Fuel prices: diesel falls by 20 cents in one week

This text corresponds to part of the transcription of the report above. Click on the video to watch it in full. The queues continue this Tuesday, November 10 in front of a service station near Strasbourg (Bas-Rhin).

Motorists are looking for the cheapest fuel. And for diesel, obviously, this is where you need to be. “2.86, which is a good surprise,” says a motorist.

Everywhere, the price of diesel has fallen. 2.19 euros per liter on average in France this November 10, which is 20 cents less than last week. The effect in particular of the release of the State's strategic stocks, a relief for a retired nurse who says: "So, we restrict our travel, but afterwards, we still have to stock up in these moments.

So there, I'm happy. As long as it continues, we still have to go down a little bit. “She will have saved around fifteen euros on her fill-up.

A price drop is welcome, but still insufficient for many motorists. One of them says: “It’s never enough. We start from 1.60, we are at 2.08.

Well, it's still expensive for what it is, but hey, there you go, no choice. " Another adds: "They could have done something else too. Lower taxes.

And so, we always suffer, but we have to ride well. We have to move. “Fuel still weighs on household budgets Because even when falling, the price of fuel continues to weigh heavily on household budgets.

So, a retiree from the SNCF also scans the price comparison sites before filling up. He explains: “Today, it still remains a very, very, very expensive product. Because, well, it’s not just diesel, there’s gas which has increased.

So if we look at all these products, it starts to be a luxury, what I would say. “As for fuel, in any case, prices could continue to fall with oil prices also falling.

Machine-translated from French