In Melton Victoria fuel always seems to be about $1.45/litre, while in surrounding towns and suburbs it tends to be around $1.15/litre or less, sometimes going up for the weekend or briefly for another reason. I believe it's because it's a tiny bit isolated. Not much, just you don't go through Melton to get anywhere, the ones on the freeway are priced more normally.
It's a pretty low socioeconomic area, which I think makes it even worse that they do it. There are around 5 servos, it's clearly deliberate. It's fine for me, I lock in the 7/11 price without any kind of "cheating" the system and "save" about $10/tank, I just think they're a-holes for doing it, I recommend against filling up in Melton, or at least using the fuel lock.
A new 7/11 opened recently and very briefly the price was equal to the cheapest price I could lock in, but it's now also matching the rest in Melton.
TL; DR All of the servos rip people off for fuel in my suburb, it's always more expensive than the nearby towns/suburbs. I think they're a-holes.
Has anyone else noticed this in their area and recommend against filling up there?
Maybe people are stealing fuel?? 🤷♂️ As in, fill up don’t pay and leave. ( not trying to be disrespectful to OP).