Commissioner's Blog: How to save over $1,300 on your fuel bill

Last updated: 30 January 2025

Every dollar counts right now but smart motorists can save more than $1,300 a year by using the FuelWatch website to shop around before they fill-up. And data showed independent retailers dominated the list of cheapest outlets across WA in 2024.

The overall average ULP price in WA last year was 184.4 cpl and for diesel the average was 189 cpl. When it comes to diesel, country areas often pay less than Perth motorists due to competition.  But it’s always worth shopping around by using the FuelWatch service.

For those who travel to Perth, Vibe and Atlas Fuel outlets led the top 10 list of cheapest non-membership outlets across the metro area last year, while BP outlets accounted for the majority of spots on the list of most expensive sites.

Costco outlets at Casuarina and Perth Airport topped the cheapest list overall for ULP and diesel, but an annual membership is required to access these sites.

With significant savings to be had it makes sense to spend 30-seconds to shop around on the FuelWatch website for the cheapest fuel. This free service is the only one in Australia that gives you the opportunity to access tomorrow’s fuel prices today. The good news is this prices are locked in for 24-hours from 6am.

When FuelWatch was introduced in 2001, it required WA regional fuel retailers to display their prices on visible price boards. The website also has an interactive map so you can plan to fill up at the cheapest places when you’re on a road trip. This is another way the service continues to help WA motorists by making sure there are no surprises when they get to the bowser.

Based on FuelWatch data, Perth was the cheapest of the five major capital cities for ULP in 2024 and has been the cheapest or second cheapest since 2019.

The best thing you can do is use the FuelWatch website to find the cheapest fuel and reward the most competitive retailer with your business.

Fuel price information is available at fuelwatch.wa.gov.au and, after 2.30pm each day, motorists can compare both today’s and tomorrow’s prices. 

Cheapest ULP retailers in Regional WA for 2024 (by region):

RegionTrading NameLocationULP Average (cpl)
Goldfields-EsperanceEagle West Kalgoorlie TruckstopWEST KALGOORLIE

184.2

 United Boulder KalgoorlieBOULDER

193.4

 BP Kalgoorlie-Boulder TruckstopYILKARI

193.5

 Ampol Foodary EsperanceESPERANCE

193.7

 BP Golden GateKALGOORLIE

193.9

Great SouthernBP AllwayALBANY

172.3

 

United Albany CentralMOUNT MELVILLE

174.6

 Petro Fuels AlbanyCENTENNIAL PARK

175.5

 Liberty Oyster HarbourBAYONET HEAD

176.2

 Liberty McKailMCKAIL

176.2

 Whalley's United UberwashMOUNT MELVILLE

177.8

 Whalley's United BeachwayMIRA MAR

177.8

GascoyneBP CarnarvonBROWN RANGE

204.5

 Ampol Foodary CarnarvonKINGSFORD

204.7

 EG Ampol CarnarvonCARNARVON

204.7

 Dunning's CarnarvonMORGANTOWN

204.8

 Ningaloo Reef FuelsEXMOUTH

217.9

 Exmouth Fuel SuppliesEXMOUTH

225.1

KimberleyPuma Kununurra DepotKUNUNURRA

189.3

 CGL FuelKUNUNURRA

189.7

 S24 KununurraKUNUNURRA

192.5

 United BroomeCABLE BEACH

231.4

 Dunning's BroomeBROOME

233.3

Mid WestLiberty DongaraDONGARA

178.5

 United RangewayRANGEWAY

179.6

 Metro GeraldtonMAHOMETS FLATS

180.2

 Shell Coles Express TarcoolaMAHOMETS FLATS

181.5

 Maisey Fuels Flores RoadWEBBERTON

181.5

 Maisey Fuels Rudds GullyNARNGULU

181.5

 EG Ampol GeraldtonGERALDTON

181.6

PeelLiberty PinjarraPINJARRA

168.3

 United PinjarraPINJARRA

169

 Vibe PinjarraPINJARRA

169.6

 X Convenience ErskineERSKINE

170.6

 Vibe Placid Ark RoadhouseCOOLUP

174.1

PilbaraDunning's NewmanNEWMAN

184.4

 Ampol Foodary NewmanNEWMAN

189.6

 BP Newman SouthNEWMAN

190

 Liberty KarrathaNICKOL

192

 Smart Mart NewmanNEWMAN

193.9

South WestShell Reddy Express VasseVASSE

169

 Liberty DalyellupDALYELLUP

170.7

 Shell Reddy Express BunburySOUTH BUNBURY

171.1

 Vibe South BunburySOUTH BUNBURY

171.3

 Shell Reddy Express Bunbury GatewayGLEN IRIS

172.1

WheatbeltLiberty CatabyCATABY

176.5

 Burk WilliamsWILLIAMS

177

 Ampol Foodary WilliamsWILLIAMS

180.1

 BP Williams RoadhouseWILLIAMS

180.7

 BP Northam OPTNORTHAM

180.7

 United KellerberrinKELLERBERRIN180.8

Cheapest ULP retailers in Perth metro area for 2024:

Ranking

Trading Name

Location

ULP Average (cpl)

