TASMANIA'S peak automobile body says it is disappointed with the lack of petrol price fluctuation value that consumers are receiving at the bowser.
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RACT communications general manager Vince Taskunas said when the price of commodities dropped, it took a long time for the price reduction to flow on to retail prices.
``What is always disappointing is that the increases get passed on really quickly,'' Mr Taskunas said.
``We don't seem to get the full clip. We don't seem to get the full value of the price fluctuations in the Tasmanian market.''
With petrol prices hovering around $1.40 a litre in Launceston and $1.48 in Hobart, Mr Taskunas said Launceston and its surrounds were getting the best prices of a bad bunch.
He said petrol price relief could be on the way. ``Our predictions are that we'll see a levelling off and then a bit of a drop in the next couple of weeks, which will obviously take some time to flow into the Tasmanian market.
``We'll be asking retailers to do what they did last month and pass on those drops to motorists who are paying the higher prices in Tasmania.''