Durban motorists: ‘We’ll take whatever fuel price decrease we get’
While there's been some relief at the pumps on Wednesday morning, motorists in Durban say it is not enough to help consumers who are buckling under the strain of rising costs.
A litre of petrol has come down by R1.78, diesel's dropped by R0.85 per litre.
These motorists we spoke to say they're desperate for a financial break.
"Let’s hope it stays that way and doesn't go up again next month. As a person who travels quite a lot for work and in my personal life, I have to build in my personal life with my work trips just to save on petrol."
"Would have been great if it would have come down more, but at this point, I think we are just desperate given the economy being as it is, will take whatever we can get," said one woman Newswatch spoke to.
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One man said: "I blame Ramaphosa for everything. We need decreases because the fuel has been spiking up for quite some time now. I think this is the last two months where the fuel actually drops, I'm not happy at all."
Meanwhile, the Road Freight Association's Gavin Kelly says the price drop is significant for those in the transportation business.
"Whenever the price of fuel reduces, it puts less pressure on daily operating costs that road freight transporters and any transporter faces.
"And depending on the type of operation you have, that's direct cost to your business, can be anything between 48 to about 53% obviously depending on the type of vehicle you run, the type of operation you do."
