The petrol price continues its upward trend. The increase in costs comes as the April 25th and May 1st holidays approach, when millions of Italians will use the car to go on holiday. A situation already seen and reviewed during the summer exoduses and official holidays.
Gasoline costs rising
Currently the average price at the pump in most Italian provinces for petrol is around 2.3 euros per litre for the served. But there is no shortage of tips 2.5 euros/litre. This is the data that can be deduced from the Fuel Price Observatory of the Ministry of Business and Made in Italy. But in the previous days there was no shortage of borderline cases, with i 2.854 euros per litre communicated to Mimit on 10 April from the petrol pump in via Lungolago di Capolago in province of Varese.
Limit case exceeded on April 16th Linosa: according to the price observatory the distributor in the locality of Pozzana on the island in the province of Agrigento marks a cost of 2,950 euros per litre served for both petrol and diesel. In this case, the insularity certainly weighs heavily, making the supply of fuel difficult.
Also on April 16th the cost of petrol on the highway reaches a maximum of 2,489 to served on A1 Milan-Naples to the km 481 direction Rome. For self-service the maximum cost is 2.089 euros/litre in the same distributor.
How much diesel costs in Italy today
The price of diesel hovers around an average of 2.3 euros per servedbreaking through the 2.5 euro/litre mark at the pumps that charge the highest prices.
In highway the same distributor mentioned above offers diesel fuel to 2,399 euros per litre for the served (self at 1,999 euro/litre).
How much does it cost to fill up in 2024
According to a recent analysis by Altroconsumo, with the cost of diesel and petrol rising by almost 15% in just 3 weeks, in 2024 filling up your car will cost over 1,700 euros on an annual basis. The international economic situation with the aftermath of the Suez Canal crisis weighed on the surge in pump prices.
The Mimit note
In the previous days, the Ministry of Business and Made in Italy invited us to avoid alarmism regarding the cost of fuel, speaking of a “substantial stability” of prices. Mimit underlined that just as there are “a few dozen distributors who charge a higher price for what they serve”, at the same time there are “several thousand who, to date, charge a lower price than the national average”.
How to save on petrol
Beyond the classic warnings to keep your vehicle efficient and maintain prudent driving without sudden acceleration, there is an extremely simple way through which you can save on petrol.
The Mise website provides a comparison service between fuel stations throughout the country with prices updated almost in real time. Once you have entered the portal, click on the “search for systems” button. At this point it is possible to carry out searches by areas, by regions and provinces, by routes and by motorways.
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