The AA of SA reports that April 2019 will be a bad month for motorists as not only will there be a monster fuel price increase, but the fuel levies kick in too. Here's what you need to know.

As it stands, motorists will be facing increases of 98 cents for petrol, 70 cents for diesel and 63 cents for paraffin. However, the pain doesn't stop there as the increases to the fuel levies will push the prices up even higher. The AA says that petrol will be actually increasing by R1.18 a litre, while diesel is subjected to a 90c per litre increase.

Fresh off substantial fuel price hikes in March, South Africans should brace themselves for further increases in April. This is according to the Automobile Association (AA), which was commenting on unaudited mid-month fuel price data released by the Central Energy Fund.

"We hope that data will provide more clarity as the month unfolds, but there is a further fly in the ointment, which is that increased fuel taxes become applicable in April," the AA notes."This will add 20 cents a litre to the April increase – 15 cents for the fuel levy and 5 cents for the RAF levy."When fuel taxes were proposed as a roads funding mechanism, the government resisted, claiming they were anti-poor. But the fuel levy has nonetheless risen by nearly 22% over the past three years. Given what is emerging at the Zondo Commission of Enquiry, motorists are justified in asking what this money is being spent on," the AA concludes.

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