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The fuel projections for May 2024 shows that mixed news lies ahead for diesel and petrol car owners. Image: Shutterstock

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This is how the fuel price has fluctuated in South Africa in 2023

Motoring journalist Sean Parker tracks the fuel price over the past nine months and looks at how it has fluctuated from January to September.

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The fuel projections for May 2024 shows that mixed news lies ahead for diesel and petrol car owners. Image: Shutterstock

South African motorists were hit by another increase in the fuel price this week, with the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy announced high increases for both grades of petrol and diesel.

Motorists with diesel-powered vehicles were hit with increases of over R2.60 per litre, according to IOL.

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THE SEPTEMBER FUEL PRICE HIKE WILL HIT CONSUMERS BADLY

South Africans will feel the knock-on effect of the price of 500ppm diesel at R23.05 and R22.58 and R23.29 for 50ppm diesel as it will increase the price of goods transported by trucks across South Africa.

According to the Automobile Association of South Africa: “Motorists will certainly feel the pinch in terms of higher prices at the pumps but consumers across the board can expect higher prices to all goods and services because of these hikes.”

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Motoring journalist Sean Parker has collated the fuel price data from the beginning of 2023 until September. See the table below for the fluctuations of the price:

2023January 4thFebruary 1stMarch 1stApril 5thMay 3rdJune 7thJuly 5thAugust 2ndSeptember 6th
Coastal
95 LRPR20.75R21.03R22.30R22.25R22.62R21.91R21.74R22.11R23.82
95 ULP R20.75R21.03R22.30R22.25R22.62R21.91R21.74R22.11R23.82
Diesel 50ppm R20.78R20.77R21.08R20.26R19.79R18.99R19.11R19.82R22.58
Diesel 500ppmR20.58R20.67R20.97R20.16R19.43R18.59R18.77R19.49R22.33
Inland
93 LRPR21.10R21.38R22.65R22.64R23.01R22.30R22.06R22.43R24.14
93 ULPR21.10R21.38R22.65R22.64R23.01R22.30R22.06R22.43R24.14
95 ULPR21.40R21.68R22.95R22.97R23.34R22.63R22.46R22.83R24.54
Diesel 50ppmR21.42R21.41R21.72R20.97R20.50R19.70R19.82R20.53R23.29
Diesel 500ppmR21.23R21.32R21.62R20.88R20.15R19.31R19.49R20.21R23.05

A table showing the price of fuel over a period of nine months in South Africa. Source: AA