LPG question....

Raksha

Ive been driving my lpg converted car for over 10 years,mainly refueling at the same petrol station when the 50 litre tank has emptied, normally getting +/- 2 or 3 litres depending on the air pressure....

This morning when i refuelled from empty i noticed they had new pumps from the last time, and they didnt cut off until nearly 70 litres had gone in!

Trading standards say they will be having a word with the garage but havent had any similar reports and they dont have the specialist equipment to test lpg pumps!

Obviously i shall be keeping an eye on my mileage to see how it compares with my normal 260 miles....
Has anyone else had a similar experience?

forgotmyname

Pressure issue. When you say 50 L tank is that the fill size or the actual size?

Depends where you buy them from. But as you normally only fill them to 80% to allow for expansion, some places list a 70L tank as 50L because thats what you can actually fill it to without going over ther 80%.

gilbert_and_sullivan

Funny old things, sometimes mine cuts off with a sudden stop, other times it slows up gradually then shuts, once or twice it didn't seem stop at all but got slower and like you i ended up putting more in than was usual.

As you say, all you can do is see if you get a few more miles before needing to refill next time.

Iceweasel

What was the temperature like when you filled up?

If it was near freezing i would naturally expect that you would get more in - but an increase of 20 litres is much more than I would expect.

I have the same kind of thing when filling Calor Gas tanks.

Raksha

Iceweasel wrote: »

What was the temperature like when you filled up?

If it was near freezing i would naturally expect that you would get more in - but an increase of 20 litres is much more than I would expect.

I have the same kind of thing when filling Calor Gas tanks.

It was cold! Maybe 3 or 4 degrees but not bitter....and certainly not freezing! No snow here

N9eav

Just out of interested for a non LPG user. Has the price come down? Petrol has dropped about 30p per litre, but the station selling LPG near us, the price has not moved....

gilbert_and_sullivan

Paid 49ppl yesterday (two suppliers in Leicester presumably fighting it out), but locally its 60.9 @ Morrisons, less the 'match and more' bonus, probably worth 2ppl.
As petrol it varies around the country, more competiton (more savvy buyers?) usually means better prices.

Raksha

I think the max i paid was 69p/litre and its now 60.9p