LPG Gas filling stations

Safefills are selling like hot cakes at the minute- ‘Every man and his dog wants one at the moment- as NEIL at Safefill put it- another thousand are expected early May. And all sizes will be available. Sorry, anymore sites for LPG?? 

I believe it has always been the case Merve. Garages sell LPG priced and taxed, assuming that it is for vehicle propulsion and probably cannot amend it anyway. I did visit Jacksons of Old Arley, sometime ago and they have an LPG pump with a sign that says they cannot sell LPG for vehicle propulsion, only for refilling of Safefills etc.

I did read a tale somewhere of a garage employee who became aware that the LPG requested by a customer was for domestic rather than propulsion use and refused point blank to sell it as it was taxed wrong or some similar reason, probably followed by a sharp intake of breath..

As for me, I don't really mind if it happens to be a few pence extra, I'm happy just to be able to continue to buy it from garages, and at the end of the day, it isn't any different to buying a gallon of unleaded in a can, including the road duty, and then pouring it into a petrol mower. 

LPG pumps are available in our area at :

Asda, Jockey Lane - Monks Cross, York YO32 9LF

A64 Eastbound BP , Steeton, Tadcaster LS24 8EG

A64, Westbound BP York Road, Tadcaster YO2 3PP

BP Seamer Road, Scarborough YO12 4DH

BATA Calor A64 Eastfield,SCARBOROUGH YO11 3YQ 

( The last 2 have signs on the pumps saying no bottle filling )

I telephoned all the LPG garage suppliers in the immediate vicinity to where I live and ask if they allowed safefill bottles to be filled.

The most convenient for me is:

Shell - Oulton Broad

Peterborough Services. 

Dont trust the apps! I've suffered a spate of removals for forecourts not being updated on the app, phone ahead to confirm as suggested by Merve.

We have quite a few outlets near us😁luckily, but here are three located close to major routes:

Texaco, Sheffield Road, Tinsley, just off M1 at Meadowhall junction

Morrisons, Catcliffe, just off Sheffield Parkway A57, again only 1.5 from M1 junction 33

Morrisons, Bawtry Road, Bramley, Rotherham, 400 metres from junction 1 of M18.

All are easy access for large vehicles.

I will post others in a while.

Found this link to another list of LPG providers, organised on a county basis. Not sure how reliable it still is, but it certainly comes up with some outlets that we know are still active. Again, not sure on filling of cylinders policy

http://www.getlpg.org.uk/

Wentbridge Services on M1 have an LPG pump as well

No wishing to go off topic but with regards to gas filling at the stations mentioned are the pumps generally on the nearside or offside of the vehicle or are they just a mix? Obviously they are not as numerous as petrol and diesel pumps so just wondered if the had a fixed side.

David

Usually its on one of the central islands so you can enter from whichever side suits your vehicle. Only once, have I ever had a problem, that particular pump was on the left side adjacent to the kiosk and our filler is on the offside so I couldn't get near it.

They can often be accessed from both sides DK, as the nozzle for delivery tends to come out of side of pump stand. Most of the ones we use, you attach nozzle to tank filler, it locks in, then you lean on delivery button until tank is full. No need to hang onto hose as with petrol/diesel. They can be fiddly to lock on, some twist, some have a pull lever. Unlocking tends to make most folks jump at first, you get a last release of ice cold vapour and a big hiss. Hence the very large protection gaiters on delivery nozzle. We haven’t come across any other types, but of course we are filling a car, not a bottle/small tank.

We have a cottage on Dartmoor booked later in year, and are considering taking our dual fuel Jeep. We used to fill up with LPG at the garage going up Haldon Hill near Exeter Racecourse, Kennford I think it is called. Any up to date information from a local would be helpful, thank you. It was a tad hit and miss last time we were there, working, not working, working......