It pays to drive to Hastings to get cheaper fuel, Hawke's Bay Today readers say.
Motorists who filled up with 91 octane fuel there yesterday paid $1.949 a litre at BP, $1.849 for a litre at Z and $1.849 at Gull.
Meanwhile, in Napier 91 octane fuel was being sold at $2.018 a litre at BP, $1.919 a litre at Z and $1.959 at Gull.
Gull prices included a 10c per litre discount which ran until noon yesterday.
Automobile Association petrol watch spokesman Mark Stockdale said falling commodity prices had brought petrol prices down across the country to a current national average of $2.08 a litre for 91 octane fuel.
Prices were even lower where Gull stations were present as other providers were forced to sell petrol below their costs to match Gull's prices, he said.
In a Hawke's Bay Today Facebook survey, several residents reported travelling to Hastings for cheaper fuel from other parts of of the Bay, despite there being a Gull Station in Napier.
Napier resident Marguerite Paku said she always went to Gull or Mobil in Hastings, while Havelock North resident Hollie Robson said she always went to fill up at Mobil on Pakowai Rd.
Susan Searancke said although she didn't travel far for fuel, she made sure to fill up when she was in Hastings.
Residents also travelled to other parts of the region in search of cheap fuel. Sebastiaan Verplanke went from Akina to Stortford Lodge and Maria Ennor went to Caltex in Omahu, though she lived closer to the BP in Flaxmere.
Kel Hohaia said he worked in Napier and lived near Maraekakaho but always went to Stortford to fill up because it was sometimes 10 cents cheaper than anywhere else.
Mr Stockdale said AA expected prices to come down again in the next few weeks, as commodity prices continued to fall.
In the South Island, Wellington, Taranaki and other areas without Gull stations, petrol prices would not drop as low in areas with Gull stations, as providers had to price their petrol higher to make up for the losses they made competing with Gull.
Meanwhile, Mr Stockdale also warned motorists to be aware ACC levies would reduce by an average of 45 per cent for most motor vehicles from July 2015 so ACC were advising vehicle owners to renew their licenses so they expired slightly after July 1, rather than for the normally opted 12 month period.
"When motorists go to AA Centres to renew their vehicle licence, our staff will advise them how many months they should relicence their vehicle to maximise savings," he said.