Zone 8B fuel price: R29.94 for 95

Beaufort West sets the tone for zone 8B: 95 unleaded at R29.94 a litre starting Wednesday 7 October, 93 at R29.57.

The zone differential – the line in the price that pays for road and pipeline transport – adds 56 c/l over zone 1A.

On the department’s district list, zone 8B takes in Beaufort West, Cradock, Fraserburg and Pearston, spread over Eastern Cape, Western Cape and Northern Cape.

Head 45 km to Somerset East and the zone reads 7B; a litre of 95 is 16 c/l cheaper there.

Among the 15 codes found in Eastern Cape, this one sits at place 10; 1A is the province’s cheapest at R29.38, 8A its dearest at R30.24.

Paraffin households pay attention to the R23.98 wholesale price; the national retail cap for paraffin is R31.82 a litre wherever you live.

A family car with a 50-litre tank pays R1,497.00 for a fill of 95, against R1,330.50 a month earlier.