<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A petrol station in </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/perth" rel="" target="" title="Perth"><span>Perth</span></a><span>'s south-east has been forced to sell Western Australia's most expensive diesel because of a mistake that could not be rectified.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Independent fuel retailer Burk is now demanding an immediate change to FuelWatch, the state's fuel-monitoring platform</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The retailer in Cannington was forced to sell diesel for almost $4 a litre today after accidentally entering the new price with a costly error.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/three-men-fighting-for-life-stabbed-fight-girraween-sydney/2cc7696c-19ab-4a8d-831f-a01a05e3ed86"><strong><span>Father and son embrace in hospital following Sydney daylight stabbing</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We won't sell it at that, it's just a rip-off," Burk managing director Umar Farooq told 9News.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The service station tried to sell the cheapest diesel in the state but instead, a typo made it the most expensive, at $3.97 per litre.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We tried to rectify it with FuelWatch, multiple calls, multiple emails but we were just told, 'You can't sell it at the price other than what's been reported'," Farooq said.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/fuel-prices-fuelwatch-wa-diesel-error-burk-forced-to-sell-most-expensive-in-the-state-after-typo/d5901fd9-2963-43e7-a471-164e3ceab8de" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Petrol companies must report prices to FuelWatch by 2pm every day, something which is required by law to be locked in for 24 hours.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"That means it's almost like a reverse auction," Consumer Protection Commissioner Trish Blake told 9News.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"They have to tell us what their best price is without knowing what their competitors are doing."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But Burk is now pleading for common sense when it comes to genuine errors.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"This is a very unfortunate case," Deputy Premier Rita Saffioti said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Happy to take it up with the relevant ministers."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In the meantime, the independent retailer found its own workaround by offering a discount on diesel to customers: simply smile for $1.04 per litre off the advertised price.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Across 17 stations, it's the first mistake for Burk in six years.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>As for the employee responsible, Farooq said, "she's going to be really fine".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"She's going to say with us for very long I reckon," he added.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><strong><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></strong></em><span> </span><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><em><strong><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="" title=""><em><strong><span>Apple</span></strong></em></a><span> </span><em><strong><span>and</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="" 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