Frenzy as petrol price drops under 80 cents a litre at one service station

There was a rush to fill up at a Sydney petrol station this afternoon, with fuel dropping to just ¢78 per litre.

Police were called in to deal with the crowds as long queues formed outside Metro Petroleum in Blacktown, in Sydney’s west.

It is the lowest price for fuel in decades, but it was not a permanent price reduction.

Instead, it was the result of a gift to Blacktown drivers from a former federal candidate.

Matthew Camenzuli said it “felt fantastic” to use some of the money he received from the government to get 4 percent of the vote to provide some relief for the bowser.

“Normally the money goes to the candidate or to his/her political party and they put it in their pockets. I don’t want the taxpayers’ money,” he said.

“So at a gas station here on Flushcombe Road, fuel is now 78¢ per liter and it will be 78¢ per liter until the $10,000 runs out.”

News quickly spread that the price had fallen to a low some said they had not seen in 20 years.

It comes amid predictions that costs on the gazebo will only rise again as oil prices rise due to the war with Iran.

After about three hours, Camenzuli’s lip was dry.

He said he wasn’t sure if he would run in the next federal election, but if he did he would certainly have won some easy votes.