Due to strikes by tanker drivers, it is causing a shortage of fuel at petrol stations

Strikes by tanker drivers: New Filter Dams

Filter dams were set up in front of several depots and refineries. The Ile-de-France is mainly affected. Strike renewed, filter dams, the first major supply problems. The social movement by drivers of hazardous materials (fuel, gas, chemicals …) continues Tuesday with, among others, filter dams at oil depots which resumed in Ile de France and La Rochelle (Charente […]

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The filling nozzles at the petrol stations contain more bacteria than a toilet seat

Health: Filling Nozzles are dirtier than Toilet Seats

The filling nozzles at gas stations are far dirtier than the toilet seat. Difficult to do worse: they are real nest of bacteria, says a Canadian study. But the steering wheel, is also a problem. 17,500 times more bacteria on a service station filling nozzle than on the bezel of your toilet! It is a Canadian […]

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Thirteen petrol stations were requisitioned in Maine-et-Loire from Friday 20 May

In the Maine-et-Loire: Thirteen Petrol Stations Requisitioned

In order to “prevent any supply problems” of fuel, thirteen petrol stations of Maine-et-Loire are subject to a requisition. The prefecture of Maine-et-Loire announced that thirteen petrol stations  “are the subject of an order as of May 20th, 2016”.  Objective? “Preventing any supply difficulties of petrol and diesel and ensure the smooth functioning of emergency services […]

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