Some NSW Petrol Stations Are Imposing Caps on Fuel Purchases as Demand Surges

Some petrol stations in New South Wales have imposed caps on fuel purchases.

This comes as petrol stations across Australia see a surge in demand amid the Iran war, which has greatly affected fuel supply and prices.

NSW Petrol Stations Impose Purchase Caps

According to a report by 9News, a petrol station on Sydney’s Northern Beaches has informed its patrons that it will impose a 50-litre cap for each vehicle.

Meanwhile, another petrol station in Balranald said that it will limit petrol purchases to 150 litres per person.

It is unclear why petrol stations have imposed caps on fuel purchases as of writing.

Petrol Stations See Surge in Demand

These self-imposed caps come as petrol stations across Australia report a surge in demand of up to 25% in the last two weeks alone.

According to The Guardian, the Australasian Convenience and Petroleum Marketers Association has provided insights as to the increase in demand.

“Retailers are reporting that people are filling up more regularly,” the association said. “Parts of the agriculture, freight and commercial sectors brought forward their buying of fuel, which has added to demand in the short term.”

The federal government as well as the different states are not considering fuel rationing as of writing, but this is something that they are not ruling out should the Iran war continue for months.

Energy minister Chris Bowen believes that Australia is still not in this “worse-case scenario.”

“I don’t think we’re there,” said Bowen, according to The Guardian. “I don’t envisage being there. But of course, we are dealing with the biggest energy crisis in history and so, you know, there will be, there does need to be governments working together about prudent contingency planning.”