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It’s too early to predict what lies ahead for diesel and petrol prices in March, but the latest data spells bad news for motorists. Image: Pixabay

Petrol, diesel price hikes confirmed from MIDNIGHT: Fill up NOW!

Petrol and diesel prices will be hiked at midnight on Tuesday, 31 January with oil having become more expensive and the rand still weak.

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It’s too early to predict what lies ahead for diesel and petrol prices in March, but the latest data spells bad news for motorists. Image: Pixabay

Petrol and diesel prices will be hiked at midnight on Tuesday, 31 January with oil having become more expensive due to stronger Chinese demand, the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy confirmed.

A weaker rand has also not helped matters.

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Unleaded petrol (both 93 and 95 octanes) will increase by 28 cents a litre, while diesel will be hiked by between one and nine cents a litre.

PETROL AND DIESEL PRICE CHANGES

FuelPrice change
Petrol 93increase of 28 cents per litre
Petrol 95increase of 28 cents per litre
Diesel 0.05%increase of 9 cents per litre
Diesel 0.005%increase of 1 cent per litre
Illuminating Paraffin (wholesale)increase of 58 cents per litre
LPGASincrease of 140 cents per kilogram

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The changes will come into effect from midnight on Tuesday, 31 January.

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How the price changes will reflect at the pumps (Inland and Coastal):

InlandJanuaryFebruary
93 PetrolR21.10R21.38
95 PetrolR21.40R21.68
0.05% diesel (wholesale)R21.23R21.32
0.005% diesel (wholesale)R21.42R21.43
Illuminating ParaffinR15.26R15.84
LPGAS (p/kg)R34.86R36.26
CoastalJanuaryFebruary
93 PetrolR20.45R20.73
95 PetrolR20.75R21.03
0.05% diesel (wholesale)R20.58R20.67
0.005% diesel (wholesale)R20.78R20.79
Illuminating ParaffinR14.47R15.05
LPGAS (p/kg)R32.45R33.85