{"id":62111,"date":"2024-03-02T16:20:38","date_gmt":"2024-03-02T16:20:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/aa-predicts-price-hike-at-fuel-pumps-for-march"},"modified":"2024-03-02T17:23:41","modified_gmt":"2024-03-02T17:23:41","slug":"aa-predicts-price-hike-at-fuel-pumps-for-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/aa-predicts-price-hike-at-fuel-pumps-for-march","title":{"rendered":"AA predicts price hike at fuel pumps for March"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The AA says unaudited data from the Central Energy Fund shows a significant increase of at least R1.20 for both grades of petrol and diesel.<\/p>\n<p>Motorists may have to dig deeper into their pockets this month, as the Automobile Association (AA) predicts another fuel price hike.<\/p>\n<p>The AA says unaudited data from the Central Energy Fund shows a significant increase of at least R1.20 for both grades of petrol and diesel.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, fuel prices went up after a three month reprieve.<\/p>\n<p>AA Spokesperson Layton Beard explained: &#8220;The main driver behind the increases is higher international product prices in addition to the higher average Rand\/US Dollar exchange rate. 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