1

Costco Casuarina*CASUARINA

161.4

2

Costco Perth Airport*PERTH AIRPORT

162.1

3

Vibe Bullsbrook NorthlinkBULLSBROOK

164.3

4

Atlas Fuel KwinanaKWINANA BEACH

164.9

5

Atlas Fuel AscotASCOT

165.2

6

Vibe Kwinana OPTKWINANA BEACH

165.4

7

Vibe AscotASCOT

165.7

8

Burk LandsdaleLANDSDALE

165.8

9

United Naval BaseNAVAL BASE

166.1

10

Atlas Fuel CavershamCAVERSHAM

166.7

10

Liberty LandsdaleLANDSDALE

166.7

11

Liberty Naval BaseNAVAL BASE

166.8

12

Burk BassendeanBASSENDEAN

167

12

X Convenience AlkimosALKIMOS

167

12

Burk AlkimosALKIMOS

167

*Membership required

Cheapest diesel retailers in Regional WA for 2024 (by region):

RegionTrading NameLocationULP Average (cpl)
Goldfields-EsperanceHarbour Rd TruckstopCHADWICK

194.4

 Castletown Service StationCASTLETOWN

194.8

 Caltex Chadwick OPTCHADWICK

195.4

 Ampol Foodary EsperanceESPERANCE

197.7

 BP West KalgoorlieWEST KALGOORLIE

197.8

Great SouthernBP AllwayALBANY

173.3

 

United Albany CentralMOUNT MELVILLE

178.6

 Petro Fuels AlbanyCENTENNIAL PARK

179

 Liberty McKailMCKAIL

179.9

 Liberty Oyster HarbourBAYONET HEAD

179.9

 United DenmarkDENMARK

182.6

GascoyneRefuel Australia - CarnarvonGREYS PLAIN

193.9

 Refuel Carnarvon Truck StopBROWN RANGE

193.9

 Puma Carnarvon OPTGREYS PLAIN

194

 Dunning's KCD FuelsKINGSFORD

194.8

 BP CarnarvonBROWN RANGE

195.3

 Ampol Foodary CarnarvonKINGSFORD

195.8

KimberleyPuma Kununurra DepotKUNUNURRA

191.6

 CGL FuelKUNUNURRA

193

 BP Kununurra Depot (Recharge Petroleum)KUNUNURRA

193.6

 S24 KununurraKUNUNURRA

198.3

 Ampol Fitzroy Crossing Diesel StopFITZROY CROSSING

230.5

Mid WestLiberty DongaraDONGARA

179.5

 United RangewayRANGEWAY

181.3

 Metro GeraldtonMAHOMETS FLATS

181.6

 BP Geraldton OPTWEST END

181.6

 Maisey Fuels Flores RoadWEBBERTON

183.2

 Maisey Fuels Rudds GullyNARNGULU

183.2

 Shell Coles Express TarcoolaMAHOMETS FLATS

183.2

 Shell Geraldton TruckstopMERU

183.8

PeelShell Reddy Express LakelandsLAKELANDS

177.4

 Liberty PinjarraPINJARRA

178.5

 United PinjarraPINJARRA

178.7

 Vibe PinjarraPINJARRA

178.7

 Vibe Placid Ark RoadhouseCOOLUP

180

 NightOwl Shell RavenswoodRAVENSWOOD

181

PilbaraLiberty KarrathaNICKOL

192.3

 Caltex South HedlandPORT HEDLAND

193.6

 BP Karratha WestGAP RIDGE

196.1

 Ampol Foodary KarrathaNICKOL

196.7

 BP Karratha Service StationKARRATHA

197

South WestShell Reddy Express VasseVASSE

172.4

 Shell Reddy Express BunburySOUTH BUNBURY

174.9

 Shell Reddy Express Bunbury GatewayGLEN IRIS

175.6

 United VasseVASSE

176.3

 Vibe South BunburySOUTH BUNBURY

176.6

WheatbeltLiberty CatabyCATABY

177.8

 Burk WilliamsWILLIAMS

178.7

 BP Northam OPTNORTHAM

180.1

 United KellerberrinKELLERBERRIN

182.3

 Ampol Foodary WilliamsWILLIAMS

182.6

Cheapest diesel retailers in Perth metro area for 2024:

Ranking

Trading Name

Location

ULP Average (cpl)

1

Costco Perth Airport*PERTH AIRPORT

166.8

2

Costco Casuarina*CASUARINA

167.4

3

Vibe Bullsbrook NorthlinkBULLSBROOK

168

4

Atlas Fuel AscotASCOT

168.6

5

Vibe AscotASCOT

169.5

6

Burk BassendeanBASSENDEAN

169.7

7

Atlas Fuel CavershamCAVERSHAM

169.8

8

Burk MalagaMALAGA

169.8

9

Vibe Kwinana OPTKWINANA BEACH

170.1

10

Atlas Fuel KwinanaKWINANA BEACH

170.2

10

Burk LandsdaleLANDSDALE

170.3

11

FastFuel 24/7FORRESTFIELD

171.2

12

Liberty Naval BaseNAVAL BASE

171.2

12

United Naval BaseNAVAL BASE

171.3

*Membership required