ADAC: Fuel on the highway up to 54 cents more expensive
The ADAC compared the prices at 40 gas stations along the 15 longest motorways with the nearest station that was not directly at the motorway. The price differences were "still significant" - although a bit less in the peak than the previous year.
On the A2 motorway near Hamm, a liter of Diesel cost 50 cents more at the motorway gas station than the one nearby. The difference for E10 was even more noticeable at 54 cents. In the previous year, customers had to pay up to 70 cents more at the station.
The ADAC therefore urges drivers to "urgently" make a detour to the motorway service stations and either fill up beforehand or drive a short distance off the motorway. They can save a lot of money this way: with a fuel filling of 50 liters, for example, they can save around 20 Euros according to the price differences found in the investigation.
A accompanying online survey among over 2000 people showed that this is already being done by 82% of motorway travellers. However, about two thirds of those who fill up at the motorway pump fill up their entire vehicle.
The ADAC conducted the study in April and May 2024 and used data from the Market Transparency Office for Fuels.
Detailed results at www.adac.de/fuel-price-comparison.
- Despite the smaller price differences in the peak season compared to the previous year, drivers on the A1 freeway near Munich still had to pay 54 cents more for a liter of E10 at the motorway gas station compared to the nearby station, as indicated by the ADAC's investigation.
- The ADAC, in their comparison of fuel prices along the 15 longest motorways, found that the price difference for E10 was the most significant on the A2 motorway near Hamm, with a 54 cent difference between the motorway gas station and the nearby station.
- The results of the ADAC's study, conducted in April and May 2024, revealed that along the 15 longest motorways in Germany, the price of springtime E10 was significantly higher at motorway gas stations compared to nearby stations, with an average difference of 54 cents per liter.
- The ADAC's fuel price comparison, which was conducted on the A2 motorway near Hamm and other major German freeways, found that drivers paying for E10 at the motorway gas station over the spring months of 2024 had to pay an additional 54 cents per liter compared to nearby stations.
- The comparison made by the ADAC between prices at motorway gas stations and nearby stations along the 15 longest German motorways, including the A2 motorway near Hamm, showed that the price difference for E10 remained significant during the spring months of 2024, with a 54 cent higher price at motorway gas stations.
