{"id":610485,"date":"2026-04-16T10:24:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T10:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/610485\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T10:24:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T10:24:10","slug":"perth-fuel-prices-diesel-drivers-finally-get-relief-as-average-price-drops-below-3-a-litre-on-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/610485\/","title":{"rendered":"Perth fuel prices: Diesel drivers finally get relief as average price drops below $3 a litre on Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Diesel drivers will finally get some relief at the bowser on Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">In a rare switch up, the average price will drop by more than the price for unleaded petrol.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">According to FuelWatch, the average price of diesel in Perth is set to fall from Thursday\u2019s mark of 301.7c a litre to 295.8c \u2014 no doubt a welcome development for ute and SUV drivers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">It will mark the first time diesel drops below an average of $3 a litre since March 23.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Off-road lovers and big car fanatics are tipped to form a queue at Vibe Oakford tomorrow, which will have the cheapest diesel in Perth at 269.9c a litre.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Meanwhile, ULP is a whisker away from dropping below the $2 mark, with the average shifting from 207.2c down to 201.8c a litre.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Vibe will remain the cheapest retailer on average in Perth, down to just 193.5c a litre. A far cry from the other end of the spectrum at Caltex where the average sits at 207.8c a litre.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">OMG Metro Dianella, Vibe Oakford and Vibe Welshpool will all offer the lowest ULP prices on Friday at 184.9c.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Perth motorists will be over the moon that prices are steadily dropping back down day-by-day, but a wide margin remains between the city\u2019s cheapest servo (184.9c) and the dearest which will be above the staggering 250c mark.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">All products will see a drop in price, aside from E85 which will remain firm at 269.9c.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Where to find the cheapest petrol in Perth on Thursday:Vibe Oakford in the South, at 184.9c per litreBurk Cannington in the East, at 185.3c per litreBurk Landsdale in the North, at 191.3c per litreWhere to find the cheapest petrol in Perth on Friday:Vibe Oakford in the South at 184.9c per litreVibe Welshpool in the East at 184.9c per litreOMG Metro Dianella in the North at 184.9c per litre<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Fuel pressure has been hitting the regions the hardest, but everywhere in the state will see bowser relief come Friday. Karratha locals can look forward to the biggest drop in ULP &#8211; down 6.7c a litre from Thursday to Friday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Diesel drivers will finally get some relief at the bowser on Friday. In a rare switch up, the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":610486,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[64,63,99,45],"class_list":["post-610485","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-business","tag-wa-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/610485","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=610485"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/610485\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/610486"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=610485"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=610485"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=610485"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}