Fairer Go For Fuel

Along with Tasmanian Broadcasters' Fair Go For Fuel campaign, the RACT and United Petroleum's 8 cent a litre discount initiative seems to have finally broken the back of years of inexplicably high fuel prices in Tasmania.

The major supermarkets responded with a matched offer, but even with discounts aside, fuel prices are now much closer to mainland levels.

RACT's Darren Moody feels that currently, we're getting a pretty good deal.

"The overall general market, we're actually seeing Tasmanian prices on average at $1.17 a litre which is very competitive in the national frame at the moment."

Meantime, state's motoring body is echoing calls for uniformity in petrol price boards.

Frustrated motorists complain there's no way to compare the full price and discount price when stations choose to display one or the other - sometimes on the same street.

The RACT is demanding full disclosure on boards, including the cost of pricey alternatives like premium fuels.

South Australia and New South Wales have already banned the display of discounted prices that aren't available for all motorists.