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[Wayne mackie]

Hi I've gaslow system fitted on my arto I like the idea. I live in bury st edmunds where pumps are not available but then only one camp site . So I'm driving 15 miles to the next town to fill it . Is it a case of pumps more available elsewhere or the number of pumps are reducing and i should consider changing to standard bottle ?

 

[Phill D]

we have 2 x 11kg gasit bottles fitted. and our nearest fill up point is about 10 miles away. but its half the price of standard bottles and i fill up while travelling mostly.
depends on how you use your van and what size of gas bottles you have but I dont need to fill ours very often.

 

[Robert Clark]

The number of pumps are reducing, however the cost of Autogas is still considerably cheaper than Calor

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[Phill D]

PS; i would not change until you have run with the current system for at least a FULL season.

 

[patricia the newbie]

I have Gaslow and its saved me a fortune. I have an app myLPG.eu. that's quite good and I have a Morrisons nearby . I hope your wrong, but I've more than paid for my system . Old small gas bottle £33 to £35 , Galow fill £3 ish. Obviously what has changed we wont know until we are back on the road. cross fingers

 

[jockaneezer]

How far do you have to drive to get a "standard" bottle and if you have a "local" outlet, how reliable are they ? The Calor shop up here has hardly been open throughout the last 18 months. I went to exchange my 11kg workshop propane bottle at Flogas last week and asked if I could upgrade to a 19kg one. They said they were only doing "like for like" at the moment as there was a shortage of bottles, she thought it was something to do with the cold snap and people working from home and an increased need from people living in "park homes".
Incidentally, it cost just over £27 for the 11kg exchange, whereas I don't usually pay half of that to fill the two Gaslows I have on my van.

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[Bounty Hunter]

We have a local lpg garage but usually fill up en route as a precaution. Use the lpg app and fill up before you get home

 

[suavecarve]

I paid 28 cents in Belgium last year compared to the cheap 65 pence here.

Even getting it at that price in the UK is 12 pound saving on UK LPG and about £50 on calor gas (which isnt available abroad) so if I fill up twice on a holiday that nearly pays for my eurotunnel return journey.

 

[DandG5515]

I have Gaslow and its saved me a fortune. I have an app myLPG.eu. that's quite good and I have a Morrisons nearby . I hope your wrong, but I've more than paid for my system . Old small gas bottle £33 to £35 , Galow fill £3 ish. Obviously what has changed we wont know until we are back on the road. cross fingers

Unfortunately shell has removed all its lpg pumps, shell supply Morrison’s so I would be suprised if your Morrison’s still stock it. Unfortunately now reliant on independent garages.

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[poppycamper]

shell supply Morrison’s so I would be suprised if your Morrison’s still stock it.

Plenty of Morrison's still listed on Filllpg App..

 

[TinaLes]

I dont trust the info given on both the LPG apps as being up to date, so always try and ring ahead before traveling, or diverting to the listed site. Even seeing a "recent" review on the apps is no longer that trustworthy, as others have mentioned the pumps are being stripped out weekly.
I think sadly, the writing is on the wall for LPG forecourt pumps here in the UK, some funsters are lucky that they have located LPG pumps at Calor places that I guess refill portable bottles & go round to fill up peoples household central heating tanks.
I really do dread the day we have to start using pre-filled bottles again, they were dear enough 4 years ago when we had the caravan @£24 for a 6KG CalorLite.

I guess, that's why we see/read about so many people having Diesel Heaters fitted in their vans & if battery banks & solar will allow large Dometic 12 volt compressor Fridge Freezers.

I hope to see that within a couple of years the MH manufacture's realise this LPG shortage is going to be a problem, and that Alde & Truma Diesel powered boilers become a standard fit to all new MH's.
Wishful thinking I hear myself say.
LES

 

[patricia the newbie]

yes agreed, i have had solar panels and diesel heater fitted in my van. i still need gas for cooking and fridge though

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[peterc10]

Hi I've gaslow system fitted on my arto I like the idea. I live in bury st edmunds where pumps are not available but then only one camp site . So I'm driving 15 miles to the next town to fill it . Is it a case of pumps more available elsewhere or the number of pumps are reducing and i should consider changing to standard bottle ?

Have you tried Saxham Calor Gas centre just outside of Bury St Edmunds. They used to have a gas pump for refilling, but may be closed because of Covid. Also Nuns filling station in Thetford.

We just fill up while we are out and about on a trip. We have the FillLPG app for UK and myLPG.eu app for Europe, and just check them to see what is available. Rarely have to go far out of our way to find somewhere to fill

 

[Gaston aires]

Hi I've gaslow system fitted on my arto I like the idea. I live in bury st edmunds where pumps are not available but then only one camp site . So I'm driving 15 miles to the next town to fill it . Is it a case of pumps more available elsewhere or the number of pumps are reducing and i should consider changing to standard bottle ?

Calor at Saxham have an LPG pump and sell it when they are open, not at the moment due to covid. When they re open soon they will start selying it again .

 

[2GB Racing]

LPG available in Thetford and Sudbury if the Calor dept on the A14 is not serving and a couple in Colchester so which ever way your heading not far out of your way

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[Wayne mackie]

Thankyou so much I will follow your advice and stick with the system and see how it works out

Thank you all

 

[poppycamper]

Hi Wayne mackie... sure you will be fine....
We never go out "just" to fill up with LPG. We always find a place (even if one of the dearer ones it is still a good saving) on the way back from a trip, and if tank still fairly full we just top it up, that's the beauty, tank can just be topped up.... does not need to be empty.... so we have full tank ready for next trip.

 

[Phill D]

Wayne mackie what is your gas capacity out of interest ?

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[DerryW]

Hi I've gaslow system fitted on my arto I like the idea. I live in bury st edmunds where pumps are not available but then only one camp site . So I'm driving 15 miles to the next town to fill it . Is it a case of pumps more available elsewhere or the number of pumps are reducing and i should consider changing to standard bottle ?

There is a filling point 3 miles from Bury along the A14 at Calor Gas Saxham, pay with cash only. With regards to your general question, without doubt the number of LPG pumps are reducing across the country, however that said, I believe most Morrison's still have LPG pumps.

 

[Lenny HB]

It's only in some area pumps are reducing, plenty in the south east and if you travel abroad I would say refillables are essential.

I really do dread the day we have to start using pre-filled bottles again, they were dear enough 4 years ago when we had the caravan @£24 for a 6KG CalorLite.

Even worse I wouldn't want to go back to lugging bottles about, it was bad enough 20 years ago.

 

[Kups]

Have you tried Saxham Calor Gas centre just outside of Bury St Edmunds. They used to have a gas pump for refilling, but may be closed because of Covid. Also Nuns filling station in Thetford.

We just fill up while we are out and about on a trip. We have the FillLPG app for UK and myLPG.eu app for Europe, and just check them to see what is available. Rarely have to go far out of our way to find somewhere to fill

I have also filled up at the Saxham centre for several years but it has been temporarily closed due to the Covid situation. It's not the easiest pump to get onto and you have to go through the gatehouse to pay, good price however. I now prefer the Nuns Filling Station at thetford, much easier to fill up and a "proper" filling station. Further to drive from BSE but worth the journey.