19 Sep 2023

AA predicts 91 petrol could hit $3.50 a litre by Christmas

From Checkpoint, 5:28 pm on 19 September 2023

The traditional summer holiday roadie is about to get a lot pricier. The AA's predicting 91 Octane could hit $3.50 per litre by Christmas.

Right now in Auckland its hovering around the $3.00 mark.

In Wellington it's about $3.10 per litre depending on exactly where you are.

And in Whangarei, one of the most expensive petrol spots in country, it's cracking $3.15 AA's principal motoring affairs policy advisor, Terry Collins, speaks to Lisa Owen.