 Poster: A snowHead
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Hull, Zeebrugge or Calais?
Been a while since Ive driven on the other side of the Channel. Given the dismal exchange rate every cent will be useful...so any thoughts, dear Snowheads?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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T-Dub, On January 3rd Diesel in Albertville was €1.05 on the motorways was up to €1.20. So a bit cheaper than here?
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Belgium is more expensive. If you're passing through Luxembourg or Switzerland they are cheaper. AA report.
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Luxembourg
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Likely to be around 1.18 - 1.20 on the autoroute in France. (as of last weekend)
Of the main roads, the supermarkets are anything from 1.05 or so.
Prices seemed to be a little better further south in France.
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I try to get as near to my destination with as little deisel as possible in the tank so as I can top up with "mountain" deisel.
The carburant,fr is excellent for getting the prices but there is little point in diverting for 20 mins to save a couple of cents, and you also have the issue of whether it is a manned or unmanned station.
The former is no problem, but the latter can be fun as I found out at new year at 4am running on fumes trying to find a 24hr which would accept a maestro/switch/visa debit/visa credit/mastercard, in the end i was more worried about facing the crew on board if we were stranded.
My plan next time is to cross the tunnel and head to eurocite (about €1.01 /litre 92p) and top up there, which should allow me to make it to the mountain area here i can top up again and not worry about freezing deisel.
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scotkiwi, I pretty much do the same but as we tend to do the ferry to Calais stop at the petrol station, which is at the first junction, look up majestic wine and beer (handy if yor self catering and what some supplies), its near them and the fill up around Albertville.
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scotkiwi, all of the 24 hour pumps we've used recently have accepted Uk debit cards.
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Petrol stations. They're always good.
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