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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>In light of the recent fuel price hike, the Road Freight Association (RFA) said this is the most extreme in the last decade, adding that it\u2019s causing a thorny balancing act between businesses and consumers.<\/p>\n

This comes after both grades of petrol rose by more than R3 per litre, while diesel increased by more than R7 per litre after a fuel levy cut of R3.<\/p>\n

The association says this now means operational fuel expenses for diesel users have risen by a daily cost of 32.5%.<\/p>\n

The association’s CEO, Gavin Kelly: “That depends on the type of route that you drive, the type of vehicles that you have, what the road is like, the types of environments you’re in – whether you’re in congestion, whether you have an old vehicle, how much fuel it uses.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat means that all of a sudden, that 35% or 55% of every rand you spend has just seen a 32.5% increase in the price.”<\/p>\n

Kelly said this creates a battle of finding the middle ground between transporters and their customers.<\/p>\n

“Suddenly, transporters need to find cash to fund the fuel, if they are buying fuel in large amounts [quantities] and are getting a slightly better price; they have to up their deposits because those selling fuel in large amounts are going to want their cash as well.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, those deposits will increase, which means cash is going to become very much king, it’s going to be tight for transporters.”<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About South-Africa<\/span> Follow Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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