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Fuel prices

Regulated petrol pump prices, diesel wholesale references and paraffin prices for inland and coastal reference zones. Your town may be in a different pricing district.

The check-by date is this site's deadline to check the next release. It is not a legal expiry date for a fuel price.

Petrol pump prices and other fuel references
Checked · from 07 Oct 2026 · check-by date 03 Nov 2026
Fuel	Inland reference	Coastal reference
Petrol 93	R 29,88/ℓ	R 29,01/ℓ
Petrol 95	R 30,25/ℓ	R 29,38/ℓ
Diesel 500ppm (wholesale reference)	R 31,95/ℓ	R 31,08/ℓ
Diesel 50ppm (wholesale reference)	R 32,80/ℓ	R 31,93/ℓ
Paraffin (wholesale)	R 24,47/ℓ	R 23,42/ℓ
Paraffin (most a shop may charge)	R 31,82/ℓ	R 31,82/ℓ

When the price changes next

Fuel prices change on the first Wednesday of every month. The next scheduled change is 04 Nov 2026.

Where these come from, and what they don't cover

The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources (DMPR) publishes a new schedule once a month. A new price can still be waiting here for a day or two after it changes at the pump while we check every figure against that schedule.

Petrol prices are fixed by pricing district. Inland here means Gauteng (zone 9C); coastal means zone 1A. Your town may have a different price.

Diesel isn't. Government only sets the wholesale price, and each garage decides what to charge you on top of it. Treat the diesel numbers as a guide, not as your bill.

Paraffin has two prices. One is the wholesale price the trade pays. The other is the most a shop may legally charge a household (the Single Maximum National Retail Price, or SMNRP). That one is set for the whole country at once, so the inland and coastal figures here are always the same.

For a trip estimate, use your pump price in the fuel calculator if it differs from these reference prices.

Where each of the 24 prices comes from

Inland: Petrol 93
Past figure · From 02 Sept 2026 · check-by date 06 Oct 2026 · VAT not stated by the publisher · Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, Breakdown of Prices September 2026 (effective 02 September 2026)
Inland: Petrol 95
Past figure · From 02 Sept 2026 · check-by date 06 Oct 2026 · VAT not stated by the publisher · Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, Breakdown of Prices September 2026 (effective 02 September 2026)
Coastal: Petrol 93
Past figure · From 02 Sept 2026 · check-by date 06 Oct 2026 · VAT not stated by the publisher · Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, Breakdown of Prices September 2026 (effective 02 September 2026)
Coastal: Petrol 95
Past figure · From 02 Sept 2026 · check-by date 06 Oct 2026 · VAT not stated by the publisher · Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, Breakdown of Prices September 2026 (effective 02 September 2026)
Inland: Diesel 500ppm (wholesale reference)
Past figure · From 02 Sept 2026 · check-by date 06 Oct 2026 · VAT not stated by the publisher · Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, Breakdown of Prices September 2026 (effective 02 September 2026)
Coastal: Diesel 500ppm (wholesale reference)
Past figure · From 02 Sept 2026 · check-by date 06 Oct 2026 · VAT not stated by the publisher · Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, Fuel Price Schedule September 2026.xlsx (zone 1A) (effective 02 September 2026)
Inland: Diesel 50ppm (wholesale reference)
Past figure · From 02 Sept 2026 · check-by date 06 Oct 2026 · VAT not stated by the publisher · Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, Breakdown of Prices September 2026 (effective 02 September 2026)
Coastal: Diesel 50ppm (wholesale reference)
Past figure · From 02 Sept 2026 · check-by date 06 Oct 2026 · VAT not stated by the publisher · Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, Fuel Price Schedule September 2026.xlsx (zone 1A) (effective 02 September 2026)
Inland: Paraffin (wholesale)
Past figure · From 02 Sept 2026 · check-by date 06 Oct 2026 · VAT not stated by the publisher · Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, Breakdown of Prices September 2026 (effective 02 September 2026)
Coastal: Paraffin (wholesale)
Past figure · From 02 Sept 2026 · check-by date 06 Oct 2026 · VAT not stated by the publisher · Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, Breakdown of Prices September 2026 (effective 02 September 2026)
Inland: Paraffin (most a shop may charge)
Past figure · From 02 Sept 2026 · check-by date 06 Oct 2026 · VAT not stated by the publisher · Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, SMNRP Regulations September 2026 (effective 02 September 2026)
Coastal: Paraffin (most a shop may charge)
Past figure · From 02 Sept 2026 · check-by date 06 Oct 2026 · VAT not stated by the publisher · Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, SMNRP Regulations September 2026 (effective 02 September 2026)
Coastal: Diesel 500ppm (wholesale reference)
Checked · From 07 Oct 2026 · check-by date 03 Nov 2026 · VAT not stated by the publisher · Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, Fuel Price Schedule (effective 2026-10-07)
Coastal: Diesel 50ppm (wholesale reference)
Checked · From 07 Oct 2026 · check-by date 03 Nov 2026 · VAT not stated by the publisher · Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, Fuel Price Schedule (effective 2026-10-07)
Coastal: Paraffin (most a shop may charge)
Checked · From 07 Oct 2026 · check-by date 03 Nov 2026 · VAT not stated by the publisher · Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, SMNRP regulation (effective 2026-10-07)
Coastal: Paraffin (wholesale)
Checked · From 07 Oct 2026 · check-by date 03 Nov 2026 · VAT not stated by the publisher · Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, Fuel Price Schedule (effective 2026-10-07)
Coastal: Petrol 93
Checked · From 07 Oct 2026 · check-by date 03 Nov 2026 · VAT not stated by the publisher · Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, Fuel Price Schedule (effective 2026-10-07)
Coastal: Petrol 95
Checked · From 07 Oct 2026 · check-by date 03 Nov 2026 · VAT not stated by the publisher · Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, Fuel Price Schedule (effective 2026-10-07)
Inland: Diesel 500ppm (wholesale reference)
Checked · From 07 Oct 2026 · check-by date 03 Nov 2026 · VAT not stated by the publisher · Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, Fuel Price Schedule (effective 2026-10-07)
Inland: Diesel 50ppm (wholesale reference)
Checked · From 07 Oct 2026 · check-by date 03 Nov 2026 · VAT not stated by the publisher · Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, Fuel Price Schedule (effective 2026-10-07)
Inland: Paraffin (most a shop may charge)
Checked · From 07 Oct 2026 · check-by date 03 Nov 2026 · VAT not stated by the publisher · Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, SMNRP regulation (effective 2026-10-07)
Inland: Paraffin (wholesale)
Checked · From 07 Oct 2026 · check-by date 03 Nov 2026 · VAT not stated by the publisher · Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, Fuel Price Schedule (effective 2026-10-07)
Inland: Petrol 93
Checked · From 07 Oct 2026 · check-by date 03 Nov 2026 · VAT not stated by the publisher · Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, Fuel Price Schedule (effective 2026-10-07)
Inland: Petrol 95
Checked · From 07 Oct 2026 · check-by date 03 Nov 2026 · VAT not stated by the publisher · Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, Fuel Price Schedule (effective 2026-10-07)

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