Since Tuesday, March 7, many employees across France have been on strike in protest against pension reform established by the government. Promised by Emmanuel Macron, this means that the French will work for another two years, that is, until the age of 64. And of course, this is hard to accept as thousands of people demonstrated across the country yesterday. But aside from this troubling reform, this strike is clearly not to everyone’s liking. And especially not to motorists who are afraid of getting stuck due to blocking the refinery.

New allowance #fuel : “We decided to focus on French people who work and have to take their own car”@GabrielAttalplenipotentiary minister for public affairs, guest @amandine_begot in #RTLMatin pic.twitter.com/CE5lfQTrdV

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A large crowd

That’s why many drivers are afraid to experience a shortage of fuel, as in October last year. Then they take a lot of precautions, to the detriment of other users. Because if there is no shortage of fuel in the country now, even if the voltage is clearly there, then some service stations are already empty. We are talking about drivers who rush there to fill an already almost full tank and therefore empty their tanks. According to some specialists, the attendance of the station has up 10-30% this weekend, which is obviously huge compared to the normal situation.

No shortage

If the situation is clearly a bit tense, the specialists still want to reassure and explain that there is currently no risk of a shortage. The latter then invite motorists not to do this do not change your habits and go to the station only when they really need it. So the goal is not to deplete the reserves, but to leave some for everyone. Especially if you already use your car very little in normal times.