Just in time for Easter, a visit to the gas station is becoming more expensive again.
However, an analysis of the fuel prices shows that the peak will only come after the public holidays.
Anyone who has passed a gas station in the last few days should have already noticed that petrol has once again become more expensive.
No wonder, after all, Easter is just around the corner and many federal states are on vacation.
So there is a lot of travel.
This means that refueling will also be more expensive, similar to Christmas.
This phenomenon was also observed around Easter last year.
The closer the holidays came, the more expensive diesel and petrol became, as an evaluation by t-online.de shows.
From Maundy Thursday in particular, fuel prices continued to rise.
Fuel prices rise again before Easter - after the holidays it is particularly expensive
However, one thing stands out: the holidays were not the most expensive fueling days last year.
Although the highest price spike was on Easter Sunday at six in the morning at 2.11 euros, the bottom line was that the Tuesday after Easter was the most expensive on average.
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In 2022, fuel prices were higher on the Tuesday after Easter than on the public holidays.
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The ploy to fill up after the holidays didn't work as the oil companies simply turned the tables.
A similar development is likely to emerge this year.
Even if the Federal Cartel Office had recently declared that there were no signs of higher fuel prices due to the Easter holidays.
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This could also be due to the fact that the holidays and public holidays are not the only reason for the rise in the price of diesel and petrol.
Because OPEC+ once again decided to produce less oil, which resulted in a rise in the price of crude oil.
In addition, many people fill up in the run-up to the holidays to avoid high fuel prices at the pumps.
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As the SWR reports, all this no longer leads to significant price increases.
Although such effects used to exist, the oil companies are now more likely to rely on many price fluctuations throughout the day.
So if you want to save, you should fill up in the evening hours.
It also makes sense to use apps to compare fuel prices instead of going to the best gas station first.
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