Title: Fuel Prices
Post by: landman on May 05, 2010, 12:29:17 pm
Should you fill up in Blighty, or La Belle France?
All prices are in this order: 98RON, 95RON, Diesel
Cherbourg: 119.8p, 117.2p, 97.6p
Caen: 104.4p, 101.0p, 83.0p
Le Havre: 103.5p, 101.0p, 82.1p
Calais: 90.4p, 89.4p, 83.7p
Le Mans: 113.0p, 115.5p, 96.9p
Arnage: 118.1p, 115.9p, 97.8p
Paul
All prices are in this order: 98RON, 95RON, Diesel
Cherbourg: 119.8p, 117.2p, 97.6p
Caen: 104.4p, 101.0p, 83.0p
Le Havre: 103.5p, 101.0p, 82.1p
Calais: 90.4p, 89.4p, 83.7p
Le Mans: 113.0p, 115.5p, 96.9p
Arnage: 118.1p, 115.9p, 97.8p
Paul
Title: Re: Fuel Prices
Post by: JDS on May 05, 2010, 12:50:03 pm
Fuel has risen in France again this weekend but it's still much cheaper than UK. I paid 1.12€/l on Sunday for diesel in France and £1.22/l this morning in Kent - exchange rate is (microscopically) better again at the mom to so I'd def say LBF is the place to fill up.
Title: Re: Fuel Prices
Post by: landman on May 05, 2010, 12:55:33 pm
Exchange rate is dropping, it's down to 1€=£0.855 this morning and heading for 1€=£0.80 I reckon.
Title: Re: Fuel Prices
Post by: JDS on May 05, 2010, 12:56:18 pm
Guess I should add - that's only for diesel. As petrol is much dearer than diesel in France the difference is way smaller ...
Title: Re: Fuel Prices
Post by: JDS on May 05, 2010, 12:57:20 pm
It's been rising all day so far (and since last week) : http://news.bbc.co.uk/news/business/market_data/currency/11/13/intraday.stm
Title: Re: Fuel Prices
Post by: geoffd on May 05, 2010, 02:01:45 pm
Looking at those prices, with a car that has a 25 gallon tank and does less then 15mpg I'll def be filling up in Le Havre on arrival!
The exchange rate changes are still very very small at the moment but lets hope that it keeps going in our favour, only thing that will stop that though is Gordon Brown keeping his job this week!
The exchange rate changes are still very very small at the moment but lets hope that it keeps going in our favour, only thing that will stop that though is Gordon Brown keeping his job this week!
Title: Re: Fuel Prices
Post by: nopanic - neil on May 05, 2010, 02:26:31 pm
Looking at those prices, with a car that has a 25 gallon tank and does less then 15mpg I'll def be filling up in Le Havre on arrival!
The exchange rate changes are still very very small at the moment but lets hope that it keeps going in our favour, only thing that will stop that though is Gordon Brown keeping his job this week!
The exchange rate changes are still very very small at the moment but lets hope that it keeps going in our favour, only thing that will stop that though is Gordon Brown keeping his job this week!
just checked on xe.com
as per now 1.17 euro to £. Which is in the right direction - (but don't look at the Dollar/pound rate)
Title: Re: Fuel Prices
Post by: Barry on May 05, 2010, 07:59:05 pm
Looking at those prices, with a car that has a 25 gallon tank and does less then 15mpg I'll def be filling up in Le Havre on arrival!
The exchange rate changes are still very very small at the moment but lets hope that it keeps going in our favour, only thing that will stop that though is Gordon Brown keeping his job this week!
The exchange rate changes are still very very small at the moment but lets hope that it keeps going in our favour, only thing that will stop that though is Gordon Brown keeping his job this week!
Or a hung parliment
Title: Re: Fuel Prices
Post by: geoffd on May 06, 2010, 09:15:51 am
just checked on xe.com
as per now 1.17 euro to £. Which is in the right direction - (but don't look at the Dollar/pound rate)
Sadly thats a midmarket rate, 1.13 is the more likely rate for buying €'s But still heading slowly in the right direction.
I'm not worried about the $/£ rate as I don't have any plans to travel to the US this year.
Title: Re: Fuel Prices
Post by: smokie on May 06, 2010, 10:47:35 am
If you're buying €€s for June, and need at least £500 worth, you can get 1.1724 here http://www.crowncurrencyexchange.com/. They are selling at 1.20 for later in the year
I'd be tempted to hang on a bit though
I'd be tempted to hang on a bit though
Title: Re: Fuel Prices
Post by: termietermite on May 06, 2010, 01:12:24 pm
I'd be tempted to hang on a bit though
It rather depends what happens overnight tonight, doesn't it?Title: Re: Fuel Prices
Post by: smokie on May 06, 2010, 03:36:41 pm
I think Greeks bearing gifts are more of a risk to the Euro than who gets in No. 10... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/10099914.stm
Title: Re: Fuel Prices
Post by: smokie on May 12, 2010, 10:05:01 am
You can still buy €s at 1.1691 for June today at the site I mentioned.
Title: Re: Fuel Prices
Post by: JDS on May 12, 2010, 03:51:22 pm
You can still buy €s at 1.1691 for June today at the site I mentioned.
Have you used these guys Smokie? They seem to offer good rates but do not reply to emails .... Title: Re: Fuel Prices
Post by: smokie on May 12, 2010, 09:36:09 pm
Yes, every year for past few years for $$s for Sebring. Done all right at it too.
Title: Re: Fuel Prices
Post by: termietermite on May 13, 2010, 12:24:30 pm
Exchange rate gained another point yesterday
http://www.banque-france.fr/gb/poli_mone/taux/html/2.htm
Diesel 1.112 in places around LM
http://www.prix-carburants.gouv.fr/index.php?module=dbgestion&action=fsearch
http://www.banque-france.fr/gb/poli_mone/taux/html/2.htm
Diesel 1.112 in places around LM
http://www.prix-carburants.gouv.fr/index.php?module=dbgestion&action=fsearch
Title: Re: Fuel Prices
Post by: Barry on May 16, 2010, 12:28:23 pm
Prices yesterday 15/5.
Autoroute services;
Diesel € 1.30
Petrol € 1.55.
Auchun hypermarket Boulogne
Diesel € 1.135
Petrol € 1.35
Autoroute services;
Diesel € 1.30
Petrol € 1.55.
Auchun hypermarket Boulogne
Diesel € 1.135
Petrol € 1.35
