One big swtich...cheaper petrol?

There is revolution afoot....against high petrol prices.  There is something wrong, well in my opinion, with the petrol pricing here in Aussie, the four main petrol companies seem to have the country over a barrel, (forgive the pun) and we pay too much for our gas.

So something is being tried for the first time here.  You might like to read about it...it is certainly gaining a following.

People Power campaign seeks to build $1 million of buying power to unlock Group-discounted Petrol.

 In an Australian first, One BigSwitch has today launched the Big Petrol Switch, a national people power campaign to unlock group-discounted petrol.

The Big Petrol Switch aims to aggregate at least $1 million dollars worth of petrol buying power in order to unlock a group discount of 5%.

On an unleaded fuel price of $1.50 per litre, a 5% group discount would reduce the cost by 7.5 cents per Litre.

With the threat of a petrol tax increase looming, One Big Switch is launching the campaign to help families cut the cost of spiralling fuel bills.

The campaign will work in 3 simple steps:

1. Consumers register at www.OneBigSwitch.com and tell us how much group-discounted petrol they wish to buy.

2. One Big Switch uses the $1 million dollars worth of buying power to help unlock group discount pre paid petrol cards.

3. If we unlock a group discount of at least 5%, we will forward the details of the offer to registrants, who can choose if the offer is right for them.

Average petrol prices have almost doubled in Australia since 2002. For more petrol facts, see Appendix A attached.

One Big Switch co-founder Lachlan Harris said Australian households are fed up with petrol prices going up and up without respite, “we want to use People Power to help reduce the impact of the petrol tax increase, and give families struggling with the rising cost of fuel access to group discounted petrol.”

The Daily Telegraph’s Cost of Living editor John Rolfe “We saw the success of the Big Electricity Switch in reducing the impact of the carbon tax, now we’re doing the same thing with petrol. Consumers can turn their dissatisfaction into action.”

Campaign registration is entirely free, and obligation-free, at www.OneBigSwitch.com. Registration closes midnight on the 20th of June.