{"id":23589,"date":"2017-02-28T17:04:30","date_gmt":"2017-02-28T13:04:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sellanycar.com\/cars-related\/?p=23589"},"modified":"2017-03-02T14:49:18","modified_gmt":"2017-03-02T10:49:18","slug":"march-fuel-prices-announced-uae","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sellanycar.com\/guides\/march-fuel-prices-announced-uae\/","title":{"rendered":"March Fuel Prices Announced in the UAE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Ministry of Energy has announced the new fuel prices and motorists will have to pay more for fuel in the month of March. The i fuel price increase in March is not massive but the <strong>regular increase since December 2016<\/strong> has certainly mounted pressure on motorists to manage their fuel expenses better. In this scenario, <em>motorists must look for fuel-efficient vehicles that deliver better mileage than other cars.<\/em> <strong>Eco-friendly<\/strong><strong> hybrid and electric vehicles<\/strong> could be an ideal choice and with the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sellanycar.com\/cars-related\/tesla-launches-model-s-model-x-uae\/\">launch of Tesla Model S and Model X in the UAE<\/a>, the increase in fuel price should not worry motorists too much.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sellanycar.com\/cars-related\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/uae-fuel-prices-for-6-months.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-23599\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-23599\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sellanycar.com\/cars-related\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/uae-fuel-prices-for-6-months.jpg\" alt=\"UAE fuel prices for last 6 months\" width=\"600\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sellanycar.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/uae-fuel-prices-for-6-months.jpg 718w, https:\/\/www.sellanycar.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/uae-fuel-prices-for-6-months-300x204.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>New Fuel Prices for the Month of March<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fuel prices decreased slightly in December 2016 but the first three months of 2017 were not \u00a0good for motorists as fuel prices have <strong>risen every month<\/strong>. The hike received in February was the<strong> highest<\/strong> <strong>in the past 12 months<\/strong> which was bad news for motorists.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sellanycar.com\/cars-related\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/fuel-price-comparison-from-last-year.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-23597\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-23597\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sellanycar.com\/cars-related\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/fuel-price-comparison-from-last-year.jpg\" alt=\"Fuel Price trend since January 2016\" width=\"700\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sellanycar.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/fuel-price-comparison-from-last-year.jpg 806w, https:\/\/www.sellanycar.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/fuel-price-comparison-from-last-year-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sellanycar.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/fuel-price-comparison-from-last-year-768x475.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fuel Prices will again rise in the month of March. <em>While the petrol price has been increased by 3 fills, the diesel price receives an increase by 2 fills. <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Following are the new fuel prices by fuel-type:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>Super 98<\/strong> will now be priced at <strong>AED 2.03 per litre<\/strong>. In February, the price of Super 98 was AED 2.0 per litre.<\/li>\n<li>Updated price of<strong> Special 95 is AED 1.92 per litre<\/strong>. In February, the Special 95 was sold at AED 1.89 per litre.<\/li>\n<li>Price of <strong>E Plus-91<\/strong> for the month of March will be <strong>AED 1.85 per litre<\/strong>. Its price for last month was AED 1.82 per litre.<\/li>\n<li>New <strong>price of Diesel<\/strong> has been increased from AED 2.00 per litre in February to <strong>AED 2.02<\/strong> per litre in March.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Currently, the price for oil is trading higher internationally thanks to a historical <strong>agreement signed between Opec and Non-Opec countries.<\/strong> In line with this agreement, production of oil has been reduced to about 1.8 million barrels per day in order to maintain the oil prices. This agreement is going to stay valid for first six months of 2017.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sellanycar.com\/cars-related\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/uae-fuel-price-hike-comparison.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-23605\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"365\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23605\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sellanycar.com\/cars-related\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/uae-fuel-price-hike-comparison.jpg\" alt=\"Fuel Price Comparison\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sellanycar.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/uae-fuel-price-hike-comparison.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.sellanycar.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/uae-fuel-price-hike-comparison-300x156.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Also read: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sellanycar.com\/cars-related\/fuel-prices-increased-uae-february\/\">February Fuel Prices Announced in the UAE<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>How Motorists Can Control their Fuel Expenses<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the present situation, where fuel prices are<strong> expected to increase for next three months <\/strong>as well, motorists must look to find ways to <strong>reduce their fuel expenses<\/strong>. Motorists can either look for new fuel-efficient vehicles or they can practice some few <strong>fuel-saving tips<\/strong> to minimise their fuel expenses.