Motorists, including those in the inner west, can get help finding the cheapest fuel following the launch of the state government’s Servo Saver.
Servo Saver is available the Service Victoria app, and could save motorists up to $333 a year at the pump, according to the state government.
The new app also helps deliver the first phase of the government’s Fair Fuel Plan by requiring fuel retailers to report their fuel prices in real time, with new legislation set to cap on the daily price.
More than 1200 retailers across Victoria are now compliant with the new mandatory reporting system and are already meeting requirements to report their fuel prices, the government said.
This price data is fed directly into Servo Saver, allowing motorists to see where they will get the best deal in their area or along their route and make informed decisions about when and where to fill up.
Currently, fuel price reporting in Victoria is voluntary and often patchy. While commercial price reporting websites exist, Servo Saver will include every fuel provider, won’t be advertiser funded, and will never promote one outlet over the other.
The servo saver and mandatory reporting will support the next phase of the Fair Fuel Plan – to cap the fuel price once a day and lock that ceiling in place for 24 hours, or when the price is reduced.
This means you’ll be able to check your local area for which service station is offering the best price throughout the next day – and when you arrive in the morning to fill up, there’ll be no surprises.
Under the plan, the price at that outlet can’t rise at any time throughout that day, but there is not intended to be any limit to a company reducing its fuel price. This plan is already well underway.
Premier Jacinta Allan said, “We’re capping and locking fuel price rises and helping you save money at the servo.
“We know this won’t change everything for families who are doing it tough, but these savings can add up to hundreds of dollars a year.”
