This Saturday is the last general subsidy of 20 cents per liter of fuel causing a greater influx and even queues Gas stations across the country won’t run into supply problems on this Friday, the last business day of the year, although the chains ensure they’re prepared.
In fact, since last Tuesday the Government has The discount would expire on 31 December.in effect since last April. progressive increase in influx While going to gas stations for refueling, some have even formed queues to date.
“There are a lot more people than usual. It’s been like this since Tuesday and we hope it continues until tomorrow morning.” A gas station worker in central Madrid reassured EFE this Friday, while another from the capital’s suburbs confirmed that the day had been “very chaotic”.
He also explains that he already has the issue on Thursday. registration of your loyalty card – required to get the discount The additional 10 cents he would have retained during the quarter after state aid ended – more than double from the day before.
replyowns more than a quarter of all gas stations in Spain, experienced “a rebound in activity” during this week, with queues in certain places.
The oil company estimates that activity growth at most of its approximately 3,600 gas stations will continue over the next 31 years. strengthened distribution capacity To avoid supply problems.
Moreover cesa Y Blood pressurethe other two major chains, they believe there will be no famine despite the increase in demand in this last period of the year,
From Cepsa, the activity at the service stations is developing “normally” and As with any Christmas period, they consolidated the service.
More customer flows are expected at BP on these dates, as in the first days of April, but the company ensures that it has the “required stock volume” meet the demand
In any case, the Spanish Association of Fuels and Fuel Retailers (Aevecar) believes: “some punctual deficiencies” may occur, however, they recommended it to their colleagues as “full tanks in anticipation of increased demand”, not because of fuel shortages, but more because of logistical problems.
Even so, the association thinks it is An “easier” process compared to April, because “theoretically the only thing to do is to go back to the previous procedure”.
There was an increase in refueling at fuel stations, both in large companies and automatic gas stations, across the country, especially in big cities. this situation Plenoil, which broke the annual sales record yesterdaywith “too many influx and long queues”.
Some good data that the company expects to exceed when they believe it will happen today “highest peak flow”.
Petroprix, for its part, is alive this Friday 30% increase in regular attendancethen the number of refueling was also above average yesterday.
More work for employees and “ruined” for customers
The hustle and bustle at the gas stations continued until the morning and Queues at many petrol stations in Madrid marked the day Before the end of a discount that will be available for professional drivers.
“There are a lot more people than usual” An employee from Madrid’s Conde de Casal district explained to EFE that during the week there was more traffic than usual for these dates.
Although most of the customers claim that they go to gas stations because they need it, there are also those who admit that they bring the rest time in advance. Take advantage of the last days of the discount.
This is the case of José Ignacio, an ordinary citizen who, after queuing at a gas station in the town of Vallecas, confirmed that he was trying to take full advantage of the discount, and said: It seemed “too bad” that it was finished.
A common view among many of the people who came to refuel this Friday is that María summed it up as “Ruin” while she was getting fuel to refuel her daily commute, while Ignacio complained at another gas station. Pius XII domain There is “too much tax on gas”.
There are also those who take the opportunity to refuel before embarking on a journey in the middle of the take-off operation, such as the eighty-year-old Merche, who went with her husband to refuel at the regular gas station before setting off. one of the 4.2 million displacements expected to occur during the last weekend of the year.