Zone 57C fuel price: R30.12 for 95

Paulpietersburg drivers fill up with 95 at R30.12 a litre beginning Wednesday 7 October, with 93 octane at R29.75 under zone 57C.

Set next to Gauteng (9C), zone 57C is 13 c/l less than Gauteng; set next to the coast, 74 c/l.

In KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga, the districts priced at zone 57C are Paulpietersburg, Utrecht and Volksrust (3 in total).

The closest different zone is 58C at Wakkerstroom, 26 km from Volksrust; its 95 price is 20 c/l dearer.

Compared only with the rest of KwaZulu-Natal, zone 57C is 12 of 13 on price; 1A undercuts it at R29.38, 58C tops the list at R30.32.

At wholesale, 500ppm diesel is R31.82 and 50ppm is R32.66; pump prices for both are unregulated.

The arithmetic for a 50-litre tank of 95: R1,506.00 now, R1,339.50 under the old schedule.