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- Going abroad with an LPG powered vehicle. - |
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widely used as a vehicle fuel in continental Europe. Holland, Italy and
France have particularly well developed infrastructures. Spain, which in
the past only permitted LPG to be used in taxis and public vehicles,
have now permitted public fuelling sites to be opened and a link to a
Spanish site can be found in the LPG Refuelling Site list elsewhere on
this website.
Getting there: There are no restrictions on LPG fuelled vehicles using ferries to Europe. However at the moment Eurotunnel does not allow the carriage of LPG vehicles (or, indeed, any alternative fuelled vehicles) on Le Shuttle services. They do check and they turn back vehicles without compensation when found. Refuelling: LPG may be sold under a variety of names “LPG”, “GPL” and “Autogas” being the commonest. Locations are prolific across Europe, We can sell you a European Filling Guide call 01903 715715 Three refuelling systems may be found (there are moves towards a harmonised fitting but it has not yet appeared in the marketplace). In some countries all three systems are used. Most continental motorway service areas hold “adaptors”, and these can be obtained from some conversion companies, however these must be used with great care. Adaptors should always be securely fitted to the vehicle filling point before the filling nozzle is attached. They should never be fitted to the nozzle itself. Few pumps have English language instructions and attended service is rare on motorway service areas and in hypermarkets. Local motorists can, however, be helpful. The most common fittings are: |
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“Dutch”
bayonet
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“Italian”
dish
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ACME
thread
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Italy |
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Give us a call and we can put an adaptor in the post - 01903 715715 Fuel Quality: Fuel quality varies across Europe. The European Standard allows four subtly different grades but these are selected on a national basis so there is no differentiation at the pump and there is no “choice”. Your car will probably cope quite happily with all of them but you may notice differences in performance and driveability. Car Parks: Some underground car parks, particularly in France and Italy, have restrictions on LPG vehicles. Tunnels: There are few restrictions on the use of road tunnels by LPG vehicles.
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