Originally Posted by
Sideshow Bob
The self-service providers have spread like wildfire in the South Island, and to a lot of places where traditionally have been completely fleeced by the big fuel companies and/or had their pumps removed.
Places like Twizel, Lumsden, Dunback, Ettrick, Ranfurly, Otematata, Glenavy, Kingston, Clinton, Centre Bush etc. I never go to Z or Caltex or the like unless I have to and have no choice. Why would you?
Dead right about the tourists K14 - Caltex/BP in Wanaka have always been about 40-50c per litre for diesel and about 20-25 for petrol more than the local self-service - less than 1Km away.
Now with no tourists to fleece suddenly only 6c dearer...….:p