Motorists across Logan and the Scenic Rim facing more pain at the pump with the daily average cost of unleaded petrol surging to a new record high this week.
RACQ spokesperson Nicky Haydon says the previous daily average high, recorded in March, has now been surpassed.
“Motorists in Logan and the Scenic Rim are now in the expensive phase of the price cycle, and we’ve seen the average price surge to 221.4 cents per litre (cpl).”
“It’s a 2.6cpl increase on the previous record set in March this year, when the average price for regular unleaded was 218.8cpl – and that was before the fuel excise cut was brought in.”
“Some fuel companies started hiking prices to an all-time high of 224.9cpl in early June and during the past two weeks, we’ve seen more and more sites lift their prices towards this high, which has caused the average price to spike.
“Cheaper fuel is becoming very hard to find so motorists should hold off filling up the tank if they can. While we expect prices to remain high, they should start to come down slightly by the end of this week and into next week.”
Ms Haydon says the new highs are caused by ongoing international factors.
“The war in Ukraine and OPEC production limits are pushing up global oil prices and while the Brent oil price has softened in the past few days, it’s unlikely to provide any relief from high retail prices at the pump anytime soon.”
