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By *edonistsatplay OP   Couple
over a year ago

Portsmouth, North Brittany, France

Bonjour a touts!

Not sure if the UK news channels have picked up on this but (surprise, surprise) the French refinary workers are all out on strike over the new labour laws.

At the moment there are upto 800 fuel stations without any fuel (depending on what news channel you watch!) and the rest are suffering panic buying.

So.. if you're heading to this side of the ditch over the next week or two, it may be adviseable to check out the latest situation before you decide to drive all the way down south.. you may end up pushing!!

Salut!

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By *otlovefun42Couple
over a year ago

Costa Blanca Spain...

Thanks for the heads up.

We are driving down to Spain from Germany this week.

We can usually make it from Luxembourg to Spain on a tank full but I think I will carry a bit of spare as well.

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By *rightonfranceMan
over a year ago

brighton - chalais france

I think you'll find it more than 800, its mainly brittany normany and the south west.

All stations around me in teh bordeaux region are out of diesel, petrol is on its way too. The ones that do have petrol are rationing to 15 litres for cars and 40 litres for lorries..

Toll roads sshould be ok Ive heard.

All supermarkets in Brittany are dry but it should start to improve next week as supplies come back online.

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By *eordiesCouple
over a year ago

newcastle


"I think you'll find it more than 800, its mainly brittany normany and the south west.

All stations around me in teh bordeaux region are out of diesel, petrol is on its way too. The ones that do have petrol are rationing to 15 litres for cars and 40 litres for lorries..

Toll roads sshould be ok Ive heard.

All supermarkets in Brittany are dry but it should start to improve next week as supplies come back online. "

By saying supplies coming back on-line does that mean the dispute is settled ?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If you're on an Autoroute you'll have no problem, fuel stations on the motorway always have fuel available as its illegal to run out of fuel on a French motorway.

I filled up this morning on the A10 near Tours and didn't have to queue. Fuel is however more expensive on the autoroute, I paid 1.27 Euro per litre for Diesel (its about 1.10 in town).

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By *edonistsatplay OP   Couple
over a year ago

Portsmouth, North Brittany, France

The French government are saying that they won't let the situation get out of hand.. which no doubt means that the riot shields will shortly be issued!!

The union has (apparently) said that they won't be moving anytime soon, here to stay etc etc.. so depends on who gives out first I guess and if any of the other unions decide to join in to stop the fuel actually leaving the refinaries... life just gets sooo interesting!!

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By *rightonfranceMan
over a year ago

brighton - chalais france

apparently there are 8 refineries in france of which 6 are blocaded. There is no end in sight at present but i'm sure the riot police (crs) will storm in soon for a peaceful resolution. lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Good the quicker they send them in the better.

Travelling through to Agde today the first autoroute service station was shut. Rouen was busy our usual stopping point outside Everaux was shut but the next station limited us to 20l. On the A71 no queues this evening.

Luckily enough on board to make Le Cap in the morning non stop.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hope the Hire car at Montpellier Airport on Saturday will have full tank of fuel

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By *enard ArgenteMan
over a year ago

London and France

Fuel station closures are almost exclusively in the north ( Brittany, Normandy , up to Calais, and down the Loire; and most of the Prefectures up there are rationing fuel if the stations aren't closed. South of Poitiers, few problems; ( one or two around Bordeaux).

Locally in Charente, no closures , no rationing .

Nor south to the Spanish border from what I hear.

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By *s2funloversCouple
over a year ago

Morwich & Everwhere Anywhere

All good from the Spanish border up to Dax, lots of fuel, tomorrow we take the motorhome up towards Bordeaux. Who knows what we will find heading back home to Normandy.... Let's hope there is some diesel up there, if not we will be extending our holiday to include somewhere in the fuel less departments of the north west of France

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By * and BCouple
over a year ago

Leeds

Hi.first iv heard of strke, we got back from Brittany 10 days ago, back out in july so should be all sorted, good luck to all out there

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By *rightonfranceMan
over a year ago

brighton - chalais france

Well Im north of Bordeaux, Between Libourne and Angouleme, most of teh fuel statiions around me are shut. Apparently there are 1 or 2 on the N10 rationing diesel to 20L per person.

I think, from what I have heard the A10 has fuel.

Good luck to everyone in my region of South west France

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By *edonistsatplay OP   Couple
over a year ago

Portsmouth, North Brittany, France

The French news had coverage of the gendarmies 'pursuading' those on strike to go home.. some went via the hospital apparently!

The French minister says that there is at least 90 days of fuel available - but he's a polictian and his lips were moving - and a lot will depend on getting the fuel out of the refinary and into those in the sticks! There are 8 on strike at the moment.

Our local Carrefore is limiting to 20 Ltrs but they have shut all the pumps except one. I was told that they will run dry probably tomorrow.

best pump up the tyres on the pushbike!

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By *enard ArgenteMan
over a year ago

London and France


"Well Im north of Bordeaux, Between Libourne and Angouleme, most of teh fuel statiions around me are shut. Apparently there are 1 or 2 on the N10 rationing diesel to 20L per person.

I think, from what I have heard the A10 has fuel.

Good luck to everyone in my region of South west France"

I am between Libourne and Angouleme and have been to Angouleme and back today and every station I have seen or been to is fully open and no rationing!

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By *edonistsatplay OP   Couple
over a year ago

Portsmouth, North Brittany, France

Be a sport and stick some in a parcel and mail it up here please!

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By *ongtalljonMan
over a year ago

North Wales

It must be holiday time.

