Avoiding motorway fuel prices

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I have petrol stations indicated on my Garmin satnav at all times. I can set it up to show eating places if so desired

the Tesco's at Junction 43 M6 is a good place to refuel apart from Sundays (10-4) which caught me out!

This solves most of the fill-up problems.

http://www.justoffjunction.co.uk/petrol-stations.php

Some of the stations might not be caravan friendly though!

 

https://www.petrolprices.com/, and its associated smart phone app, is useful. You can plan ahead using the website to see cheap fuel stations near a motorway junction or use the app to see where you can get cheap fuel close to your current location whilst on tour. If there's a convenient supermarket the minimal inconvenience of leaving the motorway is outweighed by a potential saving of up to 25p a litre.

I always try to use supermarket fuel stops and research convenient ones on my planned itinerary. If passing anywhere near Luxembourg, it always pays to arrive with an almost empty tank, providing substantial savings for those with big tanks. Martelange, just on the border, has about eight or nine fuel stations next to each other, doubtless to supply the cross-border trade.

I always try and use supermarkets for fuel too and alwats fill up before my journey.  I can't recall the last time I ever travelled more that 350 miles in one day towing a caravan - even on a long haul journey to France, Italy, Germany etc., and fortunately the Discovery will adequately cover the journey providing I fill up before hand.  I don't think I have ever 'filled up' at a motorway service station.

Love it or hate it, for real emergencies, I've got the Esso Card which is available to all Club members.  This gives you a fixed weekly price irrespective of the price at the pump.  In some parts of the country, where fuel is priced higher, this is useful.  Unfortunately/ fortunately, in the Tamworth area, we are fortunate enough to have very competative fuel prices - 123.6 at the moment for deisel at Sainsbury's (121.6 for petrol)

Another idea is to download the 'Petrol Prices' app from Google Play Store or the Apple equivalent.  This gives you a list of the cheapest fuel available wherever you happen to be.

David

Our trip to Cornwall each summer 420 miles, we carry 2x10 ltr cans of derv, it's not just the price on the motorway's but have you all tried using a lorry pump in a modern car, the nozzle is too big, O.K. for motor home

and the car pumps can be tight with your caravan on the back or the canopy a bit low

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On our journeys from and to Cornwall we rarely fill at m/way service stations and it was the same when we had a caravan. Even with a big T/A van we never found a forecourt too tight or a canopy too low.

Carrying extra fuel is unnecessary and a hazard.