There has been a frenzy to fill up at one Sydney service station this afternoon with fuel dropping to just 78¢ a litre.
There has been a frenzy to fill up at one Sydney service station this afternoon with fuel dropping to just 78¢ a litre.
Police were called in to deal with crowds as long queues formed at Metro Petroleum in Blacktown, in Sydney's west.
It's the lowest price for fuel in decades, but it was not a permanent price reduction..
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Instead, it was a result of a gift to Blacktown drivers from a former federal candidate.
Matthew Camenzuli said it "felt fantastic" to use some of the money he received from the government for getting 4 per cent of the vote to give some relief at the bowser.
"Normally the money goes to either the candidate or their political party and they put in their pockets. I don't want the taxpayers' money," he said.
"So petrol station here on Flushcombe Road, the fuel is now 78¢ a litre and it will be 78¢ a litre until the $10,000 runs out."
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Word quickly spread that the price had dropped to lows some said they had not seen for 20 years.
It comes amid predictions costs at the bower will only rise again as benchmark oil prices soar as a result of the Iran war.
After about three hours, Camenzuli's tab was dry.
He said he was not sure if he would contest the next federal election, but if he did he was sure to have won some easy votes.
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