BP Gaslite issue.
This does not appear to be good news for those that have BP Gaslite cylinders. I wonder what will happen and whether people will get refunds on their bottles?
hi,all.
last year while trying to decide wether to go for the plastic BP bottles or the calorlite ones, I was pursuaded to go for calorlite in the end as they could be obtained as a straight swop for the 6kg ones we had allready.
the news above appears to have made the choice I made the right one, however I would not assume that BP gas will disapear it must be a viable franchise for someone to maintain and I hardly think BP would take out of service all the gas pumps on thier forcourts.
only time will tell?
Maybe they are not selling enough ?
Typical Costs
(As at March 2011. Local prices may vary.)
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COST COMPARISON TABLE
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Cylinder charge
inc VAT |
Refill cost
inc VAT |
Cost per kg
inc VAT |
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BP Gas Light 5kg
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£45.00
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£25.00
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£5.00
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BP Gas Light 10kg
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£45.00
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£35.00
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£3.50
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Calor Standard 6kg
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£29.99
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£19.99
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£3.33
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Calor Lite 6kg
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£29.99
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£21.99
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£3.67
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Calor 13kg
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£29.99
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£25.49
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£1.96
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FloGas 6kg
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£29.99
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£18.99
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£3.17
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FloGas 11kg
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£29.99
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£23.95
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£2.17
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6kg (11.9 litres) gas from autogas station at 76.6 pence per litre
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Expensive but
you own it |
£9.12
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£1.47
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Top Tips
• Larger cylinders normally work out much cheaper per unit of gas than smaller ones
• Use bathroom scales or a spring balance to check how much gas is left in a cylinder
• Ensure high and low pressure 'rubber' hoses are changed regularly - at least once every 3 years
• Get your gas system checked at least once per year by a competent person
• If you exchange a cylinder at a distribution depot it is normally possible to get a 10% discount
Sir Sproket CJ ( BAR)
I think the high cost of the deposit for the bottle could have been a contributing factor towarsd the uptake being low oin Gaslite. many people have 2 bogttles in their caravan and the deposit x 3 was just a bit much. We are looking at the Safefill or Gaslow systems as we plan to keep the current caravan for a very long time.
Story now on the website - we spoke to BP which says the system is carrying on and a buyer is sought for the business, so all is not lost. Yet.
http://www.practicalcaravan.com/news/bp-plans-exit-gas-market
There is a link at the bottom of the story to bring you back here!
I have just bought 2 calor lite cylinders & a pig tail so that is another about £70 of dead money :(
There was an article on the local news this morning about the theft of gas cylinders for the tat value.
Calor are looking into composite cylinders in the future. So lock up your gas cylinders
Hyundai Terracan
Burstner Trecento 530
I thought I could see light at the end of the tunnel, but it was someone with a torch
Cylinder theft ........... Lock em up !
Sir Sproket CJ ( BAR)
A review of BP’s LPG portfolio in 2011 revealed that it is not the natural long-term owner of the LPG bottles and tank filling business. This gave the oil giant the liberty to carry out the asset sale.
BP to Divest LPG Filing