On Sat, 5 Apr 2008 10:53:31 +0100, Martin Theodor Ludwig wrote
(in article <65p0h5F2g1od2U3@mid.individual.net>):
> On Fri, 04 Apr 2008 18:12:33 -0700, poldy wrote:
>
>> In article <0001HW.C41C414C001B3CA3B01AD9AF@news.cable.ntlworld.com>,
>>>
>>> It happened to me more recently than that. 2 years ago in a small town in
>>> France we were stuck overnight having got too low on petrol. We had cash
>>> and
>>> several credit and debit cards from different banks. None of our cards
>>> worked
>>> in any of the automatic pumps in the town. It was after 5.00 pm and none
>>> of
>>> the pumps were manned, so we couldn't use cash either.
>
> This is pretty common in France apart from the *really* big roads. You
> should not expect to receive fuel during Sunday (sometimes even 24/7)
> without a French "Carte Bleue".
>
Yes, I know that now. Don't expect to get fuel on a Sunday, or bank holiday,
or a Saints day, or after 5.00 pm on any other day.
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Mike Lane (UK North Yorkshire)
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