03/06/2026
Petrol just hit R28.06 a litre. The highest price in the history of this country. Not this year, not this decade, ever. Filling a single tank now costs more than it ever has for any South African who has ever owned a car. Somewhere, your bakkie is quietly bleeding you dry with every trip to the shops.
And it gets worse. The fuel levy relief is being phased out completely by July, so this is not the peak. It is the warm up.
Here is the good news. A scooter sips around 3 to 4 litres per 100km, which means you could fill up for the price of a decent lunch and still have change. Less money at the pump, less time in traffic, and a whole lot more joy on the way to wherever you are going.
The fuel price is out of your control. What you ride is not.
Come and chat to us at Scoot Squad.
Somerset West, 076 636 8938
7 Urtel Crescent, Somerset West
Hermanus, 061 231 7245
5 Mitchel Street, Hermanus