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By *rightonfranceMan
over a year ago

brighton - chalais france


"Well Im north of Bordeaux, Between Libourne and Angouleme, most of teh fuel statiions around me are shut. Apparently there are 1 or 2 on the N10 rationing diesel to 20L per person.

I think, from what I have heard the A10 has fuel.

Good luck to everyone in my region of South west France

I am between Libourne and Angouleme and have been to Angouleme and back today and every station I have seen or been to is fully open and no rationing! "

I managed to find some on the N10 at Chevanceaux, apparently it is coming back slowly by friday..

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By *edonistsatplay OP   Couple
over a year ago

Portsmouth, North Brittany, France

More punch ups reported this morning twixt the unions and police... and now the unions are trying to get the power workers to join them.. so, use your remaining fuel to go and buy some candles!

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By *enard ArgenteMan
over a year ago

London and France


"More punch ups reported this morning twixt the unions and police... and now the unions are trying to get the power workers to join them.. so, use your remaining fuel to go and buy some candles! "

There is only one Union on strike: the CGT: the rest of the unions have already accepted the new labour laws; CGT has persuaded part of the energy production wing of CGT to support them.

Although CGT is one of the bigger unions; with branches in most industries, their strike will lose its hold soon.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hope it's sorted by the weekend and my hire car is ment to be full and returned full well that might not happen but by next Tuesday hope that have sorted it out love how the Frence send in the riot police

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By *otlovefun42Couple
over a year ago

Costa Blanca Spain...

We are now in Tournus (nr Lyon) Two petrol stations next to the hotel are out of diesel but both have petrol (E10)

Driving down from Luxembourg all the motorway stations were open as normal.

We have enough diesel to get us to Spain but will keep an eye open and report back tomorrow.

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By *edonistsatplay OP   Couple
over a year ago

Portsmouth, North Brittany, France

France24 has reported that the police have gone in with watercannon and other pursuasive methods to unblock the refineries. The PM has said that the "Unions do not run the country" fightin' talk!!

Also just had a message from some friends saying that they were able to fill up at LeClerc in Plerin (St.Brieuc) so perhaps the worst is over!

Fingers crossed!!

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By *ucianpoundCouple
over a year ago

Cap d’Agde, France

Came back to the Cap yesterday from the Limousine.

The autoroute at Liimoge was blocked by lorry drivers 'going slow' the same thing at Toulouse. Got round it by driving on the N roads but it took 8 hours to do the trip compared to the 5 hours to get up there.

No problem on the N roads or the long autoroute stretches between cities also all the gas stations we saw were open for business.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ok I now getting messages form Easy jet that flights maybe delayed tomorrow and been give free option to change flight so fingers crossed not wasted slot of money for long weekend away.

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By *istalloverCouple
over a year ago

Pays de la Loire -Normandie -Brittany borderFrance

I filled up with gazoil (deisel) in dept 53 no problems

petrol restricted to 20€ but some went round twice

alot of panic buying and media scaremongering.

Oh deisel has risen from 1.07 to 1.17.

bon voyage

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By *rightonfranceMan
over a year ago

brighton - chalais france

apart from the price going up it seems to be readily available in depts 16, 17 24 and 33

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By *otlovefun42Couple
over a year ago

Costa Blanca Spain...

Made it to Spain with no problems.

We did a few kms on the N roads and noticed that most stations were open but quite a few were out of diesel, but petrol seemed ok.

All the motorway stations were operating as normal.

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By *B1000Couple
over a year ago

North Lakes and Manchester

Hmm will have to keep an eye on this for July, hope it's sorted by then !

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

No issues with fuel from the Total station in Le Cap this morning.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Any updates appreciated !

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By *YLINDERCouple
over a year ago

CARDIFF

We are near Antibes no problem getting fuel here.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I think it's all fine now seen people filling up here no problem so should be able to refill hire car at airport today at Montpellier had 3 nice days in Cap

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By *atEvolutionCouple
over a year ago

atlantisEVOLUTION. Stoke FREE ENTRANCE ALL WEEKEND

Hope FAB don't mind me posting this link (shows fuel availability throughout France).

http://penurie.mon-essence.fr/w/opened/#

Cat X

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

So is the petrol problem all sorted now ?

Or are there still shotages ?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hi, everything is fine where we live (2 hours south of Paris). Fuel is available everwhere and the flood waters have almost completely gone.

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By *esFranceMan
over a year ago

France

working in Vandee Dept 85 never had a problem doing over 1000 k a week ? and toil (motor way) you will always get fuel but at a premium price !!

happy traveling x

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By *esFranceMan
over a year ago

France

working in Vandee Dept 85 never had a problem doing over 1000 k a week ? and toil (motor way) you will always get fuel but at a premium price !!

happy traveling x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Thanks both

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By *illnDaveCouple
over a year ago

southend

Spent last week driving round France. Had no problems whatsoever getting fuel.

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By *eeandGeeMan
over a year ago

littlehampton

We had no problems either a week ago and all stations seem to have fuel but a WARNING!!

We brought some spare and were in a fools paradise. Had we run out we would not have been able to get the diesel into the tank!!!! You need the spout from the diesel hose to open the valve. Have solved it now with 6 ins of 3/4 pipe and a funnel. That works fine

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By *rightonfranceMan
over a year ago

brighton - chalais france


"We had no problems either a week ago and all stations seem to have fuel but a WARNING!!

We brought some spare and were in a fools paradise. Had we run out we would not have been able to get the diesel into the tank!!!! You need the spout from the diesel hose to open the valve. Have solved it now with 6 ins of 3/4 pipe and a funnel. That works fine"

I think you'll find that this is all over now. I have driven across france twice since the iniital problems and no problems now

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