How much does diesel cost in France?

Marty999

Marty999 Posts: 728 Forumite

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15 May 2008 at 10:33AM in Overseas holidays & travel planning

I am off to France tomorrow and I understand diesel is cheaper over there, so it should be worth travelling nearly empty and filling up on arrival. I just wondered what the current price is?

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inspector_monkfish Posts: 9,276 Forumite

15 May 2008 at 10:39AM

Marty999 wrote: »

I am off to France tomorrow and I understand diesel is cheaper over there, so it should be worth travelling nearly empty and filling up on arrival. I just wondered what the current price is?

according to this, quite a bit cheaper than uk:

http://www.aaroadwatch.ie/eupetrolprices/

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Warrington-Mike Posts: 171 Forumite

15 May 2008 at 10:43AM

We went to Nice on a short Break last weekend - and Petrol was 1.55 Euros a Litre! - mind you EVERYTHING in Nice was expensive!

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inspector_monkfish Posts: 9,276 Forumite

15 May 2008 at 10:50AM

scroll to the bottom....

http://www.auchancalais.com/shopping_centre.asp

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Marty999 Posts: 728 Forumite

15 May 2008 at 10:54AM

inspector_monkfish wrote: »

scroll to the bottom....

http://www.auchancalais.com/shopping_centre.asp

Perfect! Thanks Inspector.

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inspector_monkfish Posts: 9,276 Forumite

15 May 2008 at 11:12AM

Marty999 wrote: »

Perfect! Thanks Inspector.

my pleasure

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cullin Posts: 212 Forumite

15 May 2008 at 11:42AM

Cheaper in Belgium

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inspector_monkfish Posts: 9,276 Forumite

15 May 2008 at 12:15PM

cullin wrote: »

Cheaper in Belgium

brilliant!
maybe he could drive through france, to belgium. Fill up there, then come back to France!

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curtlyb Posts: 676 Forumite

15 May 2008 at 12:18PM

inspector_monkfish wrote: »

brilliant!
maybe he could drive through france, to belgium. Fill up there, then come back to France!

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:.............

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GlennTheBaker Posts: 2,974 Forumite

15 May 2008 at 5:04PM

Cheaper in the USA too, if you fancy an even longer detour.

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Victors_Bruvver Posts: 384 Forumite

15 May 2008 at 6:51PM

Here you go, take a look here and you can spend toniight planning your journey through France via the cheapest petrol & diesel.
http://www.prix-carburants.gouv.fr/

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