• Fuel prices continue to climb, in France but also in neighboring countries.

  • Formerly advantageous in Germany and Luxembourg, the price at the pump is now more or less the same.

  • Consequence: French motorists no longer see the point of crossing the border to refuel.

The gentleman does not have time.

Clinging to his fuel pistol at the Esso station in Kehl, a small German town on the border of Strasbourg, just this Frenchman says that he sometimes takes gasoline "from time to time" from the other side of the Rhine.

Before adding: “And it's not cheaper here!

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A little further, at the Jet station, Mouss gives a rant.

“For some time now, it has only increased, the Strasbourg resident gets carried away.

I haven't had the permit for long, but since I work in Germany, I have already noticed a difference!

"Among the people questioned in Kehl, only Enaytullah Azizi, also from Strasbourg, indicates that he comes specifically to Germany for the quality of the gasoline:" When you compare to what is done in France, the price is low and the quality is good. .

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"Now it is the Germans who come to France"

Behind his kehlois counter, Alf Metz confirms a trend which has taken shape "in a few months"; here, the French do not come "or no longer for gasoline". However, the employee at the Esso station sees a lot of cross-border workers pass by: “There is no longer much difference between the French and German fuel prices. The French mainly come for cigarettes, which are cheaper here. "Fabienne, a retiree from Strasbourg, laughs:" Now it's the Germans who come to France! “This Tuesday, one kilometer apart, the price of diesel oscillated between 1.58 euros / liter in Germany and 1.61 euros / liter in France.

With the drastic rise in prices on the other side of the border, many motorists no longer see the point of filling the tanks there.

Whether in Germany or Luxembourg, once another promised land in this area.

“The [price] gap between France and Luxembourg has narrowed a lot.

The price of diesel has never been so high in Luxembourg.

For cross-border commuters, coming to Luxembourg to refuel is no longer useful, ”Marco told

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“Never seen such prices!

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Same observation for Aurélie: “Frontier in Luxembourg for fourteen years, I have never seen such prices, even here on the other side of the border! "For his part, Clément nuances:" For border workers who work in Luxembourg, there is always a pump next to his work. It is therefore always advantageous to go there to refuel. On the other hand, for people who have to make the trip especially from Thionville or Metz, it is unfortunately no longer interesting. "

If he does not "know why the prices are balanced on those in France", Yves Carra, spokesperson for the Automobile Club Association, also notes "a generalized global recovery, with all the prices which rise and not only on a national level ".

Before citing the example of "Switzerland", which displays a price of diesel per liter almost similar to that of France.

Finally, all agree on one thing, or almost: the price of cigarettes and cosmetics, always more advantageous on the other side of the border.

“For gasoline, I don't have the reflex.

», Concludes the Strasbourg resident Ismaïl Samel.

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