With the strikes going on in France over the last week, driving in France for commercial drivers has been difficult.
When the refineries were blockaded, drivers were advised going into France to have enough fuel to complete their journey. All
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but one refinery has stopped working, meaning fuel is in short supply. Over a quarter of the petrol stations are without fuel and people are starting to drive over the borders to Belgium to refuel.
Some drivers on their way to France have been taking cans of fuel with them to top up. Fuel in this form is not allowed on the ferries – a huge fire hazard and classed as dangerous goods, even if you are a non commercial driver. So you could face confiscation and or prosecution. You will not be allowed in the ferry with it. So think twice if you are planning to leave England with extra supplies via the ferries. I am pretty sure that Eurostar will have similar rules in place, check before you book.
Even if things changed overnight, it would take a while to before things got back to normal. Extra care will need to be taken if you are going to France in the half term.
Couriers will be looking to make sure they are not at risk of getting stranded, hopefully they will be making use of the fuel saving driving tips about.
Have a good weekend
Kev
Try this site: http://www.carbu.fr/route.php
Enter the start town in the ‘Code Postal/Localité’ box under ‘Départ’ and the destination town in the similar box under ‘Destination’ then select the type of fuel you need from the ‘Carburant’ dropdown box. ‘Sans plomb’ means lead-free petrol and ‘gasoil’ means diesel. Then click ‘GO’. That will bring up a Google map on which you can see filling stations that still have stocks along your route.
Thanks for the Link Jeff, looks very useful
Sarah