East Anglia
This page is a list of the local LPG stations that I know about,
cheapest first. Last updated 29/3/2001.
- LPG station list now available for GPS receivers.
Update
- as the duty on LPG was cut by 3p a litre the following prices have all probably changed. This page will be updated as I have time to visit them. The confirmed new pricing will appear at the top, please let me know the prices of others that you visit
by e-mail.
British Gas
Cheapest in the area, but cash/cheque only. Open Mon-Fri 8am-5pm.
Directions - Newark Road, Eastern Industry, Peterborough.
PE1 5YD. GPS : 52.577631,-0.209774.
Price - 32.5p
Phone - 01733 554978
Payment - cash/cheque only
Anglian Gas Centre
Small local supplier. Open Mon-Fri 8:30am-5pm, Sat 9am-12noon.
Directions - Ivatt Way, Westwood, Peterborough. Just off the A47. GPS : 52.594953,-0.265145
Price - 37p
Phone -
01733 262117
Payment -
Cash or Credit cards.
BP Childerly Gate
Normal BP station, convenient but a bit expensive.
Directions -
A428 between Cambridge and St Neots
Price - 37.9p per litre (17/10/00)
Phone - 01954 210096
Payment - Cash and Credit cards.
Sargents Skoda
Situated on the science park to the north of Cambridge, this Skoda garage convert
Octavias from new and have a FloGas tank which they supply gas from.
Click for a larger image
Directions -
- From A14 take the Milton exit and head towards
Cambridge on Milton road. Turn left at the traffic lights and follow this road round to the right.
Take the next left onto Cowley Road then follow this until it naturally turns sharp left.
Follow this to almost the end and the Skoda garage is on the left. The LPG tanks are at the back of
the building on the left, drive in and pull up next to them.
- From Cambridge take the Milton road out
of town, follow this to the Science Park junction and turn right. Follow this road round to the right,
then next left into Cowley road and as above.
View on
Multimap.com.
Price - 38p a litre at 27/3/01.
Phone - 01223 507507
Payment - Cash or Credit Cards, not AMEX
BP Whittlesford
Normal BP station, convenient
but a bit expensive.
Directions - A505 between Cambridge and M11 J10 (Duxford)
Price - 38.9p per litre
Phone - 01223 832996
Payment - Cash and Credit cards.
Mann Egerton
Vauxhall garage, just moved from Huntingdon to St Ives.
Directions - just south of the town bridge, St Ives. From the bypass go North from the roundabout where the VW/Audi garage is
then immediately right towards the town bridge. Mann Egerton is on the right hand side, pump is well hidden around the back.
Price - 38.4p
Phone - ?
Payment - cash or credit
Calor, Whittlesea
Recently opened
Directions - next to "Riders Motorcycle Centre", Eastrea Road, Whittlesea. PE7 1SG. map.
Price - 39p
Phone - ?
Payment - unknown
Gas Converters
Converters with their own recently installed tank (CPS gas). Price set to be reduced once the pump
has been modified to make this possible !
Directions - The Depot, Royston Road, Caxton, Cambridge, CB3 8PN. On the A1198 just south of Caxton village, turn off the A428 towards Caxton and follow straight through the village. Gas Converters are at the front of the complex at the top of the hill to the south of the village, along with Kartsport whose flags you will see.
GPS: 52.19607, -0.08959
Price - 38p
Phone -
01954 719040
Payment -
Cash or credit cards
Wicken 4wd
Directions - Wicken is just off the A10 at
the Sutton roundabout. Head East forabout 2 miles into Wicken. Turn immediately left into track just
past
Wicken sign (signposted Wicken 4wd). Follow track for 1/2 mile to buildings.
Also do
Air Conditioning work.
Price - 38p (29/6/2000)
Phone - 01353 722434
Payment - Cash or Credit Card (2% charge for credit)
The following are all old prices, the post-March 2001 budget prices are not currently known -
Ogden Motor Engineers
Directions - 2a Whittlesey Road, March. PE15 0AG
(map)
Price - 46p a litre ! (5/10/2000 - was 39p about a month ago)
Phone - 01354 656690
Payment - Cash or Credit Cards
I'm told by a local that this is still quite expensive.
Tims page of the best stations in the West of England and Wales. Cheaper than East Anglia anyway :(
