Petrol prices averaged $2.06 a litre at service stations in NSW this week,up from about $1.83 in January,the state government’s FuelCheck monitor shows.
NSW Roads Minister John Graham said this week that the interim findings and recommendations from the review into Sydney’s toll roads led by former competition watchdog chairman Allan Fels will be released shortly.
The Fels reviewreleased a paper last June that showed it was considering a combination of a charging system based on zones,more complex distance-based pricing of motorists,and different charges depending on the time of day.
The most common concern aired during subsequent public consultation was the level and setting of toll prices,including the rate at which they rise.
Under Transurban’s latest offer,eligible motorists will receive a fuel discount barcode redeemable at Linkt fuel rewards partners Shell,Viva and Coles. This is in addition to Linkt’s existing four cents a litre discount,which can be combined with other offers.
Transurban customer and technology executive Simon Moorfield said the offer was part of an ongoing Linkt rewards program,and its research showed that the cost of fuel was one of the biggest cost-of-living concerns for households.