{"id":761341,"date":"2026-06-26T10:32:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T10:32:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/761341\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T10:32:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T10:32:23","slug":"petrol-prices-audit-finds-some-bowsers-are-short-changing-aussies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/761341\/","title":{"rendered":"Petrol prices: Audit finds some bowsers are short-changing Aussies"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new national audit has revealed some Australian<\/a> drivers have been short-changed at the bowsers.<\/p>\n

Preliminary results from the investigation, which was run by Australia\u2019s peak measurement body, found almost one in 20 fuel pumps<\/a> undersupplied their customers.<\/p>\n

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The investigation found some drivers were short-changed in March.\u00a09News<\/p>\n

Auditors tested almost 3000 pumps and found one-in-three retailers failed to completely comply.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf a fuel dispenser gives a consumer less fuel than they paid for, our inspectors remove it from service until the operator fixes it and proves it is accurate,\u201d the National Measurement Institute (NMI) said in a statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are using the results to keep industry standards high.\u201d<\/p>\n

The government<\/a> department issued 199 non-compliance notices during the audit and confirmed it would investigate two enforcement matters.<\/p>\n

The investigation also found 133 dispensers, or 4.5 per cent of bowsers, over-delivered to motorists.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThe audit also showed that many traders need better checks,\u201d the NMI said.<\/p>\n

\u201cOnly 29 per cent had quality assurance processes in place.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cTraders with these checks were less likely to have serious problems.\u201d<\/p>\n

The government department will release the final results of the audit later this year.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will use the final results to act where needed to make sure drivers get the fuel they pay for,\u201d the NMI said.<\/p>\n

Last week the government confirmed Australians would receive a 16 cents per litre reduction on fuel throughout July<\/a> in an extension of the fuel excise cut.<\/p>\n

However, savings at the bowser will be less than they have been in recent months.<\/p>\n

A three-month excise relief program was first announced in March, aimed to balance the rising cost of fuel following the start of the war in Iran<\/a> and closure of the Strait of Hormuz<\/a> impacting supplies.<\/p>\n

It was originally a 26.3 cents per litre discount on petrol and diesel, which was due to expire at midnight on June 30.<\/p>\n

Now, the government\u2019s announced the relief will be extended until August 2, but the discount won\u2019t be as significant.<\/p>\n

The government is giving Aussies 16 cents per litre off petrol and diesel instead.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This means prices at the bowser could rise, but the excise is still expected to save Aussies around $11 for a 65 litre tank, according to the government.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A new national audit has revealed some Australian drivers have been short-changed at the bowsers. Preliminary results from…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":761342,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[64,63,99],"class_list":["post-761341","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-business"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/761341","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=761341"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/761341\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/761342"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=761341"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=761341"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=761341"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}