Perth's cheapest petrol

First post of the year, and again it’s us trying to save you money! We’ve done pizza, we’ve done supermarkets ; now it’s time for the black, fuNnY-smelling liquid we all love to hate – petrol.

I consider myself a young man, but I am old enough to remember petrol prices below 70c/L. The lowest price at the time of writing in Perth was $1.35. This is a figure that understandably makes people think very carefully about where to make their petrol purchases.

Of course, the various supermarkets have their 4c-discount deals, blah blah, which is all fine and good, but it means you have to buy their groceries first, and even if you pay attention to our supermarket discount info, the cheapest place to shop won’t necessarily translate to the cheapest petrol, even with the 4c off.

TV and print news usually list the cheapest petrol prices, but not everyone can get that info easily. Fortunately, the State Government’s Consumer Protection team run the FuelWatch site, which lists the prices of all the petrol stations in Perth.

You can search by price, by area, or by petrol type. I find the most useful page is the metro-area unleaded price list. We can only link to today’s prices, but if you change the ‘Search by:’ dropdown menu from ‘Today’ to ‘Tomorrow’, you can plan your route to work or uni to take advantage of the least expensive (more accurate than ‘cheapest’) petrol. Or, if you need some black gold today, just go out and grab it (although we caution you to wait until midweek, which tends to be cheaper).

You can also register to have FuelWatch send you emails as frequently as you choose letting you know tomorrow’s cheapest petrol, and even limit the info to the petrol stations in your area. It also warns you of price hikes the day before they happen.

Of course, at LovingPerth we recommend that instead of driving, you use public transport (see our SmartRider info) or, better yet, hop on your bike! If you just can’t help it or you love being stuck on the freeway for hours, however, FuelWatch is for you.