South African motorists are now paying significantly more per litre to fill up their cars, as of Wednesday (1 April 2026), with petrol rising by over R3.06 per litre and diesel by over R7 per litre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These increases mean motorists with a small 37-litre tank will pay R113 more in petrol, while those with diesel engines will pay an extra R278 per tank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, motorists with tanks up to 80 litres will pay R245 and R601 more per tank, respectively. Additionally, these increases will mean some will pay over R50 more every 100km, depending on what car they drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Department of Petroleum and Mineral Resources has published the official fuel price adjustments on 31 March. March saw a massive swing in both global oil prices and the rand\u2019s strength versus the dollar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Following the United States\u2019 initiation of war against Iran on 28 February, escalations in the Middle East threw markets into chaos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Retaliatory strikes by Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz sent global oil prices soaring past $100 a barrel, while investors pulled out of riskier markets, impacting the rand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With both sides of the fuel price equation working against motorists, this led to steep under-recoveries, putting petrol and diesel prices on the block for the biggest increases in South Africa\u2019s history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a bid to soften the blow to motorists, the National Treasury announced it would temporarily cut the fuel levy by R3.00 per litre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
From 1 April, petrol prices will increase by R3.06 per litre. Diesel prices will see a staggering R7.37 and R7.51-per-litre leap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The table below shows the expected pump prices for April 2026 for the highest grades of petrol and diesel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The tables below show how much you will pay to fill up your car\u2019s tank with petrol and diesel inland in April compared to March 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n While it is impossible to accurately track exactly how much petrol you will consume due to traffic and road quality, it is possible to get a rough estimate of how these petrol prices will impact your current petrol allowance based on manufacturer estimates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The table below shows how much it could cost you to travel 100km this month in some of the country\u2019s best-selling cars compared to what you paid in March. <\/p>\n\n\n\n South Africans will have to pay up to R600 more per tank in April compared to last month as a result of record price hikes in fuel. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":92,"featured_media":855570,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11119],"tags":[21612,4531,3994,853],"class_list":["post-855568","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-motoring","tag-department-of-petroleum-and-mineral-resources","tag-diesel","tag-petrol","tag-south-africa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/855568","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/92"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=855568"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/855568\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":855619,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/855568\/revisions\/855619"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/855570"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=855568"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=855568"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=855568"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Inland<\/th> March official<\/th> April official<\/th><\/tr><\/thead> 95 Petrol<\/td> R20.30<\/td> R23.36<\/td><\/tr> Diesel 0.005% (wholesale)<\/td> R18.60<\/td> R26.11<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n Petrol \u2013 95 unleaded<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Tank size<\/th> March <\/th> April <\/th> Extra<\/th><\/tr><\/thead> 37 litres<\/strong><\/td> R751<\/td> R864<\/td> +R113<\/td><\/tr> 45 litres<\/strong><\/td> R914<\/td> R1,051<\/td> +R137<\/td><\/tr> 60 litres<\/strong><\/td> R1,218<\/td> R1,402<\/td> +R184<\/td><\/tr> 80 litres<\/strong><\/td> R1,624<\/td> R1,869<\/td> +R245<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n Diesel \u2013 Diesel 0.005%<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Tank size<\/th> March<\/th> April<\/th> Extra<\/th><\/tr><\/thead> 37 litres<\/strong><\/td> R688<\/td> R966<\/td> +R278<\/td><\/tr> 45 litres<\/strong><\/td> R837<\/td> R1,175<\/td> +R338<\/td><\/tr> 60 litres<\/strong><\/td> R1,116<\/td> R1,567<\/td> +R451<\/td><\/tr> 80 litres<\/strong><\/td> R1,488<\/td> R2,089<\/td> +R601<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n Car<\/th> Cons. per 100km<\/th> March cost per 100km <\/th> April cost per 100km <\/th> Change<\/th><\/tr><\/thead> Chery Tiggo 4 Pro<\/td> 7.0L<\/td> R142.10<\/td> R163.52<\/td> +R21.42<\/td><\/tr> GWM Haval Jolion<\/td> 7.8L<\/td> R158.34<\/td> R182.21<\/td> +R23.87<\/td><\/tr> Toyota Hilux<\/td> 7.1L*<\/td> R132.06<\/td> R185.38<\/td> +R53.32<\/td><\/tr> Suzuki Swift<\/td> 4.4L<\/td> R89.32<\/td> R102.78<\/td> +R13.46<\/td><\/tr> Toyota Starlet<\/td> 5.4L<\/td> R109.62<\/td> R126.14<\/td> +R16.52<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>
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