Shopper docket fuel myth: Real-time data shows small service stations cheapest

By Kirsty Needham
Updated October 23 2016 - 5:19am, first published 5:00am
The NRMA says prices are falling faster since real-time data began to be published by NSW government. Photo: Louise Kennerley
The NRMA says prices are falling faster since real-time data began to be published by NSW government. Photo: Louise Kennerley
Coles Express in Kinsgrove was one of the most expensive places to get petrol in Sydney, according to new data on petrol prices.
Coles Express in Kinsgrove was one of the most expensive places to get petrol in Sydney, according to new data on petrol prices.

New data on petrol prices across Sydney has "blown away" the myth that supermarket shopping dockets and big service stations give better value at the bowser.