The association said that due to the retreat in oil prices, 95 octane petrol was expected to drop by around four cents a litre, with diesel down by 19 cents and illuminating paraffin by 24 cents.
The AA has predicted a drop in fuel prices next month, but it says the marginal decrease depended on whether the rand can hold its own against the dollar.
The Department of Energy has announced that the petrol price will increase R1.72 a litre while diesel is set to go up by R1.73 and illuminating paraffin by R2.85.
The AA's Layton Beard said while the fuel demand remained historically low due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it's expected to surge as global economic activity resumes.
The retail price of petrol in South Africa will fall by as much as 12.5% from 6 May, while the price of wholesale diesel will decrease by 12.7%, the energy department said on Thursday.
Motorists will be paying between R1.88 and R1.94 less for a litre of 95 ULP & LRP and between R1.76 and R1.82 less for a litre of 95 ULP & LRP.
Oil prices suffered a historic collapse late Sunday after Saudi Arabia shocked the market by launching a price war against one time ally, Russia.
From midnight, motorists will pay 19 cents a litre less for petrol while diesel will decrease by 54 cents a litre.
Motorists in the Western Cape can expect a slight drop in the price of 95 octane petrol based on current data. Diesel, 93 octane petrol and illuminating are expected to increase.
Both grades of petrol go down by 13 cents a litre and diesel goes down by between 14 and 16 cents.
This is the eighth consecutive hike since the beginning of the year.
The Department of Energy said diesel would go up by 26 cents a litre, while both grades of petrol will be going up by 11 cents a litre.
International oil prices, which showed a decline in the first week of July, have soared again due to concerns over international inventories and ongoing political instability in the Middle East.
The Automobile Association predicted an 86 cent drop in the price of petrol and 68 cents for diesel.
The Energy Department has also announced that diesel will go up by 33.16 cents and paraffin will increase by 8 cents.
The petrol price will rise by 54c per litre on 1 May, the fifth consecutive hike this year. EWN takes a look at what it has cost to fill up a car with a 50l tank over the course of the past year.
The Energy Department announced that all grades of petrol will increase by 54 cents. Diesel and illuminating paraffin will go up by 1 cents and 3 cents per litre, respectively.
