Zone 37J fuel price: R30.94 for 95

Namakwaland Alexander Bay falls under zone 37J, so 95 costs R30.94 a litre on and after Wednesday 7 October; the 93 grade costs R30.57.

The zone differential – the line in the price that pays for road and pipeline transport – adds 156 c/l over zone 1A.

Nobody else shares this ceiling. Namakwaland Alexander Bay, in Northern Cape, is the only district the list puts in zone 37J.

Fill up in Namakwaland Port Nolloth (zone 35J, ~82 km) and 95 is 18 c/l cheaper.

Among the 23 codes found in Northern Cape, this one sits at place 16; 8B is the province’s cheapest at R29.94, 17C its dearest at R31.22.

Expect diesel above the wholesale benchmark of R33.48 (50ppm). The 500ppm grade, mostly for older engines and farm use, is R32.64 wholesale.

Fifty litres of 95 at the regulated price: R1,547.00 (previously R1,380.50).