Cost of LPG in UK and France (1 Viewer)

[veevee]

Was taken aback yesterday at the difference in price of LPG in the UK and France.

Had to pick up a 6 kg Calor propane bottle (in Essex) as a top up for a week's camping next week, £21.05.

At our home in France we cook on LPG propane, a 13 kg costs vary between 24 - 26 euros in the main, so that's around £20.20 for 13 kg.

That feels like more than varying local costs making such a difference, smacks of profiteering.

Anyone else notice such a large difference?

 

[JJ]

Calor are rip off merchants with a near monopoly in the UK...

It always gives me real pleasure (against their rules) to fill one of their bottles myself using my beautiful filling nozzle...

I know, I know... I am a bad bad bad boy and I will blow myself up...

JJ :Cool:

PS. the best price I found in the UK was via Country Wide Farmers... a wonderful company with 24 hr gas filling locations (mostly) around the south west...

 

[veevee]

Well JJ, that is living dangerously... but what the hell a little bit of danger from time to time makes you re-focus on things around you

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[Spacerunner]

I also use Countrywide, which is good value.
My last top-up of 7.43 litres cost £4.73+vat.

Just wish they had more outlets and were really country wide, not just in the west midlands and south.

 

[Oldyamyam]

Was taken aback yesterday at the difference in price of LPG in the UK and France.

Had to pick up a 6 kg Calor propane bottle (in Essex) as a top up for a week's camping next week, £21.05.

At our home in France we cook on LPG propane, a 13 kg costs vary between 24 - 26 euros in the main, so that's around £20.20 for 13 kg.

That feels like more than varying local costs making such a difference, smacks of profiteering.

Anyone else notice such a large difference?

We also use bottled gas for cooking where we live in France. The SuperU own brand costs us €25.95 but the proprietry prices are all at €29.95 for 13kg bottles.

Dave