Where to buy fuel... fill up in UK or France ?

[Paul S4]

Travelling from the UK to Switzerland in the next couple of weeks, just like to know if is it cheaper to fill up in the UK or in France ?

I shall be using the Autoroutes, so therefore Aires forecourt prices.

(I also need to use 98-99 octane petrol)

[leyorkie]

http://www.prix-carburants.gouv.fr/index.php

Goverment site with the price of all fuel on sale in France.
You need to search by department but it is simple to click on the map.
You can also put in your route and it will identify filling stations on the route.
Bonne voyage

[leyorkie]

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(I also need to use 98-99 octane petrol)
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Sorry the site is not set up for 98-99 You need to add about 5 cents to the 95 price

[huwp]

Back in July I reckoned Unleaded to be about the same price and Diesel to be cheaper but not by a significant amount.

[fluffnik]

Fill up in Switzerland on the way back.

[Iain328]

If you are passing that way then fill up in Luxembourg - mucho cheapo!

Edited by Iain328 on Saturday 11th September 20:53

[itiejim]

Oh yes

Iain328 said:

If you are passing that way then fill up in Luxembourg - mucho cheapo!

Edited by Iain328 on Saturday 11th September 20:53

[lowdrag]

Like in the UK never fill up on the motorway if possible

Either fill up in the UK or as you leave the ferry, but on a different tack frankly it doesn't relly matter does it? You're on holiday, so a penny a litre isn't that important. We all know of people who'll go 20 miles to save 20p, and for some reason (we are all about the same) it seems to be a thing not to pay too dear, but when we think about it the difference is a couple of quid at the most. Like half a pint of beer perhaps.

[Doofus]

lowdrag said:

Either fill up in the UK or as you leave the ferry, but on a different tack frankly it doesn't relly matter does it? You're on holiday, so a penny a litre isn't that important. We all know of people who'll go 20 miles to save 20p, and for some reason (we are all about the same) it seems to be a thing not to pay too dear, but when we think about it the difference is a couple of quid at the most. Like half a pint of beer perhaps.

This.

If you're on that much of an economy drive, you can't afford to go on holiday at all.

[Paul S4]

Thanks for all your replies...I should have worked out that the price would be similar anyway with the Euro as it is just now.
The last time I travelled to Italy there was quite a difference, but that was a couple of years ago.

[A911DOM]

Unfortunately I think its only really diesel thats likely to be a tad cheaper en route through France.

Enjoy your trip

[plenty]

Doofus said:

lowdrag said:

Either fill up in the UK or as you leave the ferry, but on a different tack frankly it doesn't relly matter does it? You're on holiday, so a penny a litre isn't that important. We all know of people who'll go 20 miles to save 20p, and for some reason (we are all about the same) it seems to be a thing not to pay too dear, but when we think about it the difference is a couple of quid at the most. Like half a pint of beer perhaps.

This.

If you're on that much of an economy drive, you can't afford to go on holiday at all.

It's not uncommon to find a 15p/ltr difference in the price of super between autoroute stations and towns. On a 3k mile trip that adds up to £60-100, or the cost of a hotel night. Not to mention the satisfaction of knowing you're not paying through the nose for the sake of missing a 1-2 mile detour.

Nothing wrong with being cost-conscious on holiday - it means you can go on holiday more often!

[wrighty78]

I'm just back from a 2,000 mile holiday in France in the 635csi. That's a lot of petrol stops!

98 ron over there was approx 1.50 Euros on the autoroutes and approx 1.33 Euros at supermarkets. At 1.20 euros to the pound, that equates to £1.25 and £1.11 respectively.

98 Ron around here seems to be up at about £1.22 at non-Mway forecourts.

So assuming you don't have to pay some hideous commission to change your money, 98 ron at a french supermarket seems the best bet.

[tinman0]

Paul S4 said:

Travelling from the UK to Switzerland in the next couple of weeks, just like to know if is it cheaper to fill up in the UK or in France ?

First place to fill up is at CitiEurope in the underground car park. Cheapest place in the whole area. I was finding them around 10c cheaper than anything in Calais.

Second fill on the way to Molsheim. As you head for Strasbourg take exit 44 and go cross country. About 6-7 miles south of the exit (iirc) are two petrol stations - one is a Carrefour and the other is an unmanned one on a Renault dealership forecourt (both on the right, and the unmanned is on a left leaning bend). These two places are the cheapest anywhere. On diesel at least they are 20c less than anything near the autoroutes. These two stations in Alsace are also cheaper than Switzerland.

If you want the really cheap petrol, head for Livigno near St Moritz, and diesel is about 70c and petrol not much more.

Edited by tinman0 on Monday 13th September 12:20

[Davel]

Recently back from two weeks in the Dordogne area.

Diesel is cheaper over there, especially off the peages.

Not sure about petrol sorry.

[Doofus]

plenty said:

It's not uncommon to find a 15p/ltr difference in the price of super between autoroute stations and towns. On a 3k mile trip that adds up to £60-100, or the cost of a hotel night. Not to mention the satisfaction of knowing you're not paying through the nose for the sake of missing a 1-2 mile detour.

Nothing wrong with being cost-conscious on holiday - it means you can go on holiday more often!

I'm sure you are right. I don't have much of a clue how much I pay for fuel anywhere. I live in both the UK and France, and my ethos is that life's too short for many things; petrol station hunting being one of them.

[Busamav]

itiejim said:

Oh yes

Iain328 said:

If you are passing that way then fill up in Luxembourg - mucho cheapo!

Definitely this .

[remigijus]

the price of desel for ex in FR 1.1eur,UK - 1,1gbp/l so think