Lack of Gas in France (Europe)
Posted: 24 May 2016 20:50
Having just returned from a weekend jaunt in to France, I thought that intending trippers might be interested to know that the French are currently experiencing a slight shortage of fuel. The proposed labour law changes have sparked a little industrial unrest Sur le Continent and all but one of the French oil refineries are currently being blockaded by the unions.
As a result, petrol and derv are in short supply; we were fortunate in having a Total garage only 1 km from where we were staying that opened early on the Saturday for a couple of hours, enabling us to fill up with enough fuel to get back to the safety of England. The place had been shut on the Saturday, didn't reopen on the Sunday and was still closed on the Monday. Those fuel stations that were open had long queues, but it wasn't a problem as we only saw two on a 160 km journey (that's irony for non-Bristolians).
If you are travelling through France, make sure that the tank is well primed for the journey...
And it's only three weeks to the Treffen, with a long trip through France pretty much essential. What we'll need is a back up truck (editor David?)
Oh yes, the trip was great, we missed most of the rain and the GP was just great fun!
Good riding,
CC
As a result, petrol and derv are in short supply; we were fortunate in having a Total garage only 1 km from where we were staying that opened early on the Saturday for a couple of hours, enabling us to fill up with enough fuel to get back to the safety of England. The place had been shut on the Saturday, didn't reopen on the Sunday and was still closed on the Monday. Those fuel stations that were open had long queues, but it wasn't a problem as we only saw two on a 160 km journey (that's irony for non-Bristolians).
If you are travelling through France, make sure that the tank is well primed for the journey...
And it's only three weeks to the Treffen, with a long trip through France pretty much essential. What we'll need is a back up truck (editor David?)
Oh yes, the trip was great, we missed most of the rain and the GP was just great fun!
Good riding,
CC