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In some gas stations in France they do not allow you to refuel if you have more than half a tank. The Police is in charge of controlling the level of fuel you are going to load.
France has been experiencing gasoline and diesel rationing at its service stations since last weekend. This causes long queues of vehicles to fill the tank and the Police begin to control how much fuel you want to load. For this reason, in some gas stations in France they do not allow you to refuel if you have more than half a tank.
The reason for the fuel shortage is due to the strike of workers at the TotalEnergies and ExxonMobil (Esso) refineries. The strike has been going on for more than 10 days and there are many gas stations that suffer from fuel shortages, which causes long queues that block streets, occupy several highway lanes and generate circulation and supply problems.
In some gas stations in France they do not allow you to refuel if you have more than half a tank
For this reason, it is possible that you arrive at a service station, especially in the north of France, and that the Police control the level of fuel that you have in the car and what you are willing to refuel. If you have more than half a deposit, it is likely that you will be invited to leave.
The Police ensures that there are no overflows and controls that drums are not used to hoard fuel. On the other hand, motorists with more than half a tank who come to refuel are proof of the panic over fuel shortages that France is experiencing these days.
The department of Vaucluse, north of Montpellier, is the only one that has decided to ration the sale of gasoline and diesel to drivers, who will be able to refuel up to 30 liters if it is a car and up to 120 liters if it is a truck. Meanwhile, emergency vehicles can overcome the 30-litre barrier.
