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The day that many have been waiting for: Finally, fuel prices are supposed to fall again.
The reason for this is the so-called tank discount, which the federal government has decided on.
It is primarily intended to relieve people who depend on their car.
For example in Rehfelde, a small community in Brandenburg.
Here, many people are dependent on the car due to the poor connection.
Will the easing get there?
Survey:
I am a commuter and have a commute of 40 kilometers each way.
This is of course clearly noticeable.
My tank is empty.
Yesterday evening I would have filled up for €2.20 in Berlin on the way home.
Now for 1,859.
So as a shift worker you have to get up and drive quickly to fill up.
At least you can tell. I drove by last night and was wondering if I should fill up. But then it occurred to me that the savings will apply from tomorrow. And since we want to go to the Baltic Sea right now, I thought I'd fill up right now.
Yesterday to today yes, it is passed on immediately.
Glad it's a little cheaper now. Ultimately, I don't think it's a good idea at all to distribute tax money like this with a watering can. For every SUV driver and for people like me who can actually pay for it. I would have liked it if the money would have been available to the socially disadvantaged.
Bus and train travel is also cheaper as of today.
Anyone can buy a 9 euro ticket for local transport and use it to travel throughout Germany.
But that is not the case for everyone.
Survey:
Absolutely no alternative.
As I said, I'm a shift worker and here in the country a train runs until twelve in the evening and since I don't finish work until then in Berlin, I can't even get here.
And unfortunately the car doesn't make up for the time it takes to drive in public either.
And for me, the safety aspect is also important.
As a woman at night, I don't want to change trains at three stations in Berlin.
The 9 euro ticket? I think that's a good thing, because I think people who are a little tight on cash benefit from it anyway. And it's also a step in the right direction to motivate people to simply take more buses and trains and stop using their cars.
First and foremost, I depend on the car, but I would definitely buy one because it's extremely cheap. If you want to get into Berlin, you can use the regional trains, the S-Bahn and the U-Bahn. In any case.
Definitely not. So I have to go to daycare, back to work, there are no connections for the 9-euro ticket. And if so, then I would be on the road an hour and a half longer, where I would otherwise need half an hour. And then it doesn't work.
In any case, the 9-euro ticket and the tank discount are only temporary relief.
They are only valid for three months.