18 Dec 2014

Petrol falls below $1.70 a litre

8:16 am on 18 December 2014

Petrol has dipped below $1.70 a litre in some areas as competition between oil companies heats up.

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The discount, which would end at midday today, was kicked off by Gull and matched by Z and Caltex in selected locations.

Gull said customers would pay between $1.659 and $1.809 a litre for regular 91 fuel.

AA's petrol watch spokesperson Mark Stockdale said the promotion was a marketing stunt, but overall, companies were passing on savings from lower commodity prices.

"There's a bit of a lag in terms of when they pass those reductions on, they could be passing those on a little bit sooner perhaps on occasion the reduction could be a little bit larger than it is."

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