Ad blue pricing

[Al n Val]

I pay £7.68 or 10ltrs at Fordparts on Normanton Ind Est, West York’s

It’s been that price for about 18 months poss longer

 

[Lenny HB]

Filled up in Valencia a few days ago at €0.60 a litre, UK prices really take the p155.

Pro es seem to be all over the place in Spain I paid €1.20 at a Repsol garage.

 

[swemmy666]

Hitchin?

The HQ of a former employer of mine and otherwise somewhere I only know from an old limerick.

Here's the 'clean' version....

There was a young lady from Hitchin
Who was scratching herself in the kitchen
Her mother said "Rose, it's the crabs I suppose"
She said "yes, and the buggers are itching"

A turd of a town if ever there was one....

thats bolluxs, Hitchin is a fine market town

 

[Dolmen]

It was 20e for 12 litres at the pump on French toll road a couple of days ago. First time I have used a pump rather than container, and although not cheap on the toll road I was mad at myself for not using pump from day one. Will not be using containers again.

 

[B+W vanman]

I wonder what the average annual consumption of adblue, in litres, is for an averagely used motorhome?

 

[Dolmen]

I wonder what the average annual consumption of adblue, in litres, is for an averagely used motorhome?

As a starter, my 2022 140ho 9 speed auto Ducato uses 10 litres every 2500 miles, which seems astonishingly high compared to my wife's last car which used 10 litres every 10,000 miles. Regardless, never seen it as a problem nor caused me any problems and now I know how easy and convenient the pump is to use, even less so. I do around 10k miles a year and drive around 65mph on the motorway, keep up with traffic flow elsewhere

 

[Southend]

Our current PVC is our first to use adblue. I've recorded every fill since new. We are averaging 283 miles per litre in a 140hp 2022 Ducato with a manual gearbox.

 

[Lenny HB]

I wonder what the average annual consumption of adblue, in litres, is for an averagely used motorhome?

We get 170 miles per litre so about 53 Lt for us.

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[Pausim]

Our current PVC is our first to use adblue. I've recorded every fill since new. We are averaging 283 miles per litre in a 140hp 2022 Ducato with a manual gearbox.

I am getting similar AdBlue consumption figures from my 2024 2.2 litre 9 speed auto van. The more diesel you use the more AdBlue is needed to remove the NOX, I am averaging just over 32 MPG.

 

[Lenny HB]

I am getting similar AdBlue consumption figures from my 2024 2.2 litre 9 speed auto van. The more diesel you use the more AdBlue is needed to remove the NOX, I am averaging just over 32 MPG.

Alright for some I'm only getting 24.5mpg.

 

[Pausim]

Alright for some I'm only getting 24.5mpg.

I think yours is heavier, taller and has more horses. I am getting better MPG since changing from Compactline to Van and put it down to better aerodynamics.

 

[Lenny HB]

I think yours is heavier, taller and has more horses. I am getting better MPG since changing from Compactline to Van and put it down to better aerodynamics.

Last van was running 500 to 600 kg heavier and bigger and I was getting 26mpg, must be the new lead boots.

 

[Wh05apk]

Alright for some I'm only getting 24.5mpg.

Blimey Lenny, you're losing your touch, paying €1.20 for adblue, and only 24.5mpg? I getting 28 mpg from my 4.5t hymer!

You must have money to burn,

 

[Lenny HB]

Blimey Lenny, you're losing your touch, paying €1.20 for adblue, and only 24.5mpg? I getting 28 mpg from my 4.5t hymer!

You must have money to burn,

No fun in driving for economy.

 

[Verteuil Man]

We are in Spain at present on a rally that started in January. People have been coming and going for the last three months. Over that period there have been a fair number of breakdowns either on route or here on site. Most of those breakdowns have been caused by crystals forming in the adblue. Turns out that cheap adblue can cause these crystals and many transport guys here say never buy supermarket or cheap adblue. More trouble than it is worth.

I do not use adblue, so don't shoot the messenger.

 

[Lenny HB]

We are in Spain at present on a rally that started in January. People have been coming and going for the last three months. Over that period there have been a fair number of breakdowns either on route or here on site. Most of those breakdowns have been caused by crystals forming in the adblue. Turns out that cheap adblue can cause these crystals and many transport guys here say never buy supermarket or cheap adblue. More trouble than it is worth.

I do not use adblue, so don't shoot the messenger.

Makes you wonder when you see some have filled up with Add Blue at €0.30 lt when Repsol charge €1.20 lt, I think I'll stick to Repsol when in Spain.

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[Wh05apk]

Makes you wonder when you see some have filled up with Add Blue at €0.30 lt when Repsol charge €1.20 lt, I think I'll stick to Repsol when in Spain.

I suspect those having problems either have stale adblue from their last trip to Spain or buy containers which have not been stored properly or have been sitting around for a while, I think all the pump adblue is the same and it will be fresher than something stuck in a container on a garage or shop forecourt in the sun.

 

[Carpmart]

Hitchin?

The HQ of a former employer of mine and otherwise somewhere I only know from an old limerick.

Here's the 'clean' version....

There was a young lady from Hitchin
Who was scratching herself in the kitchen
Her mother said "Rose, it's the crabs I suppose"
She said "yes, and the buggers are itching"

A turd of a town if ever there was one....

Really? Hitchin is actually (mostly) a very nice small town!

 

[BikerGraham]

i suspect those having problems either have stale adblue from their last trip to Spain or buy containers which have not been stored properly or have been sitting around for a while, I think all the pump adblue is the same and it will be fresher than something stuck in a container on a garage or shop forecourt in the sun.

not true unfortunately.

