In Germany, a well-intentioned rule meant to shield drivers from erratic fuel prices has instead sharpened the very inequities it sought to soften. Since April, gas stations were permitted to raise prices only once daily, at noon — a constraint that brought predictability but not fairness, widening the gap between what morning and afternoon buyers pay. Against a backdrop of record fuel costs driven by Middle East conflict, the motoring association ADAC now calls for the rule's abolition, as the government turns toward a temporary energy tax reduction — a quieter admission that timing the marke