STRICTER laws on fuel price advertising have been welcomed by Port Macquarie MP Leslie Williams.
As of Sunday, all service stations in New South Wales must display the real price of fuel, free of any discounts or special offers such as supermarket shopper dockets.
“If a station sells up to four fuels, the undiscounted price of all four fuels has to be displayed,” Mrs Williams said.
“Where a station sells more than four fuels, the signs must display the prices of at least four, including their two top-selling fuels, LPG and diesel.
“The two top-selling fuels are the types of fuel that have the highest sales volumes in the immediately preceding six months, and are usually unleaded varieties.”
The MP said service stations would also be required to display the octane rating of E10, regular unleaded, and premium unleaded petrol at the pump.
“These reforms ensure local price transparency, so motorists can compare apples with apples,” Mrs Williams said.
“A NSW Fair Trading survey of 1300 people last year found 90 per cent of drivers want fuel prices displayed by service stations to be free of any special terms and conditions that apply to discounted fuel.
“Sixty per cent of drivers believed they had been misled by a fuel retailer’s signage at some point. For too long consumers have been confused and even misled by fuel price boards.”
