Why does fuel cost more in Auckland ?

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#1290848 24-Apr-2015 14:31

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#1290852 24-Apr-2015 14:41

I filled up last week at gull, self service top of forest hill road. paid 1.60 per litre.

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#1290853 24-Apr-2015 14:48

find a gull station and any competitor around there will have low prices, gull are usually the ones to keep the price low and the rest just follow.

the local station to us is normally .12c dearer than the likes of takinini, so we fill up there (wife works down those ways).

i paid $1.739 at lunch time.

you just need to know where to go to get the best deal

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#1290881 24-Apr-2015 15:20

Dont fill up at either the Caltex or BP at Bombay. They are always expensive. Fill up anywhere else before you leave Auckland this weekend.

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#1290923 24-Apr-2015 16:17

Same goes for pretty much anywhere on SH1... Sanson and Bulls are about 1.99, PN about 1.74

But I've noticed that Tokoroa is cheaper (Gull :) next to BP)

There's also a self-serve Gull at Atiamuri which used to be really cheap, but last time I was there prices had gone up.

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#1290961 24-Apr-2015 16:29

In my area (south auckland)

1991 - 1.65
Diesel - 94 cent

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#1290970 24-Apr-2015 16:35

kiwifidget: Dont fill up at either the Caltex or BP at Bombay. They are always expensive. Fill up anywhere else before you leave Auckland this weekend.

takanini is always good, they are nearly 20c cheaper than BP solar/Bombay

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#1291055 24-Apr-2015 19:10

The most expensive one I saw yesterday was Zzz at Williamson Ave in Auckland at $1.99 / L. Their Pt Chev station is about $1.84.

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#1291059 24-Apr-2015 19:16

Mark: Hmmm .. lots of replies of "I get it way cheaper at xxxxxx" .. problem is how much would I spend getting to those places in order to save ? :-)

Plus firing up Waze while on the North Shore the lowest price I see for values updated in the past day in the area is $1.816 ... still quite a bit more than up north. Someone mentioned there might be a "road tax" for Auckland ? Anyone know if that's true ?

I'm 99% sure there is no actual extra fuel duty in Auckland. If I remember correctly, PDB wanted one to fund his train set but the government told him to get lost

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#1291063 24-Apr-2015 19:26

and if you want to get ripped off, fill up in Huntly where they will gouge you an EXTRA 2c litre above the standard price

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#1291069 24-Apr-2015 19:31

Mark: Yesterday I filled up in Whangarei

And you didn't stop in and say "Hi!"??!!

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#1291089 24-Apr-2015 20:09

Whangarei and tauranga are both industrial import ports, maybe they're preferred over Auckland and are hence closer to the source. (Doesn't explain why Rotorua is so cheap)

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#1291108 24-Apr-2015 21:01

Inphinity: $1.99 for 91? You go to the wrong petrol station I think! I pay less than that for 98 at Mobil. North Shore.

Errryyy Single pump in Chur-chur (apart from those dropping 1-2 off for local good)

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#1295752 2-May-2015 15:34

kiwifidget: Dont fill up at either the Caltex or BP at Bombay. They are always expensive. Fill up anywhere else before you leave Auckland this weekend.

Dont use Z anywhere in the BOP including Taupo use Gull on Rifle Range Road self service came through Rotorua yesterday Te Ngae Road Mobil, Gull and Caltex are 1.74+/- 2 cents

BP 2.02 Shop around folks

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#1295803 2-May-2015 17:02

Palmerston North Caltex Tremaine Ave 1.629 yesterday :)

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