If the price of fuel has fallen everywhere in Europe, the situation is a little different in France. Indeed, gas prices are still very high, even if a small drop has been recorded. But there is still progress to be made return to those displayed before the start of the war in Ukraine. Such a situation obviously makes the life of motorists very difficult, who sometimes find it difficult to refuel to get to their place of work. So much so that this crisis can lead to more than shameful behavior, while some do not hesitate to play with the legality.

The French are punished by supply interruptions at service stations.

Thus, the government continues the discount of 30 centimes/l at gas stations until mid-November.@TotalEnergies also extends its discount of 20 centimes/l for the same period. pic.twitter.com/u7EdYWGliB

— Elizabeth BORNE (@Elisabeth_Borne) October 16, 2022

The flight went wrong

This is exactly the case of our two main characters of the day. Two men aged 48 and 53 had the brilliant idea to try to steal the fuel, probably to resell it, as is often the case. Except the alarm goes off at the trucking company they tried to rob, sending a report to the police Perpignan Anti-Crime Brigade. The latter quickly arrive on the scene and find two accomplices equipped with all the devices for opening and emptying the tanks. But they did not have time to steal a single drop of fuel when the police arrived.

False explanation

The two men were then taken into custody to explain their actions. And here the latter do not lack audacity, claiming that they simply broke down and needed to find fuel. Except that their equipment was designed to empty multiple tanks. Especially since one of the two bandits was already known for similar facts. Therefore, he was placed in custody the second was sentenced to four months in prison cabriolet.