Brisbane petrol prices

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The Coffs Coast Advocate --> Increased fuel prices would see less cars on the road

THE question is, what price would petrol have to reach before you started leaving the car at home?

Many people recall their parents or grandparents saying the day petrol prices reach $1 a litre they'll stop driving.

According to a survey taken by insurance provider Budget Direct, almost one-third of drivers will consider leaving their cars at home if fuel prices rise by another 20 cents.

An astonishing 30% of people said they will keep driving their cars regardless of the price of petrol.

It would take fuel to reach $2 per litre before 23% of Australians would consider other modes of transport.

One in five people would start reaching for their bus passes with petrol up to $2 per litre, and almost a third (28%) of those surveyed said petrol at $1.80 per litre would be enough to force them to make changes.

While those prices might seem sky high its worth remembering in 2010 the average price of ULP was just $1.27. With petrol averaging $1.47 in November 2013 and prices around the $1.60 mark in many centres, $1.80 per litre doesn't seem so farfetched.

The survey also found many Australians are using other ways to save on petrol and maintenance costs.

    63% are driving less
    53% are washing their cars at home instead of a car wash
    30% are taking public transport more often
    16% are putting on their DIY hats and doing their own car servicing.

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Brisbanetimes --> Queensland fuel prices at record levels

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RACQ advises the ave price of ULP in Brisbane is $162.1. Prices are still at peak but discounting has begun & prices will begin to fall.

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Brisbanetimes --> Brisbane petrol prices hit record highs

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So, Tuesday's federal budget will have either an instant rise in the fuel excise, currently 38.1c a litre, or a re-coupling of the excise with CPI increases.  Either way, it will be more expensive to run our cars.  Will we see a spike in PT usage as people abandon their car for bus, train and ferry?  Can the system cope at peak periods?  Likely to see biggest changes in rail services to Coasts (where people travel the longest distances to Brisbane).

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The irony is that this might do more for PT patronage than any project initiated or funded by the previous 2 federal governments...

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Couriermail --> There are days when one in three Australians can't afford petrol, Canstar Blue survey finds

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Melbourne Age --> Petrol prices to go up as government increases fuel excise despite rise being blocked by Parliament

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Brisbanetimes --> Brisbane motorists stung by petrol prices

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Brisbanetimes --> Higher petrol prices on the way

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Couriermail --> Australian families slugged with soaring transport costs from fuel price hikes

AUSTRALIANS are being slugged with increased transport costs, with the average family paying an extra $686 to get around compared to the same time last year.

News Corp Australia can exclusively reveal the latest Transport Affordability Index from the Australian Automobile Association that shows families are being crippled by soaring transport costs.

The average Australian family with two vehicles now pays $17,483.68 a year in fuel, car, tolls and public transport compared to $16,777.80 in March 2016.

Nationally transport costs now account for 13.6 per cent of the household budget.

In comparison electricity and gas consume a far smaller share of that budget, ordinarily around one to three per cent.

In Sydney families are paying $22,238 per year, an increase of $848 over the four quarters to March 2017. This is followed by Brisbane and Melbourne families who are paying $19,629 and $18,889 respectively.

Fuel was the number-one contributor to the national increase in transport costs. Fuel costs increased by $373 over the four quarters to March.

The largest increases in weekly transport costs occurred in Darwin (from $293 to $302 over the quarter) and Hobart (from $278 to $286 over the quarter).

Tolls are also crippling families in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

Weekly costs of tolls in the three cities are $79.28, $47.60 and $49.30 respectively.

AAA chief executive Michael Bradley said it was important federal and state government's did everything possible to reduce the transport cost burden for families.

"Affordable transport is vital to Australian families, and the economy more broadly. That's why it is important governments consider very carefully those decisions which could drive up the cost of transport further, such as stricter fuel quality standards," Mr Bradley said.

Federal Transport Minister Darren Chester did not return News Corp Australia's request for comment.

His office said questions on transport affordability "doesn't fall into our portfolio".

WHAT FAMILIES AROUND THE COUNTRY ARE PAYING ANNUALLY FOR TRANSPORT

SYDNEY

March 2016: $21,389.68

March 2017: $22,237.28

Increase: $847.60

MELBOURNE

March 2016: $18,136.04

March 2017: $18,889

Increase: $752.96

BRISBANE

March 2016: $19,547.84

March 2017: $19,628.96

Increase: $81.12 (however there was a $220/pa difference from the December to March quarter)

ADELAIDE

March 2016: $14,868.88

March 2017: $15,464.80

Increase: $595.92

PERTH

March 2016: $16,038.36

March 2017: $16,651.96

Increase: $613.60

HOBART

March 2016: $14,115.92

March 2017: $14,852.24

Increase: $736.32

DARWIN

March 2016: $14,901.12

March 2017: $15,715.44

Increase: $814.32

CANBERRA

March 2016: $15,594.28

March 2017 $16,268.20

Increase: $673.92

NATIONAL AVERAGE

March 2016: $16,777.80

March 2017: $17,483.68

Increase: $685.88

*Source: Australian Automobile Association's Transport Affordability Index

** Transport costs are based on a standard family with two vehicles as based on the latest census data. They include insurance, car loan repayments, registration and licensing, servicing and tyres, fuel, tolls, public transport and roadside assist costs.

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Brisbanetimes --> Brisbane households spend $19,000 a year on transport: report

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https://twitter.com/9NewsQueensland/status/1493499004012875781

9News recommends leaving the car at home, as petrol prices predicted to climb above 2 dollars a litre for E10.