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Diesel costs in the EU

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Hi - am off on holiday in a few weeks to France, but will be travelling through Belgium and Holland. Do Diesel prices vary much - would I be better off filling up abroad?
Thanks
Emma

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  • All three are a little cheaper for Diesel, but not massively so. No strike threat over there though afaik ...
  • DCFC79
    DCFC79 Posts: 40,641 Forumite
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    edited 28 March 2012 at 4:22PM
    Im sure here is a website you can use that will tell you the price pl of diesel in a perticular country, try here or here but its a bit out of date or here, a youtube video from euronews. The motorways can be more expensive than the supermarkets.
  • pompeyrich
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    Here is a link to the official fuel prices in France, if you click the button next to Gazole then hover the mouse over the numbered region it will show you the price per litre in Euros, lowest and highest. In the Calais area it ranges from €1.4-€1.6/litre (£1.20-£1.37 at todays BBC quoted tourist rate of £1/€1.16). Supermarkets are cheaper than Motorways for filling up. Belgium similar, not sure about Holland though.

    French fuel prices
  • DCFC79
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    pompeyrich wrote: »
    Here is a link to the official fuel prices in France, if you click the button next to Gazole then hover the mouse over the numbered region it will show you the price per litre in Euros, lowest and highest. In the Calais area it ranges from €1.4-€1.6/litre (£1.20-£1.37 at todays BBC quoted tourist rate of £1/€1.16). Supermarkets are cheaper than Motorways for filling up. Belgium similar, not sure about Holland though.

    French fuel prices

    The link looks familiar so might have seen it before so might have been the site i was sure existed.

    Thanks
  • Thank-you all - looks like its a bit cheaper, so probably worth filling up over there! Thank-you again!
  • gfplux
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    Remember to fill up in Luxembourg. It has the cheapest prices of France, Belgium and Germany.
    The prices are regulated by the Government so they are exactly the same on the Motorway as they are in Town.
    There will be no Brexit dividend for Britain.
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