Refueling is rarely a pleasure. First, because it costs more and more, and the prices of gasoline and diesel fuel are the highest. But you still need to find a gas station! Indeed, depending on the region, this is not necessarily an easy task and may even be a near-impossible mission. And even Ile-de-France has not escaped this phenomenon, since the number of stations is constantly decreasing, except for the Seine and the Marne where there are a little more of them than before.
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Rapid disappearance
In fact, it becomes especially difficult if you need to fill up your gas tank in the center of Paris. Indeed, it is very difficult to find a service station that will help you if you need to fill up with petrol or diesel. According to an article recently published by our colleagues at Le Parisien, there really aren’t any left currently only 47 remain, compared to 61 in 2018. The significant year-on-year decline is making life much more difficult for motorists traveling around the capital. But what is the reason for this phenomenon?
The fault of real estate
Well, to know that, you have to look at the urbanization of the capital, which continues to develop. And this is to the detriment of service stations, which are not profitable enough and therefore are closing at a rapid pace. Indeed, in Paris, the markup of the latter is only about one cent per liter, which does not allow us to survive. But you should also know that less than half of Parisian households own a car, and that the need for fuel continues to decrease over the years.
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Source: Auto Plus
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