LPG Availability

I suspect there will always be places selling LPG but probably not so many mainstream places which will impact on the convenience and probably cost effectiveness of refillable systems. If you have to travel 50 miles to fill up and not have the convenience of 24/7 fill up it may well tip the balance back to exchange cylinders despite the extra cost? Is there any evidence that it is getting harder to fill up with LPG in Europe, is the same thing happening there? One of the advantages of refillables was the fact that you couldn't get UK exchange cylinders abroad but it was relatively easy to find LPG in service stations.

David

Peedee

The one in Linford Wood is on Saxon Street (V7) just north of CMK and the Broughton  one is at the roundabout on Monks Way (H6) and Tongwell Street (V11) I have only noticed that they sell LPG from the road so haven't investigated suitability of access for motorhomes.  The A421 dual carriageway is now open from junction 13 on the M1 just in case you weren't aware.

David

 Afternoon

I'd hold your horses on the exchange bottle PD. Bottle stock is virtually non existent at the minute. We, and many colleagues can't get a supply and we're told it's for the foreseeable.

JK

That is interesting JK does it mean there is a general shortage of LPG if so I wonder why?

David if the LPG pump off Tongwell is the Shell garage on the way to Junction 14 then I have used that one many times before both for fuel and gas..Perhaps it will be wise to drive the motorhome around to all these garages and see if one of them has any, it needs a run. Others I have used are the BP station near Kingstone on the way to Junction 13 and the Shell garage over at Bleak Hall. They are all a bit out of my way but I could complete a nice circuit starting at the BP garage near Kingstone.

peedee

Shell are removing all their LPG pumps. BP are mostly still operating the existing installations.  There are a number of builders merchant suppliers who have LPG pumps. One perhaps has to hunt them out a bit but the advantage of refillables is to top up when you are near an outlet rather than give the last bit Calor back before you run out which makes the already exorbitant price even more expensive.

Given the imminent demise of Calorlites, I'd have thought caravaners with their limited payload would go for Safefill rather than a heavy steel bottle.

At present I have one of these just in case.  

Reserve Connection Hose

Thanks LLM worth keeping in mind even if I swap one of the refillables to an exchange bottle which I already have in my garden shed.

peedee

The Reserve Hose gives you the opportunity to use any exchange cylinder for which you have an adaptor / connector.  Ideal for long stays "over there" . 

Took the MH for a good run round today and topped up with LPG. Morrison’s at Doncaster, very convenient for anyone who lives close or when passing north / south on the A1M. 57.7p a litre today. LPG pump is at far end, in front of pumps 7/8 and you can access it from either side, depending where your filler is. I would also have been able to fill with diesel without moving. The filling station is in the top RH corner of the map.

I need a gas top up so started looking around to see where I could get some. After months of no gas locally both of my nearest garages, both Shell,  are selling it again at 77.9p per litre!

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