Sandfly and Grove Sell Tasmania's Cheapest Unleaded at 229.9 While Margate and Snug Sit 18 to 20 Cents Higher
Two small servos south west of Hobart now hold the lowest unleaded price in Tasmania. Sandfly General Store in Sandfly and TAS Petroleum Grove in Grove, 8.0 km apart, are both on 229.9. That is 15.0 cents under the 244.9 median across the 272 Tasmanian servos that list unleaded, and both sites got there in a single 13.0 cent step.
All figures here are prices lodged with the Tasmanian FuelCheck scheme, as read at 12:05pm AEDT on 8th Nov 2026. Tasmanian servos only lodge a new price when it changes, so each price below is the latest on record for that site.
Two sites, one price sequence
Since 5th Oct, these two servos have lodged the same six unleaded prices in the same order: 241.9, 245.9, 249.9, 246.9, 242.9 and now 229.9. On the first five occasions, Grove moved in the morning and Sandfly matched it later the same day.
The latest cut ran the other way. Sandfly went from 242.9 to 229.9 at 8:25pm on Saturday 7th Nov, and Grove followed at 9:43am on Sunday. Both had held 242.9 since 14th Oct, 24 days without a change.
Even after the cut, 229.9 is 17.0 cents above the 212.9 both sites listed in the second week of September.
The gap along the Channel
A short drive south east, unleaded petrol prices are a lot higher:
- BP Margate in Margate is on 247.9, 7.1 km from Sandfly.
- Ampol Bennetts Petroleum Snug in Snug is on 249.9, 10.6 km away.
- BP Kettering Central Store in Kettering is on 247.9 after a 6.0 cent cut this morning.
Those three are 18.0 to 20.0 cents above Sandfly, or $9.00 to $10.00 on a 50 litre tank. BP Margate has eased 6.0 cents since Thursday and the Snug site 4.0, while Sandfly came down 13.0 in one move.
Prices in Kingston sit in between. United Kingston and Nk Energy Kingston Beach cut 4.0 cents to 235.9 between 9:44am and 10:00am today. EG Ampol Kingston and Shell Reddy Express Blackmans Bay in Blackmans Bay are on 239.9, and BP Kingston is on 243.9.
A statewide easing since Friday
Sandfly and Grove are the sharpest examples of a much wider move. Since Friday, 160 of Tasmania's 272 servos have lodged an unleaded cut, against just one rise. The state median has eased from 247.9 on Thursday afternoon to 244.9, and across 53 servos in greater Hobart it has fallen from 242.9 to 237.9.
Six Hobart servos from South Hobart to Moonah have been on 233.9 since Friday, including Shell Reddy Express Hobart and BP Brooker in North Hobart. A week ago, Shell Dunalley held the lowest price in the state at 233.9, and it has since lifted to 239.9.
The same two sites lead on diesel
Sandfly and Grove also share the lowest regular diesel prices in Tasmania, on 265.9 after matching 7.0 cent cuts. The median across 224 Tasmanian servos listing diesel is 281.9. The Snug and Kettering sites are both on 289.9 for diesel, a 24.0 cent gap, or $16.80 on a 70 litre tank.
What this means for your next fill
In Kingborough and the Huon Valley, Sandfly and Grove on 229.9 are the lowest unleaded prices in the state this Sunday. In Kingston, United and Nk Energy Kingston Beach on 235.9 are 8.0 cents under BP Kingston on 243.9. The six Hobart servos on 233.9 are 4.0 cents above Sandfly, which is 15 to 17 km away.
Sandfly and Grove change price rarely and in large steps, so check the interactive fuel map before you drive, and run your own tank through the savings calculator.
The numbers are clear: even with 160 of 272 Tasmanian servos easing since Friday, filling 50 litres at Sandfly instead of Snug this weekend saves $10.00 on a single tank.