Fuel crisis escalates: VSPV presses for the implementation of the VMK resolutions.

The fuel prices in Germany have, according to the Association of Private Commercial Road Passenger Transport in North Rhine-Westphalia, reached a historic level. A liter of diesel now costs more than €2.40 on average. Premium gasoline is also approaching the previous high from March 2022. Against this backdrop, the association calls for rapid implementation of the decisions of the Conference of Transport Ministers, as well as targeted interventions in the fuel market.

According to the association, the government's previous measures, in particular the so-called 12 o'clock rule modeled on Austria, have not brought any noticeable relief. For taxi and rental-car companies, medical transport, bus and freight transport, and other fuel-dependent industries, the situation is increasingly existentially threatening.

Support for the Hessian initiative

The association explicitly welcomes an appeal by the specialist associations for passenger car traffic and for bus transport in Hesse, which advocate a coordinated cross-industry coalition of all affected interest groups at the federal level. The aim is to push through targeted support measures for particularly affected companies, rather than broadly scattered relief.

Reference to the resolution of the Conference of Transport Ministers

At the same time, the association refers to the decision of the Conference of Transport Ministers from March 25 to 26, 2026 in Lindau. It states that fuel prices in Germany had risen significantly more than suggested by the crude oil price and the developments in most other EU member states.

The conference sees substantial signs that oil companies were exploiting the geopolitical situation in order to widen their profit margins at the expense of consumers and businesses. From this follows the demand to the federal government to examine further short-term measures to regulate the fuel market.