Fuel prices: ADAC calls for abolition of the 12 o'clock rule at petrol stations
Since April, petrol prices at filling stations may only be increased at 12 noon. The ADAC criticizes that the rule has led above all to even greater price fluctuations during the course of the day.
The ADAC has called for the abolition of Germany's 12-Uhr-Regel, which restricts petrol stations to one price increase per day at 12:00. The rule, introduced on 1 April, has not led to lower prices, but rather increased price differences within a day, the ADAC said. According to the organisation, drivers who need to refuel after 12:00 face significant extra costs.
The ADAC and other bodies, including the Leibniz-Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung, have criticised the rule, saying it has not achieved its goal of protecting consumers.
Written by urgent.news from Handelsblatt's report — not a translation of it. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
