E10 unleaded fuel dropped to a record 0 cents per litre at Fyshwick in Canberra earlier today, prompting motorists to queue for hours in the hopes of snagging a bargain.
Although it seems highly incredulous, this was an intentional move from the Metro Petroleum on Barrier Street, with the special price deliberately timed to generate attention around the release of a new app.
For a period of two hours between 12 midday and 2pm today the Barrier Street fuel station reduced the cost of E10 by 100 per cent, with those lucky enough to catch the deal, restricted to 50 litres per vehicle.
Motorists were forewarned of the deal, with the Metro advertising that it would be charging only 9 cents per litre on Wednesday 27th January 2016. Instead, the company surprised its customers at the last minute, dropping the price to zero.
Despite the deal (literally) stopping motorists in their tracks, prices remained as per usual throughout the rest of the Territory.
Via: ABC
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