FCO update travel advice for Brits heading to France on holiday
manchestereveningnews.co.ukBrits travelling to France this month have been warned that the country faces petrol and diesel shortages. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has updated its travel guidance for the country.
UK travellers could face lengthy queues at French fuel stations and have been advised to fill up their tanks before leaving the UK, if they are driving to France.
Forecourts across France have been running low on fuel, with more than a quarter having no supplies of at least one type of fuel, The Liverpool Echo reports.
The shortages come after strikes at French refineries which have tightened supply and caused queues at petrol stations. According to the AA, as of midday on Monday, out of more than 11,100 fuel stations in France, 2,093 were completely out of fuel and 1,101 had run out of one type of fuel. READ MORE: Bonfire Night is CANCELLED across Manchester parks as council blames "escalating costs" On Tuesday, the UK Foreign Office issued a warning to those due to visit the European nation.
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