Early Thursday morning, a Repsol gas station in Galapagar (Madrid) mistakenly put a liter of diesel at one euro.

The drivers who circulated in the area spread the bargain on social networks and

immediately there were long queues to refuel at the service station

located on the El Escorial highway, very close to the La Santina restaurant and the Veracruz school.

The very low price of fuel

was due to a computer failure and lasted only about 70 minutes

in the early hours of the morning, according to company sources.

However, dozens of drivers went to the service station, some of them carrying large jugs.

When trying to fill the containers, several people spilled the gasoline on the ground, causing

moments of tension and nerves between the users

and the only worker at the service station.

In a video, published by the

Social Drive Twitter account,

you can see how dozens of drivers have taken advantage of this gas station's error to fill the tank of their vehicles and drums.

The presence of the Local Police was necessary because the jam reached the M-505 road and caused traffic complications in the area, despite the fact that it was 01:30 am.

record price

The average price of gasoline in Spain has chained a new week of increases, its seventh, and has climbed to a new historical maximum, for the first time already above the level of 2 euros per liter, and already

eating

all of the subsidy of 20 cents per liter that came into force last April.

Specifically

, the average price of a liter of gasoline this week stood at 2,048 euros,

after registering a rise of 4% compared to seven days ago, according to data from the European Union Oil Bulletin collected by Europa Press.

That average amount includes taxes, but does not reflect the discount that came into force since last April 1 of at least 20 cents per liter, since there are higher discounts, depending on the oil company.

Counting on this subsidy,

the price of a liter of gasoline would thus be more expensive than in the last week of March (1,818 euros),

before the discount began to be applied, with which the increase in prices recorded by this fuel since then has already absorbed all of the aid.

In the case of diesel, the average price per liter, after three weeks of declines, has picked up again, with an increase of 3.45% compared to seven days ago, to stand at

1.916 euros.

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