An appeal to Safefill users - and others!

Merve replied on 14/08/2018 20:08

Merve

Posted on 14/08/2018 20:08

I do not wish this thread to deteriorate into a debate about Safefill Cylinders and the whys and wherefores of various other makes. This is not a promotion of any product. So please, if you are not a Safefill User, (unless you wish to assist your fellow campers, Motorhomers and caravanners which would be very welcome!) do not comment. This thread is about the effort by the ‘Leisure public’ who use Safefill cylinders to increase the chances of more fill points which can only be a positive move. Morrisons moved to facilitate Safefill after I suggested we all write to them and ask about filling a perfectly legal cylinder. People power does work and it can be a powerful force when applied. Can anyone who uses, or is about to purchase a Safefill, or would like to see fill points open up nearer to them or just simply wants to help their fellow caravanners- please take 5 minutes to email the following Service Station Groups about filling Safefill cylinders now that the Red Guide has been amended to encompass them and Morrisons have allowed their filling. You will get the details from the web. I have only chosen 2 at the moment- more will follow. If we do this as a group, we can change minds as we did with Morrisons. The first is Penny Petroleum which is based in the north of England and has 42 sites I believe. They are on Twitter so that’s another way of contacting them and applying gentle pressure! The second and much larger concern is Euro Garages Group. Please help. Safefill are too small to get out there and visit everyone but they are doing their best I can assure you. Can you please post when you have sent your communication and any results you receive to the thread Thank you so much . We need those fill points!

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Merve replied on 15/08/2018 20:31

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Posted on 15/08/2018 20:31

Come on guys, give us a break. I did ask that the thread not be used for flippant and diversive comments. We are just trying to get more fill points. That’s it. No hidden agenda, If you can’t or won’t help that’s fine but please, leave the thread alone so people who do want to try to improve things as far as Safefill refilling is concerned can. Thanks.

Boff replied on 15/08/2018 20:35

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Merve replied on 15/08/2018 20:39

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Randomcamper replied on 15/08/2018 20:43

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Posted on 15/08/2018 20:31 by Merve

Come on guys, give us a break. I did ask that the thread not be used for flippant and diversive comments. We are just trying to get more fill points. That’s it. No hidden agenda, If you can’t or won’t help that’s fine but please, leave the thread alone so people who do want to try to improve things as far as Safefill refilling is concerned can. Thanks.

Posted on 15/08/2018 20:43

You may wish to control the direction that a thread goes in Merve, but that doesn't mean that other people can't and shouldn't respond to points that arise from it.

The fact that a comment doesn't help your case for Safefill is not a reason that it shouldn't be posted.....

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Cornersteady replied on 15/08/2018 20:51

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MJ730 replied on 15/08/2018 20:53

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Posted on 15/08/2018 20:53

Shame some people can't leave things alone. Im happy with my safefill and it's saving me money so I,ll just ignore the others.

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Tinwheeler replied on 15/08/2018 20:53

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Posted on 15/08/2018 20:43 by Randomcamper

You may wish to control the direction that a thread goes in Merve, but that doesn't mean that other people can't and shouldn't respond to points that arise from it.

The fact that a comment doesn't help your case for Safefill is not a reason that it shouldn't be posted.....

Posted on 15/08/2018 20:53

Quite so, Tintent.

Merve, it’s also a fact that once a thread has been started, we ordinary posters have no control over its future as it's in the public domain for anyone to read and post in. Only the mods can control content and then only to ensure it conforms with the T&Cs.

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Cornersteady replied on 15/08/2018 21:13

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Posted on 15/08/2018 21:13

Here's an interesting point.

There are 550000 caravans and 250000 MH at present. I can't see many caravans converting to safefill due to the problem of filling up while towing, easy on Motorways but not so easy to impossible at the Morrsions I use. So lets say a 100,000 covert. Assume all the MH convert to safefill, that's a total of 350,000. Now assume they all fill up their 6Kg once a year.

That's 350,000 x 6 = 2,100,000 kg. Now I have just seen that 1 kg of propane = just under 2 litres volume, say 2 litres.

So that's 4,200,000 litres at 40p per litre = £1,680,000

Divide that by the current number of petrol stations in the UK - 8000

That mean each petrol station will make a very tidy sum of £210 per year. I wonder what the profit if on Safefill, and if you take into account the installation costs, will it be worth it to have safefill at every station?

Don't forget that's assuming every single MH goes to safefill (other brands are available)

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