Avoiding motorway fuel prices

geoffeales replied on 07/10/2019 12:38

geoffeales

Posted on 07/10/2019 12:38

A new trick I picked up from a fellow vanner last year, when you have a long trip and your tank's not quite big enough to make it in one, (like mine from Weston-s-Mare to Glasgow last week) fill a jerry-can at your local supermarket and top-up from that. With motorway fuel the price it is this can make quite saving.

This second tip may not go down well with everyone, especially you eco-warriors, but instead of chucking expensive degradable loo-paper into your "chemo-lavvy", we've started using supermarket stuff and bagging it up with clean-wipes etc. in nappy-bags.

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richardandros replied on 08/10/2019 16:14

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Posted on 08/10/2019 16:14

My car has a 100 litre tank which is more than enough for a day's towing! If we're doing a long trip, we always plan it so that we stop overnight after 200 to 250 miles and I find a fuel station then - after we've set the van up. Being retired means we are not in a rush and the 200 mile hops on a long journey just form part of the holiday. I would never contemplate using motorway fuel stations.

As for the second suggestion - if you also picked then up from a fellow caravanner - I would suggest he was taking the.....?

ABM replied on 08/10/2019 17:56

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Posted on 08/10/2019 17:56

Just Checked my A_Z GB & NI Super Scale A3 Atlas and there is a blue Fuel Pump legend on the major roads where the fuel stations are.

Not hard therefore to adjust your driving to pull off m-ways or dual carriageways to find your required Go-Juice.

EmilysDad replied on 08/10/2019 18:56

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Posted on 08/10/2019 18:56

@ richardandros My car has a 100 litre tank which

I bet that hurts the wallet when you fill that from empty

richardandros replied on 09/10/2019 06:13

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Posted on 08/10/2019 18:56 by EmilysDad

@ richardandros My car has a 100 litre tank which

I bet that hurts the wallet when you fill that from empty

Posted on 09/10/2019 06:13

Yes it does! It's the Touareg Escape - the off-road version - with a bigger tank than normal. I usually fill from a quarter full and it's just under £100 (at the moment). Other than towing, I don't do that many miles so a tankful usually lasts about a month - even considering we are away for a week every month.

EmilysDad replied on 09/10/2019 10:56

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Posted on 09/10/2019 06:13 by richardandros

Yes it does! It's the Touareg Escape - the off-road version - with a bigger tank than normal. I usually fill from a quarter full and it's just under £100 (at the moment). Other than towing, I don't do that many miles so a tankful usually lasts about a month - even considering we are away for a week every month.

Posted on 09/10/2019 10:56

The tank on my ML isn't much smaller at 93 litres so it's not far behind ... hence a Smart for commuting

nelliethehooker replied on 09/10/2019 15:24

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Posted on 09/10/2019 15:24

Returning to the OP's subject, there's a Tesco Superstore with easily access fuel pumps about 1/2 ml from M6 Junction 43 Carlisle, and another for those travelling North on the M74 Junction 10, Lesmahagow.

lornalou1 replied on 09/10/2019 15:26

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Caravanner from Lancashire

Posted on 09/10/2019 10:56 by EmilysDad

The tank on my ML isn't much smaller at 93 litres so it's not far behind ... hence a Smart for commuting

Posted on 09/10/2019 15:26

Yep, so's mine and a 30l adblue ( some extra weight when both full )

Rocky 2 buckets replied on 09/10/2019 15:34

Rocky 2 buckets

Posted on 09/10/2019 15:34

My tank is 210 litres, then again my daily drive is a Unimog😂😂

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Posted on 07/10/2019 13:24 by Tinwheeler

Carry a Jerry can full of diesel/petrol? Really? Not on your nelly!

All soft toilet paper will dissolve in liquid and won't clog up the cassette. Steve is right. I'd no more bag it up separately than I’d stick pins in my eyes.😆

Posted on 10/10/2019 07:50

Actually I found that when using regular fluids there was often some undissolved paper. I don't find this with the Lidl bio washing tabs

Rufs replied on 10/10/2019 11:04

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Posted on 10/10/2019 07:50 by

Actually I found that when using regular fluids there was often some undissolved paper. I don't find this with the Lidl bio washing tabs

Posted on 10/10/2019 11:04

ah!!! but TW said "soft toilet paper" i dont think cut up pieces of the Times falls into that category