Bans on the circulation of transport vehicles weighing more than 7.5 tonnes have been lifted by two ministerial decrees.
Two decrees exceptionally authorizing the transport of hydrocarbons this weekend and Monday and temporarily easing the constraints in terms of driving time for truckers in this sector were published in the Official Journal on Saturday. In view of the “tensions on the supply of fuels observed on the national territory“, the bans on the circulation of transport vehicles of more than 7.5 tonnes provided for by a previous decree of April 2021 were lifted for October 8, 9 and 10, 2022, for “vehicles for transporting hydrocarbon products, with the exception of butane, propane and gases for industrial use“.
In addition, “the empty return of the mentioned vehicles” is “authorized for these days of ban lifting on the national territory“. The second decree published on Saturday provides for “temporary derogations” to “exceeding the maximum daily driving time within the limit of one hour» and to «exceeding the maximum weekly driving time within the limit of four hours» for transporting fuel. This, until Friday, October 14 inclusive.
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“France has 90 days of consumption in strategic stocks throughout its territory and the supply prospects for the weeks and months to come make it possible to rule out any risk of a lasting shortage.wanted to reassure the ministry on Friday. Emmanuel Macron called on motorists to “calm” as several factors, including a strike at TotalEnergies refineries, led to a drop in fuel deliveries and therefore many stock-outs of gasoline or diesel at service stations.
The group puts the disturbances on the account of the success of the discount at the pump of 20 centimes which it grants since September 1, in addition to the rebate of the State of 30 centimes. “The rebate caused more marked supply disruptions at Total“, with a situation”more marked in Hauts-de-France (…) because we have cross-border workers who have come to take advantage of the prices at the pump and the aid which has been put in place by the government“, commented on Saturday the Minister of Ecological Transition, Christophe Béchu, questioned on Franceinfo.