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In your meeting, “Facing the bill”, the Journal du 20 Heures de France 2 teams went to meet French people who, faced with the rise in fuel prices, crossed the border to go to Belgium in order to to pay less. They even go so far as to buy their car in the neighboring country. Reporting.
For some French people, the car has become a very expensive product, due to theincreased fuel prices and the purchase price of a car. The very high total price forces the French to cross the border to get to Belgium. Near Lille (North), Marie-Claire explains her daily life to fill her car with gasoline. “We are going to Belgium to put some gasoline”, she explains. With a tight budget, she no longer hesitates to go to a Belgian service station located 15 km from her home.
In Belgium, gasoline is cheaper, running around 1.56 euros per liter. According to Marie-Claire, the savings go up to 10 euros per tank, enough not to refuel in France. “Very rarely, if I really go to my car reserve, I will put 10 euros no more because the price is enormous”, she explains. It is far from being the only one to make the trip, in view of the many registered vehicles from the neighboring north.