Fearful, he hesitated then finally decided to roll down his window. This octogenarian who lives in Meyrin admits that this is the first time in forty years that he has come to spend his money in France. We find him at the gas station of the Leclerc hypermarket in Ferney-Voltaire. He is not, far from it, the only Swiss to come and refuel. The overwhelming majority of automobiles carry Geneva plates. And they are many. Waiting twenty minutes on average before filling its tank.
Petrol stations in neighboring France fill up with Swiss
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Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
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