Australians are paying more at the bowser than they have in months, amid strikes in the Middle East leading to oil price shocks and the fuel excise being paid in full.
A cut to the fuel excise, carried out in April to offer Australians relief amid rising petrol prices at the height of tensions in the war in the Middle East, ended on 3 August.
Opening the war in the Middle East to a new front, Iran-backed Houthi forces in Yemen seized control of the Bab al-Mandeb Strait and disabled the Saudi Arabian East-West pipeline, causing oil price spikes.
Brent shot above US$100 on Monday, more than 8 cents per litre, according to the NRMA weekly fuel report.
Diesel prices similarly rose with Sydney’s current average diesel price at 286.1 cents per litre.
Experts have said that these fluctuations could become the "new normal".
Alison Reeve, program director of energy and climate at the Grattan Institute, told SBS News this week that while Australians can "adjust to a new normal" of sustained high fuel costs, it's "volatility that's actually more dangerous to the economy than a price that goes high and stays high".
There are a range of hacks you can use to find more affordable fuel amid the uncertainty.
Peter Khoury, head of media at the NRMA, said price gaps between petrol stations can be significant in the same neighbourhood.
Others, such as Petrol Spy and Fuel Map, use a mix of crowdsourced and government data, depending on where you are in Australia.