Fri, 27 Feb 1998 17:11:29 +0100 - Message No. 2247
From: Wolfgang Reinig

Subject: Re: France and Easter AND French Fuel


Hello Dirk, hello Olivier, 

>Many time the SuperMarket are close on Sunday but you can use your VISA
>Card.
>You'll see an advertisement 24h/24 and CB (Carte Bleue) cards.
I had severe problems, because the card-terminals didn't accept my (german)
VISA, EUROCARD and EC cards. I don't know why not...?

Dirk, you should check this in advance! 

best regards
Wolfgang


At 12:30 27.02.98 +0100, Olivier Loynet (@twin) wrote:
>Hello Dirk,
>
>In France, you can find three differents fuels (leaden or unleaded)
>
>    French name              Color   Type
>    ----------------------   -----   -----------
>1/  "SUPER"                  RED     lead fuel
>2/  "SP98" "Sans plomb 98"   GREEN   unlead fuel
>3/  "SP95" "Sans plomb 95"   GREEN   unlead fuel
>
>For my RD07a, I use SP95.
>The difference beetween SP98 and SP95 is octane.
>Also the unlead fuel is less expensive.
>
>All gas stations on Motorways are opens on Sunday,
>but if you use small road you can find near city everytime a Supermarket
>The best price are in the BIG SUPERMARKET for gaz
>(in French : Hypermarché) like CARREFOUR, AUCHAN, LECLERC...
>Many time the SuperMarket are close on Sunday but you can use your VISA
>Card.
>You'll see an advertisement 24h/24 and CB (Carte Bleue) cards.
>
>Good trip - Olivier
>
>
>Dirk De bruyn wrote:
>> 
>> Hi,
>> I'm planning to visit a friend in Spain round Easter.
>> So I'll be driving through France (I live in Belgium), using preferably the
>> smaller roads ofcourse.
>> 
>> But I don't have very good experiences with finding GAS in France on
>> sundays.
>> 
>> Please give me some tips
>> I have cash, credit cards and a Eurocheque Card.
>> 
>> Dirk
>
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