WA servo caught price gouging as petrol panic ramps up
By Abisha Sapkota
A West Australian fuel station has been slapped with a $1000 infringement notice for breaching FuelWatch laws.
Fuel retailers in WA are required by law to notify FuelWatch of their prices by 2pm each day, under the new “24-Hour-Rule” to prevent price gouging.
These prices are then fixed for the next 24 hours from 6am the next day. WA’s Department of Local Government, Industry Regulation and Safety said a fuel outlet located in Geraldton had been fined $1K for the discrepancy between their advertised price and the price reported to FuelWatch.
“Motorists rely on accurate prices, and retailers have no excuse for charging one amount at the bowsers while displaying or reporting something different,” commissioner for consumer protection Trish Blake said.