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Following are few important fuel-saving tips for motorists in the UAE:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>Avoid aggressive driving <\/strong>that is, avoid accelerating a vehicle too much in lower gears as it increases fuel consumption drastically.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Avoid driving too fast<\/strong> on the highways. You can actually <strong>save up to 10% of your fuel<\/strong> by consistently <strong>driving at 90 Km\/h on the highways<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Inflate your tyres properly<\/strong> to avoid extra fuel consumption.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For more fuel-saving tips, read our complete blog: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sellanycar.com\/cars-related\/7-fuel-saving-driving-tips-motorists-uae\/\">7 Fuel-Saving Driving Tips for Motorists in the UAE<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Another way of keeping your fuel expense in check is by going for a <strong>fuel-efficient vehicles<\/strong> in the UAE. Listed below are the best fuel-efficient cars to buy in 2017:<\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sellanycar.com\/cars-related\/2017-hyundai-ioniq-worlds-first-car-three-electrified-versions\/\">Hyundai Ioniq Electric<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Tesla Model S and Model X<\/li>\n<li>Chevrolet Bolt EV<\/li>\n<li>Volkswagen e-Golf<\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sellanycar.com\/cars-related\/2017-toyota-prius-prime-innovative-hybrid-improved-mileage\/\">Toyota Prius Prime<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sellanycar.com\/cars-related\/2017-mercedes-benz-v-class-spacious-travel-style\/\">Mercedes-Benz V-Class<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sellanycar.com\/cars-related\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2017-toyota-prius-prime-side-view-e1484306129255.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-22815\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"330\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22815\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sellanycar.com\/cars-related\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2017-toyota-prius-prime-side-view-e1484306129255.jpg\" alt=\"The Exterior Design of 2017 Toyota Prius Prime\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With the launch of Tesla Model S and Model X in the UAE and the plans of <strong>Tesla Motors to launch new charging stations for its electric cars<\/strong> in the UAE, motorists must start thinking of shifting from their traditional gasoline cars to eco-friendly hybrid and electric cars. Eco-friendly cars don\u2019t only minimise the fuel expenses but also help preserve the natural environment with low gaseous emissions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Planning to buy an eco-friendly hybrid or electric vehicle?\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/uae.sellanycar.com\/site\/Evaluate\">Sell your used car<\/a>\u00a0to SellAnyCar.com to get the best value for your used car. We buy any car in any condition in just 30 minutes, guarantee a 100% hassle-free process and handle all the paperwork.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ministry of Energy has announced the new fuel prices and motorists will have to pay more for fuel in the month of March. The i fuel price increase in March is not massive but the regular increase since December 2016 has certainly mounted pressure on motorists to manage their fuel expenses better. In this &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sellanycar.com\/guides\/march-fuel-prices-announced-uae\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">March Fuel Prices Announced in the UAE<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":23595,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":""},"categories":[3,2],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/www.sellanycar.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/uae-fuel-prices-increase-for-march-2017.jpg",620,350,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.sellanycar.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/uae-fuel-prices-increase-for-march-2017-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.sellanycar.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/uae-fuel-prices-increase-for-march-2017-300x169.jpg",300,169,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.sellanycar.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/uae-fuel-prices-increase-for-march-2017.jpg",620,350,false],"large":["https:\/\/www.sellanycar.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/uae-fuel-prices-increase-for-march-2017.jpg",620,350,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.sellanycar.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/uae-fuel-prices-increase-for-march-2017.jpg",620,350,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.sellanycar.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/uae-fuel-prices-increase-for-march-2017.jpg",620,350,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"SellAnyCar.com Team","author_link":"https:\/\/www.sellanycar.com\/guides\/author\/saygin\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"The Ministry of Energy has announced the new fuel prices and motorists will have to pay more for fuel in the month of March. The i fuel price increase in March is not massive but the regular increase since December 2016 has certainly mounted pressure on motorists to manage their fuel expenses better. 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