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“With everything now upended, our entire budget is in ruins,” one individual lamented.
“We have to start over completely from scratch.”
At a Tas Petroleum station in Rosebery, diesel was priced at an eye-watering $3.09.9 per litre yesterday.
This rate is just over the average diesel price of $3 per litre across Tasmania, as reported by FuelCheck.
The pair didn’t even manage to fill their tank completely, yet the cost reached an astonishing $495.
“We can’t afford to pay much more than this. Realistically, we’re going to drain our savings pretty quickly,” Lisa added.
“We will just [have to] pull up somewhere and get some work.”
Lisa and her family are aiming to stay on the road for another two years, using money from the sale of their house to keep afloat, provided that fuel doesn’t deplete their savings too quickly.
Other travellers have already buckled under the financial pressure.
“Some people that we know have just said that they’re going to stop and work,” Lisa said.
“I’ve seen cancellations left, right and centre online.
“People posting on Facebook groups saying, ‘Oh hey, I had this site booked over Easter, but we’re not going anymore’.”
Sydney travellers Brad and Karen, who take their caravan out on holidays and over weekends, told Nine.com.au that their personal limit is $4 per litre for diesel.
Despite growing nationwide concerns that fuel could nudge this price, the couple desperately hope it won’t come to that.
“We haven’t cancelled trips yet, but now budgeting $1000 in fuel or $4/l – effectively doubling the budget to cover costs for our next short trip, then assess the next big trip on what happens with fuel costs,” Karen explained.
“Our last tank was $120 for only 43 litres of diesel and 280km travelled.”
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