Fuel for a cent: mass rush at a defective petrol station in Leutkirch!

Fuel for a cent: mass rush at a defective petrol station in Leutkirch!

in Leutkirch in the Allgäu caused a technical defect at a self -service petrol station on Friday night. The fuel price fell briefly to just one cent per liter, which caused numerous drivers to recharge between 11 p.m. and 4 a.m. During this time they were estimated to tackle between 2,500 and 3,000 liters of fuel before the police had to intervene. Residents had noticed that a large crowd had gathered at the petrol pumps, and then informed the authorities. The police in Ravensburg closed the petrol station and cleared the area.

The police investigations showed that it was a technical defect because no manipulation on the system could be found. This means that drivers who benefited from the greatly reduced price are not legally out of the question. However, the campaign ensured great confusion and high demand for fuel in the region, since the unexpected price reduction amazed many.

Current fuel prices in comparison

Compared to the past few months, fuel prices are still higher than at the beginning of December. Super gasoline E10 has become 8.4 cents and diesel by 9.2 cents more expensive since then. These trends in the fuel prices are of considerable interest for drivers and also for petrol station owners who suffer from the price fluctuations on the market.

A look at the price development

The importance of the current price situation is underlined by the offers of the ADAC, which offers a fuel price search in real time. Users can query the fuel prices at petrol stations in their area and set a radius between 5 and 50 kilometers. However, current technical problems due to high demand can mean that users do not have to get any hits occasionally or have to repeat their search later.

In Leutkirch, the incident at the self -service petrol station remains an extraordinary event that both the drivers and the emergency services in the region amazed. Such a reduction in price will probably not happen again so quickly. The police and the petrol station operators hope for a quick end to the misfortune to avoid similar incidents in the future.

For more information on fuel prices and petrol stations in Germany, the ADAC offers "https://www.adac.de/verkehr/tanken-kraftstoff--wärtrieb/kraftstoffpreise/"> this link . For details about the incident in Leutkirch you can read here . In addition, RP online