Slovenia Becomes First EU Country to Introduce Fuel Rationing
March 24th, 2026Ok, it turns out that the answer was ten days…
On a related topic, I was expecting that some diabolical tracking app or other Covid-style pass would be required to manage fuel purchases, but the article states:
Under his government’s new measures, the nationwide restrictions are to be policed by the petrol stations themselves, with employees required to make sure that customers do not stock up on more than the allowed amount of fuel.
This amounts to no meaningful restrictions. People who want more will simply find easy ways to get more.
Obviously, the Slovenian government must realize this.
I wonder if this exercise will be used as a pretext to bring in more abhorrent electronic/biometric rationing systems?
You can hear it now: We tried the honor system, but that obviously didn’t work. For those who would like to purchase fuel, simply download the convenient Palantir/Oracle/Microsoft homunculus onto your phone. Provide your biometric information. With a sufficient social credit score, up to date vaccine status and low enough emissions totals, you’ll be authorized to get the fuel you need to own nothing and be happy.
Via: BBC:
Slovenia has become the first EU member state to implement fuel rationing to tackle disruptions caused by the US-Israeli strikes on Iran and its retaliation on their allies in the Gulf – most major players in world energy markets.
Many countries have been experiencing steep hikes in fuel prices.
In Slovenia, this has resulted in so-called “fuel tourism”, as drivers from neighbouring countries, particularly Austria, take advantage of the lower, regulated prices here.
Under the new measures, private motorists in Slovenia will be restricted to a maximum purchase of 50 litres of fuel per day. Businesses and farmers have a more generous allowance of 200 litres.
Some fuel retailers had already imposed measures of their own. Hungary’s MOL, which operates petrol stations across the region, had already imposed a 30-litre limit.
