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‘Petrol stations see turnover fall by up to half’

De gemiddelde adviesprijs van de grote oliemaatschappijen voor benzine in Nederland is dinsdagochtend tot boven de 2,50 euro per liter gestegen. ANP, 2026

Dutch petrol stations saw their turnover fall by an average of 10 to 20 per cent in recent weeks due to the sharp rise in fuel prices. So says Martin van Eijk, chairman of the industry association Drive.

Especially in the border areas and at petrol stations along the motorway, it is remarkably quiet in the Netherlands, according to van Eijk. “Near the border, it is even more extreme: sales are falling by 40 to 50 per cent there, the money is flowing away abroad. People go to great lengths to cross the border to fill up, sometimes complete with jerry cans,” he says.

In Belgium, he says, this creates long queues at petrol stations.“And Belgians are fed up with it. On the roads, we see hefty traffic jams as a result.” He says cheaper petrol stations in the Netherlands are also seeing their revenues decline.

Increase excise duty rebate

Drive previously called on the government to increase the excise duty rebate on fuel again or reduce VAT because of the sharp increase in prices at the pump. “But the government keeps saying it is not that bad,” says Van Eijk. According to him, the government is the only one benefiting from the extra VAT and excise duty revenues due to higher fuel prices. “That extra revenue should flow back to the pump owners and consumers.”

On Wednesday, the national advisory prices for petrol and diesel in the Netherlands were raised again. The recommended retail price for Euro 95 is now 2.528 euros, a new record. The price for diesel is now 2.516 euros, also the highest price ever. In Belgium, fuel prices have also risen sharply, but are still much lower than in the Netherlands. The maximum price for petrol 95 (E10) in Belgium is currently 1.75 euros per litre. That is the highest level since July 2024. A litre of diesel, meanwhile, costs more than 2 euros at the pump in Belgium.

In the Netherlands, the high fuel prices do not yet seem to lead to less congestion on the roads, say Rijkswaterstaat and ANWB. Dutch railway operator NS also says it has yet to see an increase in ticket sales as travellers take the train more often.

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This article was automatically translated from the Dutch language original to English (British).

Author: Matthieu Van Steenkiste

Source: MobilityEnergy.com

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