Zone 35J fuel price: R30.76 for 95

Namakwaland Port Nolloth sets the tone for zone 35J: 95 unleaded at R30.76 a litre starting Wednesday 7 October, 93 at R30.39.

That is 138 c/l more than the coastal zone 1A, the cost of hauling fuel up the west coast from the ports.

Zone 35J is a single-district zone. It covers Namakwaland Port Nolloth (Northern Cape) and nothing else.

Neighbouring zone 36J starts at Namakwaland Kleinsee, about 51 km off, with 95 the same.

Most of this zone lies in Northern Cape, where 23 codes apply and 35J is the 15-cheapest, against R29.94 at best and R31.22 at worst.

Wholesale paraffin lands at R24.80 in zone 35J, wholesale 50ppm diesel at R33.31.

The arithmetic for a 50-litre tank of 95: R1,538.00 now, R1,371.50 under the old schedule.