Fuel and Double Tank System
Namibia has an excellent network of fuel stations, and fuel attendants will refuel your vehicle for you. They can also clean your windows, check your oil and water, and inflate your tyres. Tipping the attendant is customary.
- Sedan vehicles: 95 Octane / Unleaded Petrol. All sedan vehicles have a 45-litre fuel tank.
- 4x4 vehicles: Preferably 50 ppm Diesel.
- Fuel stations: Most towns have at least one service station, usually with a convenience shop.
- Payment: Fuel stations may accept cash and, increasingly, credit cards. Availability of card payments can vary by location.
- Important: Please ensure the correct fuel type is used for your vehicle.
Double Tank System
Most of our 4x4 vehicles are equipped with a double tank system. Please inform the fuel attendant that the vehicle has two fuel tanks, as both tanks are filled through the same filler pipe.
Once the main tank is full, fuel will automatically flow into the second tank.
Standard 4x4 vehicles – excluding Land Cruisers:
- Main tank: 80 litres
- Second tank: 60 litres
- Total capacity: 140 litres
Land Cruiser:
- Main tank: 110 litres
- Second tank: 70 litres
- Total capacity: 180 litres
Both Land Cruiser tanks are filled through the same filler pipe. However, the fuel gauge operates slightly differently from the standard 4x4 double-tank system.
Toyota Fortuner: The Fortuner has a single 80-litre fuel tank and does not have a double-tank system.
Fuel Gauge & Vehicle Return
Due to the double-tank system, 4x4 vehicles are not handed over with completely full tanks. The fuel gauge position at the time of vehicle collection indicates the fuel level at which the vehicle should be returned.
Please return the vehicle with the fuel gauge at the same level as when you collected it.