Australia: Drivers slugged as LPG prices double

AUSTRALIANS who converted their cars to LPG are paying nearly twice as much for fuel as they were just five months ago.

A Daily Telegraph investigation found LPG prices have skyrocketed from an average of 45c a litre in October up to as much as 87.9c, as the price was at the bowser in Parkes, in the state’s Central West, yesterday, according to the Shell.com.au website.


Prices fluctuated about the 70c mark across Sydney over the weekend but in the bush they were much higher, soaring above 81c in Ballina, Armidale and Lismore, and in Coffs Harbour and Orange prices hit 80c.

The Federal Government doesn’t believe the public is being ripped off, saying LPG is “still cheaper than petrol by comparison”. Resources and Energy Minister Martin Ferguson said LPG prices were largely set by world prices – and the weather.

Daily Telegraph