Anybody else finding it hard to get there safefill bottles refilled at morrisons suppermarket garages been to 4 this morning around the wakefield area and all have no LPG even been as far as sheffield when out in the work van still no luck is there a shortage or are morrisons fadeing LPG out
Morrison's and LPG
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Our local large Morrisons stopped selling Autogas around two years ago. That’s one reason I decided against Safefill, and as we didn’t use much gas anyway the cost of cylinders from Calor wasn’t an issue
What's the possibility of boat chandlers, at rivers or Canals, having LPG to be able to refill. ?
Or Excellence gas LTD, 77 Arthington St, Bradford BD8 8EY
Maybe the admins could consider a dedicated section in the forums where people could post confirmed locations of LPG suppliers. I know of three straight off.
I've tried some of the LPG apps and in some cases, they're two or three years out of date.
I've tried some of the LPG apps and in some cases, they're two or three years out of date.
Whilst its nice idea, there is an immediate problem with such a scheme. it will need to be managed and kept up to date. And any sites that stop selling will need to be removed, but who will do it? Are you volunteering?
Nice idea but really impractical. Where would we stop.... Diesel, petrol, Beer...😉
Apart from which this borders on advertising.
Apart from which this borders on advertising.
If you're venturing as far as Sheffield, Wainwrights at North Anston (off M1 Jcn 31) usually has it.
If travelling that far, do call ahead first!
Does this help? See HERE. We normally phone and check first, but found the site to be fairly reliable. Also on the Safefill website they had a map of locations, but they never kept it up to date.
The writing has been on the wall for refillable LPG cylinders for a few years now. There just isn't enough of a market to make it cost effective for a forecourt to maintain the infrastructure to supply it That's the reason I too have stuck with (expensive) Calor, along with the fact I use so little. I currently have 3 full gaslites, they will see me for probably the best part of 5 years.
I was buying some bird seed to day in my local Arkwright's, I asked him how many 6 kg calor Propane cylinders he had, one left, he received only 4 last week.
However over the years my Safefill has more than paid for itself as break even point was about 4-5 years ago. It has been very cost effective for me and I have never had an issue refilling and unlikely there will be an issue in the foreseeable future.
Demand for LPG car conversions has dwindled to virtually nothing so the demand for Autogas can only drop in future - which will inevitably reduce the number of retail outlets for pumped LPG - that's no reason to dump an existing Safefill cylinder but makes it harder to justify buying one now.
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Those savings are totally reliant on firstly you being a heavy user of gas, and secondly being able to refill your refillable cylinder relatively easily.
On the first point I, and I suspect the majority (but by no means all) of caravanners tend to use sites where they are able to use EHU for the majority of their requirements. We have a single induction hob which negates pretty much the need for a gas hob.
Secondly the availability of self filling LPG outlets is demonstrably reducing. In my area there is a single forecourt where that is possible, so it's (probably) not going to be too long before the costs of maintaining that system becomes uneconomic due to the reduction in LPG powered cars that were the mainstay of the forecourts LPG sales. Then, if I had a refillable cylinder, my next nearest supply point (a very small rural garage) would require a round trip of nearly 50 miles IF that is, they retain their LPG pump. For all of the foregoing reasons I decided not to invest in a refillable cylinder when I changed from motorhome to caravan.
I hope you are able to fill your safefill in the future, but I think you will end up having to travel further and further (and use increasingly expensive) petrol or diesel in order to do so.
If you currently own (outright) a refillable cylinder then yes it currently make excellent financial sense to continue using it. But If you consider the viability of buying a new refillable now, the economicsc do seem to be at least questionable.
I use so little gas it would take ne decades to recoup the cost of a refillable, and yes I do know the cost of electricity is going to remain high and I look forward to the day where it is metered on pitches. Those that use the most etc.
I used Gaslow cylinders for many years when running various motorhomes and agree with you 100% in regards to the (possible) savings to be had. However.......
Those savings are totally reliant on firstly you being a heavy user of gas, and secondly being able to refill your refillable cylinder relatively easily.
On the first point I, and I suspect the majority (but by no means all) of caravanners tend to use sites where they are able to use EHU for the majority of their requirements. We have a single induction hob which negates pretty much the need for a gas hob.
Secondly the availability of self filling LPG outlets is demonstrably reducing. In my area there is a single forecourt where that is possible, so it's (probably) not going to be too long before the costs of maintaining that system becomes uneconomic due to the reduction in LPG powered cars that were the mainstay of the forecourts LPG sales. Then, if I had a refillable cylinder, my next nearest supply point (a very small rural garage) would require a round trip of nearly 50 miles IF that is, they retain their LPG pump. For all of the foregoing reasons I decided not to invest in a refillable cylinder when I changed from motorhome to caravan.
I hope you are able to fill your safefill in the future, but I think you will end up having to travel further and further (and use increasingly expensive) petrol or diesel in order to do so.
If you currently own (outright) a refillable cylinder then yes it currently make excellent financial sense to continue using it. But If you consider the viability of buying a new refillable now, the economicsc do seem to be at least questionable.
I use so little gas it would take ne decades to recoup the cost of a refillable, and yes I do know the cost of electricity is going to remain high and I look forward to the day where it is metered on pitches. Those that use the most etc.
In our area lpg for refills can be obtained from some construction trade outlets. Not quite so convenient as a forecourt but with a bit of planning ahead you can still fill Safefill or Gaslow cylinder.
In all the years that we have had Safefill only twice have I filled up on a forecourt. Generally filled up on industrial estates and sometimes by farm shops. We only refilled when out and about as nearest refill station to us is about 15 miles away.
Thanks Buckman but, I have three reliable LPG suppliers within striking distance and one further afield. I was trying to be helpful but got jumped on immediately for it.
That's a bit of a distortion. You asked if it could be done, and I along with some others pointed out the pitfalls and reasons the idea would be difficult and thus unlikely.
If you think about why you asked, it was becasue the apps that are presently claiming to do it are out of date. And the reason for this is becasue it's not easy keep apps fully updated, and without proper management (which costs money) the same would happen to a scheme running within PC forum unless it had a dedicated team of people contacting and verifying all the data about availability, prices, sizes, and even if the retailer still handles LPG or even still exists.
You only have to look at the threads reporting the cost of fuel at how it would be unreliable and little benefit to use it to choose where to buy the cheapest fuel.
Yep I know that feeling as happened to me on numerous occasions.
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