Zone 6B fuel price: R29.65 for 95

Ladismith falls under zone 6B, so 95 costs R29.65 a litre on and after Wednesday 7 October; the 93 grade costs R29.28.

Set next to Gauteng (9C), zone 6B is 60 c/l less than Gauteng; set next to the coast, 27 c/l.

Drive through Ladismith, Piketberg and Uniondale and the regulated number on the pole sign is the same: these are the 3 districts of zone 6B.

From Piketberg it is about 29 km to Moorreesburg, a zone 4A district where 95 is 7 c/l cheaper.

Compared only with the rest of Western Cape, zone 6B is 5 of 10 on price; 1A undercuts it at R29.38, 8B tops the list at R29.94.

The LP gas ceiling here is R35.31/kg. Diesel 50ppm costs R32.20 at wholesale before the retailer’s mark-up.

Over a 50-litre fill of 95, the new schedule means R166.50 more: R1,482.50 instead of R1,316.00.