Omega Owners Forum - Fuel Prices

tunnie Over Active Poster Offline Posts: 22520 London, W3 Gender: Drives: 2.2 CD (LPG'd) & BMW R1200 GS	Fuel Prices - Europe 23. May 2009 at 17:32 Anyone been to europe recently? Whats the price of petrol in France/Holland?? Last time i was there i seam to remember it was 1.21EUR a litre. Wondering if its worth tanking up in Dover, to avoid fueling in Europe
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Guffer Omega Lord Offline Music to watch girls by.... Posts: 6142 Hampshire Gender: Drives: R Reg 2.5V6 Omega ELITE & P reg Omega 2.5 V6 CDX	Re: Fuel Prices - Europe Reply #1 - 23. May 2009 at 18:01 passed through france recently and there is little benefit from filing up over there anymore due to the exchange rate
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webby23 Omega Baron Offline MV6 Posts: 2700 Nottingham Gender: Drives: Opel Omega 2.6 MV6	Re: Fuel Prices - Europe Reply #2 - 23. May 2009 at 20:01 Petrol was 1.179 Euros a litre at Carrefour in Caen last Saturday.....around £1.08 at last weeks exchange rate. When we got to Dover that day it was at 95.9p a litre at the first station we saw, the BP at the roundabout at the port exit.
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Re: Fuel Prices - Europe
Reply #3 - 23. May 2009 at 20:15

webby23 wrote on 23. May 2009 at 20:01:

Petrol was 1.179 Euros a litre at Carrefour in Caen last Saturday.....around £1.08 at last weeks exchange rate.

When we got to Dover that day it was at 95.9p a litre at the first station we saw, the BP at the roundabout at the port exit.
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I will brim it in Dover then, try and avoid fueling in France, its what thought, its cheaper here now! Shocked

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Re: Fuel Prices - Europe
Reply #4 - 23. May 2009 at 20:35

tunnie wrote on 23. May 2009 at 20:15:

webby23 wrote on 23. May 2009 at 20:01:

Petrol was 1.179 Euros a litre at Carrefour in Caen last Saturday.....around £1.08 at last weeks exchange rate.

When we got to Dover that day it was at 95.9p a litre at the first station we saw, the BP at the roundabout at the port exit.
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Thanks!

I will brim it in Dover then, try and avoid fueling in France, its what thought, its cheaper here now! Shocked

Yes mate we fuelled up at Tesco Ashford (M20 J9) at normal supermarket prices.

Thats about 20 mins from Dover if you're going down the M20 not the M2.

Have a great time mate, we did !!

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Re: Fuel Prices - Europe
Reply #5 - 23. May 2009 at 20:41

webby23 wrote on 23. May 2009 at 20:35:

tunnie wrote on 23. May 2009 at 20:15:

webby23 wrote on 23. May 2009 at 20:01:

Petrol was 1.179 Euros a litre at Carrefour in Caen last Saturday.....around £1.08 at last weeks exchange rate.

When we got to Dover that day it was at 95.9p a litre at the first station we saw, the BP at the roundabout at the port exit.
Thumbs Up!

Thanks!

I will brim it in Dover then, try and avoid fueling in France, its what thought, its cheaper here now! Shocked

Yes mate we fuelled up at Tesco Ashford (M20 J9) at normal supermarket prices.

Thats about 20 mins from Dover if you're going down the M20 not the M2.

Have a great time mate, we did !!

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We are off to Holland, prob do it a few times this year.

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webby23 Omega Baron Offline MV6 Posts: 2700 Nottingham Gender: Drives: Opel Omega 2.6 MV6	Re: Fuel Prices - Europe Reply #6 - 23. May 2009 at 21:11 Correction !! M20 J10 The Travelodge we stayed at was at J9 ! Cheers
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serek Omega Knight Offline Posts: 1178 huntingdon Gender: Drives: 3.2 ELITE IRMSCHERMANUAL LSD**	Re: Fuel Prices - Europe Reply #7 - 25. May 2009 at 20:28 I was drive last monday pass Germany 1.28 euro Holland 1.41 euro France 1.33 euro still some road works on E67 near Eesel
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tunnie Over Active Poster Offline Posts: 22520 London, W3 Gender: Drives: 2.2 CD (LPG'd) & BMW R1200 GS	Re: Fuel Prices - Europe Reply #8 - 25. May 2009 at 20:31 serek wrote on 25. May 2009 at 20:28: I was drive last monday pass Germany 1.28 euro Holland 1.41 euro France 1.33 euro still some road works on E67 near Eesel Thats £1.24 a litre! I am going to avoid fuelling in Holland at all costs!
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serek Omega Knight Offline Posts: 1178 huntingdon Gender: Drives: 3.2 ELITE IRMSCHERMANUAL LSD**	Re: Fuel Prices - Europe Reply #9 - 25. May 2009 at 20:35 is cheapper anyway, 3 week ago was 1.46 make lot different when you do 3500 miles over 3 weeks. nice to come back to Uk fiuel prices
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STMO123 Ex Member Gender:	Re: Fuel Prices - Europe Reply #10 - 25. May 2009 at 20:52 If you are careful and fill up at the right times and at the right places, you may save as much as £5, or even £10. Very handy since you tell us you only earn 40K
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tunnie Over Active Poster Offline Posts: 22520 London, W3 Gender: Drives: 2.2 CD (LPG'd) & BMW R1200 GS	Re: Fuel Prices - Europe Reply #11 - 25. May 2009 at 21:14 STMO123 wrote on 25. May 2009 at 20:52: If you are careful and fill up at the right times and at the right places, you may save as much as £5, or even £10. Very handy since you tell us you only earn 40K Very true, as is often brought up here, i am a student, and i shall pay for fuel like a student
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Jim Omega Baron Offline Posts: 3300 Glasgow Gender: Drives: 1996 3.0 Irmscher Elite, 1998 3.0 Irmscher MV6, 2002 3.2 Irmscher Elite, 2008 Astra TwinTop Design 1.9CDTi	Re: Fuel Prices - Europe Reply #12 - 25. May 2009 at 22:08 I drove through Holland yesterday and its around 1.31 euros for a litre of unleaded and similar price in Germany
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tunnie Over Active Poster Offline Posts: 22520 London, W3 Gender: Drives: 2.2 CD (LPG'd) & BMW R1200 GS	Re: Fuel Prices - Europe Reply #13 - 25. May 2009 at 22:14 Jim wrote on 25. May 2009 at 22:08: I drove through Holland yesterday and its around 1.31 euros for a litre of unleaded and similar price in Germany Thats still £1.15, so still needs be avoided i think!
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Re: Fuel Prices - Europe
Reply #14 - 27. May 2009 at 12:04

handy tip Mr Tunnie when(if) drawing euros out of a European bank cash machine. Let your bank determine the rate when you are given the option. Otherwise you get a poor exchange rate and often a charge of something like 2.5% for the privilege.

Filled up today at 99.6 cents a litre for unleaded. Robbery - was only 96 last tankful. Can't believe the price in Holland. That is outrageous.

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