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shaggydog

Member Since: 12 Aug 2012
Location: Kent
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French Diesel (or lack of!)

Hello Guys,

One of my colleagues is heading to France next week on holiday with family and a trailer tent but is a bit nervous about the apparent lack of diesel.

Is there any good apps or places to find the latest advice on the matter?

Sadly he speaks no French but I can show him how an app works before he leaves.

Thank you for the advice and best of luck! Running Restoration Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/post323197.html#323197

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25th May 2016 12:34pm

o4dn

Member Since: 08 Jan 2010
Location: South West
Posts: 555

2009 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 SW Alaska White

This may come handy http://penurie.mon-essence.fr/w/

Best of luck, indeed

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25th May 2016 12:42pm

jaygti

Member Since: 04 Nov 2012
Location: essex
Posts: 389

He could take the diesel with him.

My work colleague is also going next week.
His plan is to fill up just before he crosses the channel.
He also has a 20lt Jerry can, and is borrowing my two, which will give him an extra 60ltrs in total.
That will be more than enough to get him where he is going, and get him about for the week.
He's just hoping that it'll all be over before he has to get home.
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25th May 2016 12:52pm

Riverboy

Member Since: 16 May 2016
Location: French sector, Earth
Posts: 1288

2014 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 SW Corris Grey

French TV are talking mid June at the earliest before this gets resolved.

25th May 2016 1:42pm

Grenadier

Member Since: 23 Jul 2014
Location: The foot of Mont Blanc...
Posts: 5878

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Corris Grey

Nothing like a good strike in France. Par for the course. I'm going on strike next week, so if anyone wants to buy a chalet in Chamonix, bad luck. I'm fed up with my employment welfare. Fed up I tell you. Until it's resolved, no work from me. My employer is a right b*^*%#. Monsieur Le Grenadier

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25th May 2016 2:07pm

Riverboy

Member Since: 16 May 2016
Location: French sector, Earth
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25th May 2016 2:10pm

dorsetsmith

Member Since: 30 Oct 2011
Location: South West
Posts: 4554

last time i travel a cross the channel on ferry in a van to work in Spain, the in side of the van had to inspected we were inferred we had to remove lube oil 25lt x 8 15w/40, diesel in 20lt x 2 Jerry before we can bored the boat to sail , we inferred 5 litre MAX of diesel can carried at a time

JOB CANALLED

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25th May 2016 2:31pm

miker

Member Since: 13 Sep 2015
Location: Surrey
Posts: 1769

My scout group regularly take a minibus + trailer with a pair of 20l jerry cans on. Depending on where you are staying, could nip across the border to somewhere more civilised for your fuel!

25th May 2016 2:47pm

dorsetsmith

Member Since: 30 Oct 2011
Location: South West
Posts: 4554

At the time i thinking that each lorry on the boat has a fuel tank with more diesel than we triad to transport and 50 ltr lube in each engine sump

25th May 2016 3:00pm

7heaven

Member Since: 03 Feb 2016
Location: Oxfordshire
Posts: 122

2015 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 CSW Corris Grey

We were due to leave on Eurotunnel early on Saturday morning for a week in the Vendee, but I'm cancelling the trip tomorrow

The news and 'real life' feedback from forums show the situation is getting no better, and they are now deploying fuel reserves. We would need to refusal at least once on the way down, and I don't want to spend the week worrying about being able to get home, wondering whether we can go on day trips etc.

Bought the Tunnel tickets and accommodation with Tesco vouchers, and expected to lose them both. Really pleased that Eurotunnel allow a free re-booking as long as we tell them within 24 after we were due to travel, and Siblu camps will only charge £35 to rebook later in the year

France is too nice a country for the French at times

If this continues and wrecks Le Mans / Euros, I can see it having an effect on the Brexit vote...

Not sure how we'll spend next week, but I've just bought a trailer this evening so we could go camping in the Defender

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2010 110 XS Station Wagon (stolen)

25th May 2016 8:31pm

Riverboy

Member Since: 16 May 2016
Location: French sector, Earth
Posts: 1288

Not sure what a French domestic dispute has to do with Brexit or why it would affect it?. But I do agree the country is too nice for the French

Shame about your holiday

but probably wise not to risk being stranded.

25th May 2016 8:54pm

7heaven

Member Since: 03 Feb 2016
Location: Oxfordshire
Posts: 122

I just think if they affect people's holidays and, God forbid, the Euros then a lot of people may be swayed towards Brexit. Unless there is a third option to evict the French from France. Poor them with their 35 hour week

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25th May 2016 8:59pm

Riverboy

Member Since: 16 May 2016
Location: French sector, Earth
Posts: 1288

I hope people are more intelligent than that

Mind you, watching the news and reading stuff online I seriously wonder

25th May 2016 9:08pm

7heaven

Member Since: 03 Feb 2016
Location: Oxfordshire
Posts: 122

Getting real news on the situation isn't easy, but there doesn't seem to be any sight of a solution in the next few days. By all accounts the Vendee has been affected more than many areas. Just don't want to spend hours in queues to get a few litres of fuel at a time. Would rather spend it eating moules to be honest! 2020 110 D200 Base - Pangea with satin paint protection
2015 90 XS Station Wagon (sold)
2010 110 XS Station Wagon (stolen)

25th May 2016 9:17pm

Riverboy

Member Since: 16 May 2016
Location: French sector, Earth
Posts: 1288

Well I couldn't find any stations open today around me. My farrier told me this afternoon that he found one with Diesel but the queue was three to four hours long and they limit you to 20 euros worth.

Looks like it's now spreading to Nuclear plants so power cuts are next I suppose.

Perhaps I need to spend a day panic buying tomorrow

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25th May 2016 9:20pm

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