Nearly 100 NSW service stations fined $1,100 each over misleading petrol prices amid fuel shortage crackdown
Most of the stations hit with penalty infringement notices were in regional NSW, while 23 were in Sydney
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Ninety-three service stations in New South Wales have been issued on-the-spot fines for misrepresenting their prices amid Australia’s fuel crisis – although none are facing penalties for price gouging.
A two-week compliance blitz has seen inspectors visit about 75% – or just under 1,800 – of stations registered with fuel price app FuelCheck in NSW, issuing 93 penalty infringement notices, the state government said on Sunday.
Source: Theguardian.com
