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Australia: Retailers need to display correct fuel prices, says state government

Gas stations in Queensland will not be able to display conditionally discounted fuel prices on their display boards after new legislation was passed.



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Australian fuel retailers operating in Queensland will have to display the exact fuel prices on their bords under new state governments rules that take effect next year, reports Big Rigs.

The new rules "ban the display of discounted prices on fuel price boards that are only available to motorists who have a discount voucher or make an in-store purchase,” said Roads Minister Mark Bailey.

The new legislation looks to protect customers from paying more than they were led to believe by the advertised prices.

"Under our proposed reforms, fuel retailers will still be able to offer and promote discount fuel price schemes, just as long as the full prices available to all motorists are displayed,” added Bailey.

After passing this piece of legislation, Queensland joins the states of NSW, Victoria and South Australia. 

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