We are still researching this article and cannot help with the other Countries right now, but to help you along it may be a good idea to contact the AA or the RAC if you are a member, see what advice they can give you. It might be a good idea to ask them through their websites.

Another good idea is to visit the LPG outlet lists held on this site and contact the various companies direct. Ask them if they have outlets in the Country (Countries) you intend to visit.

(Go to our link Where can I buy LPG? to find lists of outlets).

As we get information on European supplies we will post it here for you. If anyone has information that will help fill in the gaps then please mail it to us!

Have fun!

We are currently working on a new article to show you what adaptors you will need for filling in different European countries. You can see how this is progressing by going to our article Do I need any adaptors to fill up in Europe?

12/01 news .......... Confirmation that an LPG converted vehicle cannot be transported through Eurotunnel has been received.

It was thought that the measure was taken in the interests of safety (fire risk) but some curious anomalies are evident -

1. That Caravans, Motorhomes and similar may carry LPG cylinders through the tunnel, and

2. That Petrol tanks are a greater risk in any event.....

So, it appears that there is another and quite different reason for banning LPG converted vehicles in the tunnel and we'd be interested to know what it is!

NOTE for first timers!

In France and other European countries, LPG is called 'GPL' !

This is not dyslexia on the part of our continental partners, just the language difference!

SPAIN - From July 2004 LPG will be available to private users in Spain - Up to now it was only provided for Govt. vehicles. Fill your boots!

Ok - here goes. The easy bits first!

1. LPG is, as you thought, called GPL here but it also gets referred to as Autogas - much easier to talk about Autogas unless you are good at pronouncing the alphabet in French. Say LPG in an English accent and they stare at you blankly - say 'Autogas' and its like a biblical revelation!!!

I drove down from Calais to Bordeaux and across from East to the West Coast where we are and every sinlge Service Station had LPG. It is pretty much everywhere here. On the Signposts along the motorways for the service stations it shows the usual symbols for food, toilets, and petrol but beneath the petrol tank symbol they have added "+GPL". They are generally marked as 'Autogas' though when you get on the forecourt and are located separately from the petrol pumps - a bit like our HGV Diesel locations.

Right now LPG is 0.45 Euros per litre, (1 Euro breaking down into 100 cents) so that makes LPG about 30 pence a litre in France.

2. The French Filler. Yup! It looks like picture no 4. Well, put it this way picture No4 looks like the adaptor he put on the tank from head on. I do have a digicam here and so next time I fill up I will take a picture of the pump, filler, instructions for use etc and send them to you as .jpgs. That probably won't be until I get the adaptors from you though!!!

3. I am a bit confused about the adaptor you think will suit. Do you mean that it it will screw in to my filler and be like pic 4 to be used in France and that then there is another adaptor that screws on to that for me to use in the UK ?

4. Can I just switch from LPG to petrol when the car is moving or do I need to stop ?

If you need any other info about LPG and France let me know and I'll see what I can do. Certainly if I give you a translation of the pump instructions that's gonna be a big help to any non French speakers.!

All the best

Calum