gasóleo simples
Published 5 November 2026, 06:07
gasóleo simples — ordinary diesel, as opposed to gasóleo especial (aditivado)
This is what ordinary diesel is called on Portuguese price boards and in the state price comparison tool. Next to it there is always “gasóleo especial” or “aditivado” — the same fuel with an additive package, about five cents a litre more expensive (as of 3 September 2026, €2.14 against €2.09). An ordinary car does not need the special fuel: manufacturers rarely require it, and if they do, they say so in the car’s manual. Petrol is split the same way: “gasolina simples 95” and “gasolina especial”.
Where you come across it. The price board at the entrance to the filling station, the buttons on the pump, choosing the fuel type in the DGEG price comparison tool.
Do not confuse it with “gasóleo colorido e marcado” — dyed diesel for agriculture, which is taxed differently; you must not put it in an ordinary car.
Official website: precoscombustiveis.dgeg.gov.pt