While most motorists across the region face prices of around 150 cents per litre when they visit their local fuel station, Grenfell’s Metro service station offered regular unleaded for 135.9 cents per litre and diesel for 140.9.

Only a handful of stations across the state were offering better value after international factors in the last six weeks have driven prices up by more than 20 cents. Metro Cowra offered a good price on diesel at 142.9 cents while Cowra’s new Shell service station was 159.9 last Thursday. 

The NRMA has warned that prices are likely to remain high in the coming weeks because of increasing global oil prices. NRMA spokesman Peter Khoury said regional motorists should expect prices to get much higher but said it would be some time before they decreased either.

“Regional NSW isn’t seeing the fluctuations we are seeing in the city. A lot of regional towns are averaging 150 cents per litre and we don’t think they will reach 155 but it probably also won’t drop lower again any time soon,” Mr Khoury said.

Outside of Grenfell, Oberon’s Westside Petroleum had unleaded for 140.9 and diesel for 141.9. Metro at Orange offered 145.9 for unleaded and 147.9 for regular diesel while at Forbes the retailer had the same fuels for 147.9 and 145.9 respectively.

“There are some towns that are fairing better. There are a few towns with prices below 150 cents and that is quite good at the moment, while others are much higher,” Mr Khoury said.

Mr Khoury said people could access real-time data to find the cheapest stations in town and be sure it was up-to-date.

That data is available through the government’s website fuelcheck.nsw.gov.au or via the my nrma app.