Motorists have swarmed to some Auckland service stations for a last discount fuel-up before an 11.5-cent tax hike bites on Sunday.
Gull's monthly "discount day" has been especially popular as customers take advantage of 10-cent a litre savings and $11 worth of discount vouchers.
The rush to fill up comes just days before Auckland's regional fuel tax increase. The Government plans another 4-cent a litre fuel excise tax increase on October 1.
Auckland Council and the Government say the money raised through the taxes will help fund critical public transport projects - and most motorists the Herald spoke to seemed to accept the added pain at the pump.
![There were lengthy queues at the Gull station on New North Rd in Kingsland today.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/K5UCDSKUOLZ3537YICDXXJXQZM.jpg?auth=f584aa1b9126b81d33b8a525c2b3f843910c666afa014a898a03e2a1d94bfe92&width=16&height=9&quality=70&smart=true)