Fuel Market: Extremely Fast Price Changes at Petrol Stations in Criticism

An evaluation of the portal benzinpreis.de finds thousands of prices, which were valid only a few minutes. One wants to "lead consumers behind the light", it says there. Also the cartel office sees too fast fluctuations critically. The mineral oil industry contradicts.

At German filling stations, fuel prices fluctuate too quickly, as a comparison portal shows. According to this, low prices are often only offered for a few minutes before they are raised again. Customers are thus "led behind the light" that it is difficult for consumers to orient themselves, criticizes the Cartel Office. Fuel prices at German filling stations fluctuate quickly. Too quickly, says the comparison portal benzinpreis.de, which accuse…

An evaluation of the portal benzinpreis.de finds thousands of prices, which were valid only a few minutes. Also the cartel office sees too fast fluctuations critical. The mineral oil industry contradicts.

An evaluation of the portal benzinpreis.de finds thousands of prices, which were valid only a few minutes. Also the cartel office sees too fast fluctuations critical. The mineral oil industry contradicts.

Just when South Africans thought they had been spared a VAT increase on their water and electricity bills or groceries, pain now awaits at the fuel pumps.

According to an evaluation, thousands of petrol prices are only valid for a few minutes. The Antitrust Office criticizes such rapid fluctuations. The mineral oil industry contradicts.