Diesel drivers in particular hardly feel the tax cut / petrol in the first half of the year is 46 cents more expensive than in the same period last year, diesel by almost 61 cents

After a month of tank discounts, the balance sheet is sobering from the point of view of motorists: A liter of Super E10 costs 1,911 euros on average nationwide in June and thus 15.3 cents less than in May, when the regular energy tax was still payable. This shows the current ADAC evaluation of fuel prices for the month of June. From a purely tax point of view, the discount has been around 35 cents since June 1st.

Drivers of diesel vehicles are even less aware of the tax cut. They had to pay EUR 2,019 for a liter in June – a drop of only 1.4 cents compared to the previous month. Since June 1, the tax burden on diesel fuel has been around 17 cents lower, but consumers have hardly felt any of this. Both in May and after the energy tax cut in June, petrol station prices – measured against the price of oil – were very excessive.

The most expensive day last month for petrol drivers was June 12, with an average price of 1,952 for a liter of Super E10. The E10 was the cheapest on June 30 at 1,860 euros. Diesel, on the other hand, was the most replaced on the first of the month with a daily average of 1,928 euros. Used diesel drivers dig deep into their pockets on June 20 at a price of 2,055 euros.

A comparison of the first half of 2022 with the same period last year shows how dramatically expensive refueling has become. According to ADAC, a liter of Super E10 cost an average of 1,904 euros in the first six months of this year; in the same period of 2021 it was 1,442 euros, i.e. 46.2 cents less. The increase in the price of diesel is even more serious: in the first half of 2021 the average price was 1,304 euros, in the same period of 2022 diesel drivers had to pay an average of 1,912 euros – an increase of 60.8 cents.

The ADAC recommends that drivers find out about the current fuel prices before filling up and then go to the next provider. In addition, if you fill up in the evening, you can regularly save several euros compared to the morning hours.

You can get uncomplicated and fast help with the smartphone app “ADAC Spritpreise”, which provides the prices of almost all 14,500 petrol stations in Germany. Detailed information on the fuel market and current prices can also be found at www.adac.de/tanken.