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16/4/2021 at 9:59am
Location: Turriff Aberdeenshi
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Fiona, many of the small villages, farms and remote houses here rely on either oil or LPG for heating. While most in this village use oil, including my immediate neighbour, use LPG. It used to be Calor, but it was proving increasingly expensive, so now she uses Gauld. They primarily supply Scottish farms, but also some domestic properties.
I find it more difficult to get Calor gas cylinders for the camper. Several dealers have switched to Flogas, however some builders merchants still stock Calor cylinders.
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16/4/2021 at 4:05pm
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We've never relied on garages for LPG for our underslung tank as we've found then unreliable and as you say many have stopped supplying it.
We use one of our local bulk suppliers instead. At one they don't allow you to fill up yourself, which is no bad thing in my book, and with the other you have to register and they provide you with a key. The gas is a bit more expensive as I think there is a difference in duty between LPG for cars etc and LPG for heating etc. but they have never let us down.
There is a map here that shows a couple of suppliers in Lincolnshire that are not garages. You may have more luck with them.
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17/4/2021 at 7:01pm
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LPG available Onich (Gleaner) and Oban (friend has lpg car).
Calor - no problem getting it here
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17/4/2021 at 7:24pm
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You would think in this modern age that they would be promoting the use of LPG, as it’s far cleaner than both petrol and diesel.
Converting a petrol car to use LPG is not an issue, and maybe they should expand the distribution network, and start making cars that are LPG only.
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18/4/2021 at 9:24am
Location: Turriff Aberdeenshi
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Gleaner is by far the most expensive supplier in this area. Unless you have no practical alternative, I'd try elsewhere.
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18/4/2021 at 9:30am
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We use Morrisons, usually cheapest in our area.
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18/4/2021 at 11:25am
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I would have thought LPG would have been much more widely available by now. I ran two Transit trucks on it back in the late 70s/early 80s and didn't have much of a problem getting filled up, and I travelled all over England, Wales, and occasionally into Scotland as far as Aberdeen docks. Only occasionally did I have to switch over to petrol. I used to carry a map with all the places I could get it.
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27/4/2021 at 8:26am
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Think that garages/service stations etc are busily promoting/installing electric vehicles charging points nowadays,installing LPG storage tanks probably not economical for them
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27/4/2021 at 3:35pm
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Typical. I have recently bought a dual fuel camper, and only last week had the LPG side all checked out so that I could use it with some safety. I have no experience yet of being turned away as the garage has stopped selling it. I am also happy to kep a full petrol tank as a reserve, if I can get away with LPG all the time. Bearing in mind that the petrol neds using beefore it goes stale.
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04/5/2021 at 11:15am
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I don't think there's any problem this type of post has been appearing for the last ten years or so which if it was true would mean there should be none left by now.
Coming back from Cornwall we passed 3 garages with autogas when we got onto the M5 saw another two and then on M4 another two. mean while where I live I have 4 refill places within an 8 mile radius + Morrisons about to add to that number.
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