Münster petrol prices are 20 cents per litre above Munich

A fuel-price ranking found Super E10 averaged 20 cents more per litre in Münster than in Munich.

The figures were €2.198 per litre in Münster and €1.998 in Munich, so filling a 50-litre tank cost €10 more in Münster.

Ingolstadt had the lowest reported Super E10 price, while Kassel had the highest at €2.210 per litre.

Low water levels on the Rhine may be pushing up transport costs, because ships can carry less fuel and more journeys or other transport are needed.

At Kaub, the river level was 26 centimetres, compared with a long-term average of 208 centimetres.

Fuel prices also depend on how supplies reach each region, not just where the fuel is made.

Germany has 11 refineries, and their crude oil and finished fuel move by different routes, including pipelines, ships and rail.

The price gap shows how local supply and transport conditions affect drivers, and North Rhine-Westphalia extended an exemption from the Sunday truck-driving ban until 20 December.