Overview
- Diesel set a new Dutch record at about €2.46 per litre and advice prices topped €2.50, while Euro95 hovered around €2.39–€2.46 and neared its 2022 peak, according to UnitedConsumers and regional price data.
- Officials linked the jump to the Middle East conflict, supply curbs and refinery outages that pushed crude above $100 a barrel, with Brent reported above $119 and disruptions around the Strait of Hormuz weighing on flows.
- Finance state secretary Eelco Eerenberg said a scenario letter will go to parliament this weekend as the government monitors whether the spike is temporary or structural, and Prime Minister Rob Jetten signaled no immediate tax cut.
- Fuel‑reliant businesses reported acute strain: transport firms warned of margin hits and are adding diesel clauses, driving schools weighed passing on costs, and a Hague taxi driver chose to switch from hybrid to fully electric to contain expenses.
- Consumers queued to fill up, price‑searches in the ANWB app surged from 175,000 to nearly 690,000 week over week, more drivers fueled in Belgium and Germany, border stations saw volumes drop around 30%, and industry groups cautioned against stockpiling in jerrycans.