Petrol prices are set to rise next week to their second highest level ever - thanks to a Government tax hike.

Motorists should brace themselves for petrol rising another three cents per litre, while drivers of light vehicles run on diesel will face about a 10 per cent rise.

Entrants in the annual EECA Awards being presented tomorrow can claim credit for energy savings equivalent to the annual power use of two Hamilton-sized cities.

A service station was forced to close when a driver was allegedly attacked by those he was transporting after an argument over who would pay.

Petrol prices are heading down towards the $2 mark with BP announcing a 3c price cut today as international oil prices tumble.

Gull has slashed 10c a litre off the price of petrol for the remainder of Easter, putting pressure on the bigger fuel companies.

Kiwi motorists have adjusted to higher fuel prices and are getting back behind the wheel, statistics show.

Get used to high petrol prices - that's the stark warning for New Zealand motorists from an expert on global energy politics.

The Automobile Association believes motorists have good reason to feel ripped off when they fill up with gas.

The Government has been accused of being a Christmas Scrooge and increasing petrol prices in order to protect its promise to get back into surplus in 2014-15.