Service Stations
Every 30-50km on each autoroute there's a 24-hour service area (aire),
offering a combination of fuel, food and leisure facilities to a standard
far beyond anything in the UK. There are two varieties of aire: one
with full-scale fuel, catering and shopping facilities; the other type is a
picnic area with WC facilities. These are often beautifully landscaped but
usually don't provide any toilet paper so be sure to take your own.
Petrol
Petrol sold at the service stations tends to be as expensive as in the UK.
Off-autoroute petrol is some 12% cheaper, meaning that if you're travelling
from the UK, enter France with a near-empty tank and fill up at a
hypermarché
(hypermarket) before you start your autoroute journey in earnest.
Savings on diesel can be even greater.
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