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Topic: Fuel Stop A9 Inverness

Jerry+Tina

03/7/2014 at 8:25am
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I am travelling up the A9 next week enroute to Kinlochewe and am thinking of a fuel stop in Inverness. I am looking at two options, the Tesco Xtra on the "Inshes Retail Park" just of the Raigmore Hospital junction and an ESSO garage on Longman road in front of B&Q which also looks OK. Anyone who has used either of these have any preferences they can recommend?

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Whatevers the cheapest.

When we go any long distance with the van, we always plan the route, and find out where the nearest filling stations are off the motorway.
You will be surprised to learn that just by going a mile off, you can save as much as 20 pence a litre.
So try to avoided the motorway services, at all costs, but if you cannot, just put enough in to get you to the next big town.

If you have a smartphone, Tesco and Asda, have apps showing there store locations, Morrisons and Sainsburys may also have them but there is always good old google

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Mr wilson

03/7/2014 at 8:53am
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Inshes Tesco has one lane marked for caravans, really quite tight access on the others. The Esso station is an easy one although you will have to travel past it then double back at the next roundabout.
When you come down into Inverness, if you turn right onto the A96 heading for Aberdeen, there is a large Tesco on the right which will save a lot of trouble, or left heading into the Town centre there is a Morrisons, cheapest fuel usually.

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Remember that Perth to Inverness on the A9 has no service stations at all, about 100 miles.

We fill with LPG at Perth BP just off the last roundabout going north, then in Inverness itself round the back of one of the industrial estates.

Peter

Jerry+Tina

03/7/2014 at 12:46pm
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Thank You Mr Wilson I will have a Google at them.

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03/7/2014 at 5:22pm
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Quote: Originally posted by listerdiesel on 03/7/2014
Remember that Perth to Inverness on the A9 has no service stations at all, about 100 miles.

We fill with LPG at Perth BP just off the last roundabout going north, then in Inverness itself round the back of one of the industrial estates.

Peter

There is a BP fuel staion in Pitlochry but as stated above it isnot actually on the A9

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A quick thanks from me to everyone who replied to the OP. We're travelling Dunbar->Inverness as part of our 3 week trip later this year and the info is handy. I'd forgotten about the BP at Pitlochry which is odd given how many times we stayed in the town before we bought the caravan

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Quote: Originally posted by gould300 on 03/7/2014
A quick thanks from me to everyone who replied to the OP. We're travelling Dunbar->Inverness as part of our 3 week trip later this year and the info is handy. I'd forgotten about the BP at Pitlochry which is odd given how many times we stayed in the town before we bought the caravan

BP are the most expensive in the UK

Mr wilson

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No problem Jerry/Tina, we're just back today from Gairloch via Kinlochewe, absolutely lovely bit of the world.
Enjoy your trip.

Shug

andycapp

04/7/2014 at 8:03pm
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Hi all, Tesco Crieff Road Perth,100 yards from the A9, North And South. Getting a Refurbishment now, open again 6^th July. £1.32.9 for diesel .

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Have to agree with Andy- the Tesco at Perth is really handy for the A9 and I usually fill up here (with fuel, snowball cakes and empire biscuits).

Only thing to watch out for is if you are heading south when you exit Tesco you need to turn left (even though the A9 is on your right)

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