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Cars damaged from water in service station fuel in south-west France

One driver received a €3,500 repair bill after filling up on €73-worth of diesel

End in sight for driver fuel shortages in Paris and surrounding areas

Supplies have been running low due to strike action

TotalEnergies confirm car fuel price cap for whole of 2024 in France

Scheme was set to finish at some time during the year prior to announcement

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Supermarkets in France to run more ‘at cost’ fuel sales

Carrefour and E. Leclerc offering deal every day of the week, other supermarkets increase weekend commitments

Petrol boss rules out selling fuel at a loss in France

Major supermarkets also reject plan even before law change to allow this is voted on

TotalEnergies to continue cap on fuel prices in France into 2024

The measure was originally set to end this year but will now last until prices drop

Tips on finding low-cost fuel as French petrol prices keep on rising

We look at why rates are so high and how to save money at the pumps

French villagers club together to open their own petrol station

They acted after the closure of a fuel garage meant they had to endure a 60-kilometre round-trip to fill up their cars

Petrol stations in France criticised for alleged high profit margins

But fuel distributors have hit back saying that running a petrol garage is expensive and they only make a ‘few cents of profit per litre’

French firm invents kit to convert petrol cars into plug-in hybrids

The technology is not cheap but will allow older cars to bypass emission regulations in French cities

What is the latest with France’s petrol and diesel shortages?

All oil refineries are now unblocked but shortages persist in the region around Paris and to the south-west of the French capital

Nearly one-in-five French petrol stations suffering fuel shortages

Petrol and diesel shortages are worst in south and north-west France. Kerosene supplies to Paris airports are also running low

Petrol workers requisitioned in France as shortages begin to bite

The action comes as 40% of petrol stations are closed in the southern French department surrounding Marseille

Unions say French ‘fuel shortages will intensify’. Are they right?

Fuel workers have warned drivers to fill up as refinery strikes continue. We look at where shortages are and at what level

French fuel shortages: strikers to vote today on whether to continue

The strikes at TotalEnergies refineries will continue at least until midday

French fuel shortages: Progress made to end strikes but no deal yet

Strikes at five oil refineries are causing huge fuel shortages around the country – the latest round of talks has led to a breakthrough, but not everyone is happy

French fuel shortages: Union calls for wider national strike next week

The interprofessional strike would be a protest against the government’s decision to require some striking refinery employees to go back to work

French fuel shortages: Tips for avoiding petrol thefts

Risk of fuel theft is higher with petrol and diesel currently in short supply at a third of French petrol stations

Fuel shortages: strike action is renewed at French refineries

The government is now threatening to ‘intervene’ and force striking employees to return to work. Nearly a third of stations report shortages

French fuel shortages: jerry cans to be banned to prevent stockpiling

Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne vows that the country will not be ‘blocked’ as fuel shortages continue and sales are restricted

MAP: Where in France have fuel limits been imposed and in what way?

We look at the departments where emergency services staff are being prioritised, or filling up jerry cans is temporarily banned

What’s coming up in the week of 29 August in France?

Increased financial help for drivers, a last chance to buy a discounted rail card, the return to school, an American film festival and more

France set to increase fuel refund from 18 to 30 cents in September

The measure, when added to another refund announced by TotalEnergies, could reduce the price per litre to just €1.50, but critics remain sceptical

EU votes to ban new petrol and diesel cars in Europe from 2035

Proponents call the decision ‘historic and revolutionary’, but some have said it is hypocritical, and the bloc still needs to negotiate the finer points

Petrol

Cars damaged from water in service station fuel in south-west France

End in sight for driver fuel shortages in Paris and surrounding areas

TotalEnergies confirm car fuel price cap for whole of 2024 in France

Supermarkets in France to run more ‘at cost’ fuel sales

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