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November 2017

The 20 busiest petrol stations in South Africa

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Service Stations in South Africa A new joint venture between data and research group Lightstone and car tracking company Tracker has provided insights into the driving habits of hundreds of thousands of motorists in South Africa, and related industries (service stations) Lightstone Explore formed a 50/50 joint venture with Tracker, in which Lightstone analyzed the…

The most popular petrol stations in South Africa

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service Most Popular CAPE TOWN – Sasol appears to be a service station of choice for most South Africans according to the latest Explore findings, by data and research group Lightstone, who partnered with Tracker to conduct the study. The report showed that Sasol is the most popular service station in the country.  In a…

Bid to transform petrol retail sector

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Black ownership still well below the government’s proposed 25% – minister Intervention to transform the petroleum retail sector is on the cards‚ Energy Minister David Mahlobo has indicated, with the Department of Energy conducting an audit that will serve as a baseline to inform the intervention required for this transformation to take place. “The department…

Guinness World Records finds world’s longest car wash in Texas

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Buc-ee’s giant car wash at its Katy travel center has been officially recognized by the Guinness World Records as the world’s longest.  On Thursday, a representative from the UK-based Guinness Worlds Records presented Buc-ee’s co-founder Arch “Beaver” Aplin with the certificate acknowledging the nearly football-field long car wash. The Texas car wash has a 255-foot-long…

Petrol Update: Motorists May See MONTHS of Price Hikes

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Massive Increase in Petrol Prices As if South African motorists don’t already have enough to deal with this holiday season. We’ve got hijackings, congestion, roadblocks and the expiring licence discs. Brace yourselves, because December will bring another massive increase in the petrol price. An apology to all the millennial drivers out there; there’s absolutely no…

Massive jump in petrol price predicted by AA

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Fuel price hikes Unaudited mid-month fuel price data released by the Central Energy Fund (CEF) is forecasting a sharp jump in fuel prices at the end of November. This is according to the Automobile Association‚ which says that motorists cannot expect much respite from a weakening domestic picture. “The Rand is testing one-year lows against…

SA fuel price breakdown: Here’s all you need to know

Fuel Price Johannesburg – South African motorists will receive a 24 cents a litre decrease in the price of petrol as of April 5. “This decrease could have been much more significant had fuel taxes not increased at the same time,” says the Automobile Association. In his budget speech in February, former Finance Minister Pravin…

Why are South Africans paying so much for petrol?

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Increase in Prices CAPE TOWN – South African consumers have experienced what seems like a fuel hike outbreak this year. Fuel in SA costs a staggering R14.05 per litre (95 octane). Take a look at why other countries are paying much less for fuel compared to SA.  The current fuel hike has been attributed to…