The Petrol Dealer

TL;DR

A black-market fuel dealer exploits a shortage to charge outrageous prices, frustrating an elderly pensioner and a tradie in a comedy sketch.

Key Points

• 1.A petrol dealer exploits a fuel shortage with dynamic pricing. When a nearby servo runs dry, he instantly raises regular unleaded from $3.15 to $3.44 per litre, citing supply and demand.
• 2.An elderly pensioner pays $138 for 40 litres of fuel. He protests the price, tries to pay by cheque, and laments that fuel once cost under a dollar — only to be dismissed as out of touch.
• 3.A tradie reluctantly pays $300 cash for 80 litres of diesel at $3.75 per litre. He calculates his Toyota Hilux full tank costs $300 and jokes he can no longer afford pokies; the dealer casually mentions he received a kidney as payment from a truck driver.
• 4.An electric car owner mocks both buyers for wasting money on fossil fuels. He claims he charges his BYD for five dollars while they hemorrhage cash, prompting both the pensioner and tradie to threaten to throw him in a river.