Howard head-in-sand approach to sustainability.

Instead of expending all our energy here on OLO, we really need to be lobbying our pollies at both state and federal level for ACTION.

Having said that I'd better practise what I preach and get on with it.

As for Fuel-Watch, in Victoria the RACV has had a fuel-watch on their website for yonks and I check it regularly. However, in the big scheme of things, we really need to ramp up alternative energy sources, like NOW.

I can't work out whether or not Julie is just a stirrer who feigns outrage or is serious about her opinions.Julie,could you clarify the situation for us?

Make everyone happy!!
Less miles, or however you want to measure distance.
With savings on just about everything!
I live in the boondocks and now shop every 14 days, eat well and 50% of the hassel of driving, Makes sense, especially as I nolonger work!
Sorry anyone traveling to work though. Then it becomes more controversial, shifting house, never easy, changing jobs the same.
Its life!
fluff4

Fuelwatch is a massive vote of no-confidence in the ACCC. At the moment it's oil companies 2, ACCC 0. Fells and Samuel have been blasted off the court. If it goes to five sets the ACCC might be in with a chance, but it's doubtful.

By all accounts we've been sending in boys on a man's errand.

Time to bring in the APF, DSD or ASIO to tap a few phones and clean up this grubby oligopoly once and for all.

Or time for the Government to establish it's own fuel distribution system. It's done it in the past in banking, utilities, transport, communications; it's time the Government got its hands dirty and broke open this cosy cabal.

I thought that when Woollies got involved they'd blow the system apart - and their influence goes right up into the board room of the RBA - but it hasn't made any difference. They're in on the lurk as well.

The only thing I know is that if I fill up on Saturday morning and buy the newspapers from the petrol station I get my 8 cents off a litre. The papers are about the only thing that doesn't cost about 5 times as much as what you'd pay in a supermarket. Graeme, can you look into that one for me?

Fuelwatch; it's bunkum. It will be about as effective as Epaminondas watching his dog.

Frank Blunt

There is only one answer every country compulsory purchase oil from the multinationals and Nationalise it. Every country follow what Venezuala are doing Hugo Chavez is a hero. Why do you think Blair, Bush and Howard invaded Iraq to privatise their oil they could not care tuppence for Human rights. If that was the case they would have invaded Burma. You are right Julie Fuel Watch is the only answer it tells you the cheapest gasoline within your suburb. The consumer watchdog monitors any collusion between the Service stations and will prosecute if need be. It does work in Western Australia. Reduce the size of your car and convert yo LPG

Why Nelson's tax cuts are a bad idea:

http://www.ozpolitic.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1210996459

I also think fuel watch is a good idea. It is the only way to lower prices that makes sense from a broader economic perspective.

http://www.ozpolitic.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1212037889

I agree that fuel watch will help. I found another website to cover more areas than just only in WA. check out http://www.fuelwatcher.com.au/