Rising fuel prices Motorists protest by putting a yellow vest on their dashboard

Posted by Coco on October 30th, 2018

For a little over a week, a protest movement against rising fuel prices has been organized all over France. The Hauts-de-France seem at the forefront of the dispute. Meanwhile, November 17, date of a possible blockage of part of France, the rebellious drivers want to count themselves by displaying their fluo yellow vest on the dashboard of their vehicle.

"Put his yellow vest with reflective tape on the dashboard of his car is our sign of rallying and support for this movement, regardless of his job or his origin," says the administrator of a Facebook page of the Eure calling for blocking of highways on Saturday 17 November.

Ambulances and dozens of motorists

In recent days, supporters of a general blockage of roads in the region can be counted by displaying the famous fluorescent vest also called reflective vest, mandatory in the cockpit of his vehicle since 2015.

"I crossed 5 on the road to Desvres, at noon," says Mégane, on the Facebook page "Block against the rise of fuels and cans Hauts-de-France". A surfer outbid by announcing that he crossed "20" in Bethune and "an ambulance".

Faced with this sling, Élisabeth Borne, the Minister of Transport is keeping up the price at the pump by announcing that "fuel taxes will continue to increase." An orientation confirmed this Sunday by the Minister of the Economy, Bruno Le Maire, in an interview with the Parisian. "We will not go back," assured the boss Bercy.