Zone 69A fuel price: R31.06 for 95

Kenhardt (west of 20° longitude) and the rest of zone 69A pay R31.06 per litre of 95 as of Wednesday 7 October; 93 costs R30.69.

Set next to Gauteng (9C), zone 69A is 81 c/l more than Gauteng; set next to the coast, 168 c/l.

Of the 385 districts on the list, only Kenhardt (west of 20° longitude) (Northern Cape) is billed at zone 69A.

100 km away, Gordonia (north of 27°30′ latitude) is billed at zone 19A and pays the same for 95.

Compared only with the rest of Northern Cape, zone 69A is 19 of 23 on price; 8B undercuts it at R29.94, 17C tops the list at R31.22.

The diesel number published for zone 69A is R33.60 (50ppm, wholesale). Paraffin wholesale is R25.09 and LP gas retail tops out at R39.28/kg.

A family car with a 50-litre tank pays R1,553.00 for a fill of 95, against R1,386.50 a month earlier.