Fuel discounts lead to a significant drop in the price of petrol and diesel

At the start, the fuel discount caused fuel prices to fall sharply in many places. Petrol and diesel suddenly became cheaper around midnight. On the fuel price portal “Tankerkönig”, the Germany-wide average prices fell by around 10 to 11 cents between 11:41 p.m. and 12:41 a.m. This same price difference also occurred early in the morning at the same time on Wednesday.

In many places, premium gasoline of the cheaper E10 variety was offered for less than 2 euros, as can be seen from the ADAC portal. However, there are regional differences here. There were many such offers in Munich, Stuttgart and Leipzig. There were numerous in Berlin, but only a few in Hamburg, and in Cologne there were no petrol stations listed for less than 2 euros in the morning. However, the nationwide average prices for “Tankerkönig” were well over 2 euros.

Since midnight, a tax reduction of 16.7 cents per liter has applied to gasoline and diesel leaving tank farms and refineries. How fully this will be passed on to consumers will become apparent in the next few days. There is no direct obligation for gas stations to lower prices. In addition, calculations are complex. Prices had already fallen on Tuesday and Wednesday.

What really resonates with consumers?

The previous fuel discount was already controversial as to how completely it was passed on. Even then, there was already a significant decline in the middle of the night.