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May 2018

Motorists are reminded of the petrol price increase

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According to the Automobile Association, a massive fuel price hike will kick in at the end of May Motorists are bracing themselves for yet another petrol price increase. According to the Automobile Association (AA), a massive fuel price hike will kick in at the end of May. According to unaudited data, South African fuel users are currently…

Rethink needed on petrol levy

Rethink needed on petrol levy About half the petrol price is constituted by local additions of one sort or another SA is facing something of a petrol-price crisis. The pump price of petrol has so many inputs, which often pull in different directions, so it is often hard to keep track of the overall direction….

Petrol price R20 per litre not far off

The two hefty increases in the petrol price in April and May have resulted in the highest fuel prices ever in SA. While it has hit motorists hard – the high price of R14.72 translates into a monthly bill of R2 000 to R3 000 for most motorists – obviously depending on how much you…

Fuel increase for June

The first of two major fuel hikes took place on Wednesday (May 2), with an increase of 45 cents per litre. The next increase will hit South Africans at the end of this month with the highest it has ever been at 92c a litre, pushing the price of fuel to more than R15/litre according…

Petrol price at an all-time high

The price of petrol is at an all-time high from Wednesday morning. A litre of 93 octane unleaded petrol (inland) now costs R14.72. This is 23 cents more than the previous record high of R14.49 in December last year. Meanwhile‚ diesel has increased by between 58 and 59c per litre‚ while the wholesale price of…