Imagine: you're late for a family dinner, has his wife and children packed the car and decided at the beginning so out of the tank not to run a mile from the House of the grandmother of fuel. Pass your credit card, only five bomb and a half gallons of fuel prior to say, "well enough". Pump spitting to the reception and stumbled toward his door: the five and a half gallon of gas costs only $300, or $55 per gallon.
Is this the material of the science fiction? Only: actually he succeeded drivers in a city outside Stuttgart, Germany, this weekend. A local station of Esso (Exxon equivalent) was in decline in premium fuel, so rose prices to 55 dollars per gallon to deter motorists from tanks. It was less effective, and at least two drivers refused to pay before the police was called in to diffuse the situation. In the end, motorists were forced to pay their bills, but Esso is expected to speak at the corporate level. A spokesman for the Auto Club Europa in comparison with the situation on the black market and they requested an investigation into the escalation of predatory pricing.
What caused the tragedy? A shortage of fuel unleaded premium, aggravated by the restrictions on deliveries of fuel during the Easter weekend. Logistical problems, created by the introduction of fuel E10 only made the situation worse and 20% of the stations of gas in the area of Stuttgart were fuel premium on Monday afternoon. I think it cannot happen here? Be not too sure about that, so always check the price of fuel at the pump before the tanks.
