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The NRMA has again blasted petrol retailers for not passing the full drop in crude oil price to the customer, releasing a statement imploring all petrol distributors and service station owners to pass on any savings in full or at least provide a jar of Vaseline at the bowser so it doesn’t hurt so much to get shafted.
Traditionally, the fuel industry only raises prices for 3 reasons: when demand is greater than supply, when financial pressures such as investment speculation artificially inflate the price, and when they feel like ‘fuck it, why not?’.
Australian motorists are used to the price of fuel immediately skyrocketing in milliseconds when something big on the other side of the world gets blown up, but falling very slowly when something else beyond our collective control makes the price fall for some reason. Currently, regular unleaded prices in the capital cities range between $1.57/L and $0.91/L, which on its own is clear evidence of unscrupulous bowser-shafting.
“There is no excuse to not pass on the saving in full,” said the normally restrained NRMA in a press statement yesterday.
“The price of a barrel of Brent crude oil has dropped from US$68 to US$28 this year alone and what we keep hearing from our members is they would like the bowser price to come down; not their pants. Furthermore, if the petrol retail industry insists on fucking us over on the cost of petrol then the least they can do is use some lube.”
But service station Console Operator Asok explained the price at the bowser was a result of supply and demand.
“This is what I am trying to say to you!” he shouted. “We supply the petrol and I demand you get out.”
