With 2025 just around the corner, motorists have cast their eyes towards January, hoping the new year will bring a reduction to petrol costs.

December’s increase was larger than initially expected, but fortunately, January is predicted to have several decreases, albeit marginal.

Diesel 0.05%, 0.005%, and Petrol 95 are currently estimated to experience price cuts, Petrol 93, however, is anticipated to receive another increase.

Please note that these forecasted decreases are minimal. Illuminating Paraffin is set to have the biggest change up, with a 15-cent decline.

Without further adieu, here are January’s expected petrol and diesel price changes:

Expected

• Petrol 93 – 7 cents per litre increase
• Petrol 95 – 1 cent per litre decrease
• Diesel 0.05% – 5 cents per litre decrease
• Diesel 0.005% – 3 cents per litre decrease
• Illuminating Paraffin: 15 cents per litre decrease.

Here are the current December prices:

Inland

• Petrol 93 – R21.15
• Petrol 95 – R21.47
• Diesel 0.05% – R19.21
• Diesel 0.005% – R19.33
• Illuminating Paraffin – R13.36.

Coastal

• Petrol 93 – R20.36
• Petrol 95 – R20.68
• Diesel 0.05% – R18.42
• Diesel 0.005% – R18.57
• Illuminating Paraffin – R12.36.

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