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!

JVB66 replied on 22/06/2019 21:02

Posted on 22/06/2019 20:57 by

Refilled at Andy's Gas today.  £0.49p per litre and it was served rather than self service smile.

Posted on 22/06/2019 21:02

As it would need to be, if it ever was introduced on club sites, as Andy's seem to acknowledge is the only safe method surprised

young thomas replied on 22/06/2019 21:07

Posted on 22/06/2019 21:02 by JVB66

As it would need to be, if it ever was introduced on club sites, as Andy's seem to acknowledge is the only safe method surprised

Posted on 22/06/2019 21:07

are you suggesting that 'ordinary folk' can't use an LPG Pump 'safely'?undecided

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Takethedogalong replied on 23/06/2019 12:09

Posted on 23/06/2019 12:09

We’ve survived 20 years of using LPG fillers JV. Sometimes different delivery nozzles can be a bit fiddly, but it isn’t difficult, or if done correctly, unsafe. Just a tad noisy when you release nozzle. No more unsafe than petrol or diesel. 

Toying with idea of selling our last LPG vehicle. Nothing to do with inability to get fuel. Fancy a change. Anyone up for a 4.0 litre fun tow car? 😁

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