$100 to fill up family car – Australia

Sydney Morning Herald – THE cost of filling the average family sedan yesterday topped $100 as motorists braced for a new charge being levied by service stations.

With the average Sydney price for fuel hitting 139.1 cents a litre, the Service Station Association revealed operators in NSW had begun charging a fee as high as $2.50 a tank for customers who paid by credit or charge card.

The move has prompted anger from motoring groups who claim it is a rip-off.