My car, relatively high mileage, regular use, adblue topped up from fresh supplies always. Still had serious multiple adblue issues.

my van, ran perfectly fine for first 2 years that I had it, adblue system topped up from fresh supply. While it has previously been low mileage, I added 7000 miles per year so a decent use. When not in use. Take it for a 40 to 50 mile run every two weeks. Have had adblue issues.

go on to most manufacturers forums you will find many issues with adblue.

the problems are so bad that I believe Italy have mandated the maufacturers have to sort the problems, at their expense. Peugeot have more or less accepted there is an issue with early tanks hence the contribution to replace them. The tank design apparently changed around 2020. They should replace all previous ones with the new ones at their expense. But wont.

whilst in some cases it may be poor storage and use by the driver. The number of issues with all manufacturers of both commercial and private vehicles suggest something more fundamental in the design of the systems overall.

if you don't get an issue, then you have been lucky.

 

[Jimbohorlicks]

Just topped up with deisel outside beni at 1.32euros litre. Adblue was advertised at 77cents .unmanned pumps. Just basic deisel. 95octane petrol and adblue. .nothing else. Multilingual machine and cards only.

 

[fishplug]

Really? Hitchin is actually (mostly) a very nice small town!

I guess I only ever went there for work, therefore the industrial bit. The road in and area around it is pretty grim but I haven't been anywhere else.

Maybe I need to readjust my opinion

 

[Wh05apk]

not true unfortunately.

My car, relatively high mileage, regular use, adblue topped up from fresh supplies always. Still had serious multiple adblue issues.

my van, ran perfectly fine for first 2 years that I had it, adblue system topped up from fresh supply. While it has previously been low mileage, I added 7000 miles per year so a decent use. When not in use. Take it for a 40 to 50 mile run every two weeks. Have had adblue issues.

go on to most manufacturers forums you will find many issues with adblue.

the problems are so bad that I believe Italy have mandated the maufacturers have to sort the problems, at their expense. Peugeot have more or less accepted there is an issue with early tanks hence the contribution to replace them. The tank design apparently changed around 2020. They should replace all previous ones with the new ones at their expense. But wont.

whilst in some cases it may be poor storage and use by the driver. The number of issues with all manufacturers of both commercial and private vehicles suggest something more fundamental in the design of the systems overall.

if you don't get an issue, then you have been lucky.

Appreciate what you say, but I was referring to the post about cheap supermarket adblue, if you have to use it, I think fresh adblue supplied from tanks is best.

 

[swemmy666]

I guess I only ever went there for work, therefore the industrial bit. The road in and area around it is pretty grim but I haven't been anywhere else.

Maybe I need to readjust my opinion

Grim, its in the industrial heartland of leafy Hertfordshire? Like all towns its has an industrial area of small factories, warehouses, but nothing that many would consider proper industrial? who did you work for, and why didn't you ever go into the town, even the spoons is a bit up market from the usual

 

[fishplug]

spoons? upmarket?

I'll take your word for it!

Why didn't I ever go into town? Well, because I worked from home and only ever had to travel the hour into the office a handful of times a year. It was work so I would then have an hour drive back home and frankly was never inspired enough by what I'd seen on the way in to make me wonder if there was a part of town that wasn't run down, abandoned or grim.

From people's comments it does sound like that part does exist somewhere, just not on the commute I did.

Similarly, I saw the posh bit of Harlow yesterday. Absolutely lovely it is. Not like my client sites in the commercial part at all.

In a former job I would regularly travel to Paris and people were envious of me. The 4am start to go to the industrial areas of the city was a far cry from people's visions of me sat in the 7th Arrondisment sipping coffee and eating exquisite pastries by the banks of the Seine... It was more graffiti and burned out cars with corner shops with metal roller blinds where I went.

Perhaps I need to work with fancier clients

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[swemmy666]

spoons? upmarket?

I'll take your word for it!

Why didn't I ever go into town? Well, because I worked from home and only ever had to travel the hour into the office a handful of times a year. It was work so I would then have an hour drive back home and frankly was never inspired enough by what I'd seen on the way in to make me wonder if there was a part of town that wasn't run down, abandoned or grim.

From people's comments it does sound like that part does exist somewhere, just not on the commute I did.

Similarly, I saw the posh bit of Harlow yesterday. Absolutely lovely it is. Not like my client sites in the commercial part at all.

In a former job I would regularly travel to Paris and people were envious of me. The 4am start to go to the industrial areas of the city was a far cry from people's visions of me sat in the 7th Arrondisment sipping coffee and eating exquisite pastries by the banks of the Seine... It was more graffiti and burned out cars with corner shops with metal roller blinds where I went.

Perhaps I need to work with fancier clients

I still dont recognise your description
and this building is the spoons, granted spoons has tried to ruin it, but its a lovely building

The Angel Vaults Inn

www.jdwetherspoon.com

 

[swemmy666]

Just to clarify, its not just my opinion...

Hitchin named the second-best place to live in Britain

Hitchin has been named one of the best places to live in the country.

www.thecomet.net

 

[InvictaMoto]

I guess I only ever went there for work, therefore the industrial bit. The road in and area around it is pretty grim but I haven't been anywhere else.

Maybe I need to readjust my opinion

The road across from the A6 at Barton used to be the highlight of the ride to work in Harlow. Now that is a place that is grim.

The only problem used to be going around the mini TT and meet a group of Hassidic Jews all across the road....

 

[swemmy666]

There is some kind of school at:

///vans.causes.hotspot

its in the middle of nowhere, so you often see these guys wandering around the roads and footpaths west of Hitchin.

 

[InvictaMoto]

Yes that's right. Haven't been along there for a while. Brakes are better nowadays....

 

[Pausim]

Took me a while to get my head round why a thread about AdBlue that has been dormant for nearly a year was suddenly revived with a post about best towns to live in.