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steptoe



Member Since: 23 Jul 2012
Location: london
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LPG getting harder to find

BP a couple of years ago, and now that Shell garages have stopped selling LPG, i've nothing near me in S/W London. Sad

Post #577764 30th Dec 2020 12:19pm
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Dolphinboy



Member Since: 07 Dec 2009
Location: Bristol
Posts: 3035

United Kingdom 2011 Range Rover Vogue TDV8 Atacama Sand

I know it's a shocker! And it's one of the cleanest fuels around!! (Zero NOx)

Post #577766 30th Dec 2020 12:33pm
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dingg1



Member Since: 29 Jun 2013
Location: PORTUGAL
Posts: 1263

2007 Range Rover Vogue SE 4.2 SC V8 Stornoway Grey

Crazy isn't it, especially that the government is clamping down on emissions, thankfully plenty of garages still have availability where I am, and lots of various vehicles are converted here.

Good luck finding a local source, do you use the fill lpg app?

https://www.filllpg.co.uk/

Post #577767 30th Dec 2020 12:36pm
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alanm_3



Member Since: 19 Feb 2011
Location: my House, unless I’m not at home, in which case I’m somewhere else.
Posts: 6646

Scotland 2017 Range Rover Autobiography SDV8 Loire Blue

I guess with the increasing move to electric/hybrid vehicles, demand for LPG has dropped off? I’m also guessing a lot of LPG cars are getting older and not being replaced with other converted vehicles, when they reach the end of their useful life?

I wonder if we’ll see similar in 20 years with diesel? Whistle Got - 2017 SDV8 Autobiography in Loire Blue
Had- 2008 TDV8 Vogue SE in Java black
Had - 2007 S/C in Stornoway Grey

Post #577768 30th Dec 2020 12:38pm
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SoggyBottoms



Member Since: 05 May 2012
Location: Northants.
Posts: 456

United Kingdom 2007 Range Rover Vogue Supercharged Zambezi Silver

the Shell pumps seemed to be pulled out during lockdown.
I have only one expensive pump near me and would have a 40 mile round trip to source cheaply. even Morrison have pulled pumps
I'm back on petrol, have been since March

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Jayk69



Member Since: 08 Feb 2018
Location: Daventry
Posts: 601

United Kingdom 2012 Range Rover Vogue 4.4 V8 Barolo Black

it is a shocker as a fuel it is really clean!!
i had a V8 disco and a MOT tester showed me much cleaner running on LPG that was compared to a 1.0l micra he had in. 2012 Vogue 4.4 TDV8 - Current
2014 Navara V6 - Gone
2004 Vogue TD6 - Gone
Grand Cherokee - Gone
Discovery V8 (LPG) - Gone
Discovery TD5 - Gone

Post #577811 30th Dec 2020 5:56pm
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Gsxr1250dave



Member Since: 20 Oct 2018
Location: London
Posts: 827

England 

Iv got x1 local station here on the A20 recently the pump supplier changed to green fuels I think.
Yes the government missed a trick with lpg but then again they don't really care it's all Censored . You could once upon a time buy new out of the show room either an lpg Volvo or Vauxhall car factory built. And they never use to tax lpg either.

Post #577813 30th Dec 2020 6:08pm
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dhallworth



Member Since: 10 Oct 2011
Location: Glasgow
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United Kingdom 2012 Range Rover Autobiography TDV8 Baltic Blue

The local Asda have just refitted their station and have made it totally automated. In doing so, they've removed their LPG pumps. Apparently the other Asda stores around about are doing the same over time.

The local Shell I refused to buy LPG from on principle as he was 18p a litre dearer then Asda.

I've just bought a Supercharged with LPG on it and am sorely tempted to remove it as it's getting so hard to find. I've never converted a car to LPG but have bought P38's with it already fitted so have just used them on LPG. This SC needs a few jobs doing and seeing as they don't like LPG, it might make sense to remove it.

David. 2002 4.6 Vogue SE - Alveston Red with Lightstone Leather
2007 Range Rover Supercharged in Java Black with Ivory Leather
2012 Range Rover 5.0 SC Autobiography in Indus Silver with Jet/Ivory Interior
2012 Range Rover 4.4 TDV8 Autobiography in Baltic Blue with Sand Interior

Post #577816 30th Dec 2020 7:24pm
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V8 Bob



Member Since: 15 Mar 2018
Location: Cumbria
Posts: 342

United Kingdom 2012 Range Rover Westminster TDV8 Ipanema Sand

If you have the space have you considered putting in a bulk tank? In a previous job we had lpg forklifts and used a bulk tank with a manual pump but you can get electric ones. 2012 tdv8 Westminster arrived Jan 19 gone Dec 23

200 TDi discovery bobtail gone
RR classic v8 bobtail gone
300 tdi Discovery 3 dr gone

Post #577822 30th Dec 2020 8:18pm
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bigbo



Member Since: 07 Jul 2014
Location: Derbyshire
Posts: 535

United Kingdom 2006 Range Rover Supercharged 4.2 SC V8 Buckingham Blue

Yes but don't forget to declare the tax! Whistle Range Rover 4.2 Supercharged 2006
Ford Focus EcoBoost 1.5 2017
MG TF 2003

Previous Cars of note
Land Rover Discovery 2
Jaguar Mk2 3.8 - Company car
MG Midget 1974 - Concours

Post #577826 30th Dec 2020 9:08pm
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Ian G



Member Since: 07 Sep 2020
Location: Liverpool
Posts: 35

United Kingdom 2003 Range Rover HSE Td6 Epsom Green

I got rid of mine because it was a complete lottery, even those stations which still had it regularly ran out or broke down.

Toyed with the idea of my own tank but the vehicle tanks were that small it would only be useful for local stuff.

Back in a diesel now, 500 mile range, lovely

Post #577839 31st Dec 2020 2:24am
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