Safefill - Refillable Gas Cylinders

tadhatter replied on 18/06/2019 13:16

Posted on 18/06/2019 13:16

Last summer, as part of my ambition to do far more off-grid touring, I thought I'd invest* in Safefill. Perhaps my alarm belles should have been ringing when the place I went to go to purchase a canister was Brayford Leicsure and they only had one size available - the medium sized one - and lots of them! But nonetheless I coughed up my circa £160 for it and have them fill it up and carried on smug in the knowledge that I would soon be quids in in longer term savings.

However, for various personal reasons we haven't been able to get out in the caravan anything like as much as we had hoped since then - partly due to a job change and house move - we've only just got round to needing to re-fill it. I duly looked on Safefill's website to find stockists and discovered that there was only one in about a 10 mile radius. That would be ok if this garage would actaully allow me to refill it. Notices on their lpg pumps said that individual gas canisters were not be refilled here and before I even checked at the kiosk a forceful looking lady shouted at me saying that I couldn't fill that thing here!  However, after discussion she told me where, locally, I could get it sorted. I thanked her and went on to that location. Unfortunately she clearly mistook Safefill with standard Calor gas. I tried to call Safefill at this point only to hear that I couldn't leave a message as the mailbox was full! 

I proceeded to look for an alternative website to see where LPG was stocked and then proceeded to a couple of other locations, one which didn't actaully exist anynore and another also refused to let me fill my Safefill container. Having wasted 2 hours on a wild goose chase I decided to head home as I had work to do rather annoyed and frustrated.

So, can anyone else tell me if they'ved had simialr unhelpful experiences with Safefill or, more helpfully, let me know somewhere where I can get my cylinder refilled in the Beds/Herts/Bucks area.

Very much lool forward to hearing responses.

Cheers, 

Tim.

*for investment read expensive wasted of money!

Thornsett replied on 23/09/2019 09:25

Posted on 23/09/2019 09:25

I remember the introduction of the Defamation Act 2013 which came into law on January 1st 2014.

A statement can be said to be defamatory if its publication "caused or is likely to cause serious harm to individuals' or businesses' reputation."

Under the Act website operators can be pursued by those who claim they have been defamed as a result of comments on their site even if they are not the author of those comments. Operators have numerous defences to a claim including that the imputation conveyed by the statement complained of is substantially true.

My concern is that the longer this thread continues, the greater the risk Safefill's business will suffer and that will lead to a potential claim for defamation.

I'm not a lawyer. I haven't read every post on this topic, and I don't use refillable gas cylinders. Moderators or Rowena may be best place to make the call.

replied on 25/09/2019 21:02

Posted on 23/09/2019 09:31 by Tinwheeler

It’s a question, not a defamatory statement, and the answer is in the thread. 

 

Posted on 25/09/2019 21:02

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replied on 26/09/2019 07:32

Posted on 25/09/2019 21:16 by Tinwheeler

I think your views re Safefill are getting in the way of your judgement, DD.πŸ˜‚

Posted on 26/09/2019 07:32

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Oneputt replied on 26/09/2019 08:14

Posted on 26/09/2019 08:14

I have no interest in the well-being or otherwise of Safefill or CC Ltd

DD you didn't need to state the above it's been obvious for a long time

 

Tinwheeler replied on 26/09/2019 08:43

Posted on 26/09/2019 08:14 by Oneputt

I have no interest in the well-being or otherwise of Safefill or CC Ltd

DD you didn't need to state the above it's been obvious for a long time

 

Posted on 26/09/2019 08:43

But it was the best joke of the day so far. Mind you, it’s still early 😁

ForkHandles replied on 03/11/2019 17:05

Posted on 03/11/2019 17:05

Just a note to say that I picked up a Safefill cylinder in the north east of England on Thursday, and filled it up in central Scotland without any bother on Saturday.

 

KeefySher replied on 08/11/2020 13:08

Posted on 08/11/2020 13:08

Bought a Safefill medium from https://www.somerset-safefill.co.uk week before half term.

next day delivery and included a standard hand wheel hose with the bottle. Bought a braided hose for £8 at the same time. Fitted the braided hose in the caravan. Standard hose for fire pit table in garden at home.

Filled for first time at Morrisons Cribbs Causeway in Bristol at £5.66 for 10 litres+. The first fill is only 10 litres, not 85% cut off.

An equivalent 6kg refill CalorLite is £26.45

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