Khabarovsk region

state/province, Khabarovsk region

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Хабаровский край | Khabarovsk region, 2009. Long distance trucker fills a truck with petrol. For economy sake truckers often buy fuel from country men, not at official petrol stations. Several years ago it was common to use the following strategy: a person economizes on fuel (for example, tractor or truck driver), comes on the roadside and either through radio-set or with specific hand sign (thumb directed to the ground) signals on solar oil. Now this situation is slowly changing and in some regions low price fuel sell is organized at a higher level. The men in the picture have come to the agreed place by phone call and pour fuel into the towing car tank. Prices in such cases of refilling a car are usually 1,5-2 times lower than at petrol stations. (Khabarovsk-Tchita auto route, 2009)