No lpg propane

We heard that there is a national shortage of LPG, we were not aware of this until we were on a site in early September when a fellow caravanner told us.  

Have you tried Go Outdoors?

I have looked on line and there is not an lpg  shortage according to the wholesalers

Is this across all brands, or a problem with any specific one?

Have you tried the Flo-gas dealerships as the company has taken over a very wide range of brands, including Macgas. It has become a major player in the commercial sector supplying roofers etc, so many builder's merchants, roofing suppliers are stockists.

https://www.flogas.co.uk/stockists

Go for a refillable. With cheap LPG from a pump, it will pay for itself over time.

Pumps are becoming as rare as hens teeth. 😕

We've just 'bitten the bullet' and have bought a medium Safefill bottle. 

I know there are a decreasing number of outlets to refill but, I had a conversation with Matt from Jacksons Of Arley, one of our local caravan/ camping shops who also refill the bottles.  They were out of stock for Safefill bottles, but I asked if they intended to continue to supply LPG to fill Safefill bottles.  He said that they had spent serious money installing the facility, so there is no way they were going to stop stocking LPG to refill bottles.  I asked him if he could send me a quick email when they have their next stock of bottles in.  I had a phone call from him on Saturday, so I went down straight away and picked up a bottle.

Even if I can't get it refilled anywhere else, I know Jacksons will be able to oblige.....  All as I need to do is to get it topped up from time to time....

David

I'm looking a equipping us with a motorhome again. Be that a PVC or small coachbuilt and notice lots of lpg tanks which is concerning if Tinwheeler is correct 😱

At least if you have cylinders, whichever type, there is a storage space for another make whereas an lpg tank offers no such option!

This area is very short on dealers and caravan and camping shops and I dread to think where you could purchase lpg.

I think we are fairly lucky for caravan and camping shops here.  It is debatable as to whether it is that economical for us to have bought the Safefill bottle, though.  It takes us ages to get through a gas bottle, but, to be honest, I'm a bit more concerned about the weight.  With Calorlite bottles becoming as rare as hens teeth, Safefill is a good light alternative, so we've gone for it.  I'm just happy that Jacksons will continue to fill the bottles.

David

It is becoming more of a concern, B2. There’s a sticky thread listing filling points in Tips for making vanning cheaper.

Shell are removing a lot of their auto gas pumps which is reducing options. We use very little gas so don’t envisage it being a huge issue for us personally to the extent that we've just changed our van for another with an underslung tank.