Carrying Spare Diesel

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Derek Uzzell - 2012-04-02 8:25 AM

 

tonyishuk - 2012-04-02 5:07 AM

 

Re Derek's Remark about pottering around with 10 litres of fuel. Just in case (lol)

 

I whole heartedly agree.

 

Whowever there is a little >:-) in me that feels filling up with a lotta cheaper fuel on the other side of the channel just to spite the chancellor, just enough to potter around until the next trip. :D

 

Rgds

 

This webpage compares European fuel prices:

 

http://www.energy.eu/

 

In principle, it makes good financial sense to fill up your motorhome's fuel tank just before you cross back to the UK, though if you bought, say, 70 litres of 'French' diesel fuel just before you drove on to a Channel ferry, on average you'd only save about £12 compared to buying the same amount of fuel in this country. And, if you were being charged somewhere down the line for the euros you were using to buy the Continental fuel, you'd save even less.

 

If you wanted to spite George Osborne (and who wouldn't?) buy 70 litres of inexpensive French wine instead, as that's where real comparative savings can be found.

 

Do both *-) *-)