Fuel availability in France

Coach Man
Coach Man Forum Participant Posts: 8
edited April 2023 in Overseas Campsites & Touring #1

We are planning a touring holiday in France with our caravan leaving on Sunday 16th April. Does anyone have any recent experience of touring in France and how the recent strikes are affecting availability of fuel at the moment? 

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  • Betsyboo Too
    Betsyboo Too Club Member Posts: 14 ✭✭
    edited April 2023 #2

    Hi Coach Man,

    We are currently in Normandy, been here since Sunday 2nd.

    No evidence of any shortages of fuel, just filled up this morning and paid €1.75 litre for diesel.

    Tomorrow we make our way to Saumur in the Loire Valley, I will keep you updated as to the situation in that region if it will be of help.

    Speaking to the locals, they don’t think there will be a problem, they expect the government to cave in in the short term.

    Lets hope their right  🤞🏻

     

  • RedKite
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    edited April 2023 #3

    No problems here in the LOT where we live and the next two departments also ok Aveyron and Tarn -et- Garonne.

  • Betsyboo Too
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    edited April 2023 #4

    That’s good news Red Kite.

    AfterSaumur  were off further south to Trémolat, Nouvelle Aquitaine.

    Thanks for the update 👍

  • Pliers
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    edited April 2023 #5

    Good to hear. We’ve a ferry crossing to Bilbao booked for early June, and the plan is to meander over to the French Pyrenees and catch a stage of the Tour de France. 
    If there’s a problem with fuel in France, we’ll have to stay in Spain, no hardship though 🙂.

  • Coach Man
    Coach Man Forum Participant Posts: 8
    edited April 2023 #6

    Folks

    Thanks for your responses it is very reassuring to hear that the shortages I had heard about ate not widespread. 

  • Wherenext
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    edited April 2023 #7

    Spoke to my brother who lives in Brittany and he states that the shortages are mainly restricted to city areas, with about 20% of refineries being targeted. He has had no problems finding diesel and hasn't heard of anyone else having problems.

    Just keep the tank topped up as you go along.

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