Government figures from Tuesday (October 27) estimate that 11% of stations in France are out of at least one type of fuel. At the same time, motorists are reportedly using their vehicles less, with the supermarket and service station group Coopérative U seeing sales volumes drop by up to 40%.
In four departments, at least 25% of service stations are out of one fuel type: Paris, Haut-Rhin, Bas-Rhin, and Territoire de Belfort. The latter three are at particular risk from shortages as they import much of their fuel via Germany as opposed to from French refineries.
If there are difficulties in transporting fuel from Germany, as was the case over the summer, this can quickly lead to a lack of fuel across the eastern departments. Many departments in the south-west, west, and in the east and Alpine areas are seeing at least 10% of stations out of one type of fuel.
However, service stations in Brittany, Normandy, and the south-east are less impacted, with most departments seeing shortages at between 5% to 10% of stations. Corsica remains uniquely untouched by the shortage crisis, with no reports of shortages at any station.
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