This A wave of truck thefts on French roads forced the government Paris to take urgent measures. Specifically, gendarme France allowed emergency phone number 17 so carriers can report robbery to trucks and being able to do police checks quickly.
according to sources employer Transport phenadismerIn recent months there has been a significant increase in thefts of trucks on French soil, in particular. diesel fuel your deposits. trucks international routes Spain usually has tanks filled with fuel, on average 3,000 Euros.
The French gendarmerie has set up a special protocol for Spanish drivers who are victims of highway robberies, whether fuel or merchandise, via the emergency number 17.
Transport associations have condemned a significant increase in theft of Spanish trucks on French soil in recent months, especially when vehicles are parked in parking lots of main international roads while drivers take mandatory stops.
At the center of thefts stealing diesel from fuel tanks Trucks with a capacity of at least 1,500 liters in most cases refuel carriers in Spain, with tanks usually full just before crossing the border as prices are much lower than in the rest of Europe.
Fenadismer employers’ association and other organizations that make up the union. National Road Transport Committee They sought mediation from the Ministries of Transport and Interior to demand that the French authorities provide Spanish shippers with the means to report the facts, as “the assistance received to date has been rather inefficient and complex”. They also demand sufficient police force to prevent robberies at service and rest stations in the south of France.
Emergency phone 17 contacts the National Gendarmerie Operations and Intelligence Center (CORG) directly, also recommends that the driver stay in the truck At the place where the robbery took place to facilitate the intervention of the French authorities. By dialing the emergency number 17, a unit will be deployed on the ground. urgent actionSince the gendarmerie has units on all highways and main roads, it sends a patrol to the location of the TIR to make the first response and receive the driver’s complaint, otherwise it will show where the nearest gendarmerie brigade should land. The process is essential when making a claim before any insurance company.