South Africa: Today’s latest news and headlines, Friday, 29 September 2023
As we head into colder months and potentially much higher fuel prices, we need to look at how to make petrol last longer. Here is how
South Africa: Today’s latest news and headlines, Friday, 29 September 2023
Despite the government’s last-minute decision to extend a reduction in certain taxes for the next two months, we recently have and will eventually again face a fuel increase.
We are all now forced to look at simple ways of saving fuel.
We reported earlier that Ministers Gwede Mantashe and Enoch Godongwana have agreed to slash the General Fuel Levy for two months. Had it been allowed to expire as planned this evening, South Africans would likely have paid about R4-per-litre MORE on their fuel in June.
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The General Fuel Levy has been reduced by R1.50 – as it has been since April. However, from 7 July, that number comes down to 75 cents. The offer will finally expire on 2 August 2022, and the government is expected to pump around R4.5 billion into these adjustments.
As earlier reported with the official changes, we can confirm that Petrol Grade 93 has gone up by R2.43 per-litre from Wednesday 1 June. Had it not been for the state intervention, some petrol consumers would be staring down the barrel of a R4p/l increase.
Petrol Grade 95 has also gone up by R2.33p/l, whereas R1.10 will be added to the value of diesel.
Taking these changes into account, we’ve calculated what every road user will have to pay (on a per-litre basis) for their fuel in June:
MasterDrive CEO Eugene Herbert said basic driving adjustments could help with fuel consumption:
“South Africa is also heading into the coldest months of the year and a dip in temperatures can also reduce a vehicle’s fuel efficiency.
“Much of the research on this is conducted in areas that experience drops in temperatures of up to 25 degrees celsius and consequently the reduction in efficiency can be as high as 12%. While South Africa is highly unlikely to see a 25-degree drop in temperature, there is still an inevitable drop in temperatures and consequently, reduction in fuel efficiency.”
Eugene Herbert
Ensure you reduce the effect winter can have on your fuel consumption in the following ways: