Fleet fuel calculator 2026 — Romania

Monthly cost scenarios per vehicle

* Deductible VAT: 100% for commercial vehicles used strictly for economic activity (couriers, taxis, transport, trucks); 50% for corporate cars with mixed use (Fiscal Code art. 297). Indicative — see detailed deductibility calculator.

Total monthly fleet cost

Cost scaled to fleet size (mixed corporate + courier, average 10.95 RON/L):

Fleet card vs in-house tank

Above ~50,000 L/month total consumption, the comparison between card refueling (EuroShell, DKV, MOL Gold, OMV Card, Petrom Card) and an in-house bulk tank becomes relevant.

Fleet cards

• Pros: 0.05-0.15 RON/L discount off pump price; centralized VAT reporting; per-driver/per-vehicle consumption control; pan-European network for international transport.
• Cons: card issuance fees; monthly or per-transaction fees; the underlying network price may be above the national average.
• Best for: 10-200 vehicle fleets, mixed urban/inter-urban, international transport.

In-house tank (own cistern or bulk delivery)

• Pros: wholesale purchase direct from distributor, 0.20-0.50 RON/L below pump; full VAT control; refueling at night without queues.
• Cons: initial investment ~80,000-200,000 RON for ANRE/ISCIR-certified cistern; regulatory burden (fire safety, ISO); inventory volatility risk.
• Best for: >50 vehicle fleets with predictable routes, central depot, consumption >100,000 L/month.

Break-even point: beyond ~70,000 L/month total consumption, an in-house bulk tank saves 0.20-0.30 RON/L vs fleet card, so a 30+ truck fleet amortizes the investment in 18-30 months.

OUG 19/2026 impact on fleets

From 1 April – 30 June 2026, Romania's OUG 19/2026 caps the commercial markup of large networks to the previous monthly average. For fleets, this means:

• Fleet card discounts are limited to baseline differentials — many companies report temporarily reduced discounts from 0.15 RON/L down to 0.07-0.10 RON/L.
• In-house bulk tank remains favorable, but the distributor's margin is also adjusted — the differential remains broadly similar to pre-OUG levels.
• After 30 June 2026, if the cap isn't extended, prices may swing ±0.10 RON/L quickly — large-volume fleets should re-engage card partners to reactivate usual discounts.

Live tracker: /en/oug-19-tracker.

API for ERP/TMS integration

PretCarburant.ro provides a public v1 API to integrate prices into your ERP, TMS or in-house consumption monitoring app:

• GET /api/v1/preturi — lowest price in each city and the average of each network
• GET /api/v1/judete/<county> — county average
• GET /api/v1/statii?lat=…&lon=…&raza=10 — stations within radius for in-house route planner

Without a key the API is free but limited: /preturi has no quota, yet returns only the top 20 cities; /judete and /statii allow 1 request per week per IP and endpoint, and /statii returns at most 150 records (one record = one station × one fuel). A production integration needs an API key: plans start at €19/month for 10,000 requests per month.

See also

• Diesel deductibility calculator
• Excise & VAT transparency
• API documentation
• Route planner with costs
• OUG 19/2026 tracker