Shortage of fuel: these departments where it is forbidden to fill your jerrycan

Nearly 20% of service stations operate with difficulty in France, according to the Ministry of Energy Transition.

This is the consequence of strikes carried out in several refineries of the TotalÉnergies group.

Result: the queues are getting longer and the tension is mounting among motorists.

The government and Emmanuel Macron ask the French not to panic.

Despite these calls for calm, some did not resist making reservations.

State services have noted an unusual "

" in fuel sales on national territory.

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These acts prompted the government to ban the purchase and even the sale of fuel in jerrycans and drums.

“

”, specifies the entourage of the Minister for Energy Transition, contacted by

.

This is the case in the resorts of Nord (59), Pas-de-Calais (62) and Somme (80).

The three prefects call for "

" and "

" "

(see tweet below).

The north of France is indeed one of the areas where service stations are most in difficulty.

According to the Ministry of Ecological Transition, 42% of service stations in Pas de Calais and 43% of those in the North faced shortages on at least one fuel on Friday.

In total, in Hauts-de-France, 30% of service stations are in difficulty.

The Hauts-de-France and Nord prefecture has also published the list of professions that have priority for obtaining fuel.

To these three departments in the north of France are added, to date, the Vosges (88) and the Val-d'Oise (95) which prohibit the purchase and sale of fuel "

" until Wednesday, October 12.

Ditto on the side of Vaucluse (84) where the ban will end on Tuesday, October 11 inclusive.

However, the prefectures that issued these orders did not specify whether unscrupulous motorists risked fines.

We can assume that the culprits will be deprived of their jerrycan(s) if they are caught in the act.