Qld: Petrol price rise has its limits, say motorists

AAP General News (Australia)
04-23-2008
Qld: Petrol price rise has its limits, say motorists

One in three Queensland and New South Wales motorists surveyed say they'd give up their
cars and catch public transport to work .. if petrol prices hit one-dollar-75 a litre.

Car insurance company Budget Direct has interviewed two thousand 500 motorists nationwide
.. to ask what price would prove too much for them.

The survey's also found 47 per cent of motorists have already reduced their car use
due to skyrocketing petrol prices.

Half of the respondents say they'd consider trading their current vehicle in for a
more fuel-efficient model .. and seven per cent have already done so.



(EDS: Updating story on amended survey results.)



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