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Where would you fill up??

Hi everyone,
I was wondering if you know where i'll find the cheapest Diesel out of; France, Switzerland, Austria, Italy and Slovenia?
I've got a large aux fuel tank ready for my desert trips, but have so far bottled out of testing it properly (at over £1 / L i just couldn't do it to myself!!)
I'm off to play in the Alpes tomorrow, so thought its about time to bite the bullet as it were.
Any recent prices greatfully received

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french gouvernement feul price site (gazole is what you want)

Prix des carburants en France, site gouvernemental

europe comparative feul prices here (dunno how up to date it is though)
Karzoo Covoiturage France : Prix des carburants en Europe

here in burgundy I'm paying about 0€945 per liter at leclerc or Elf.

hope that helps.
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Thanks MooN,
It looks like, no matter how i dress it up, this fill up is going to hurt!!
From the 2nd link, it looks like Austria or Slovenia would be the way to go.
I saw Bertrand mention Switzerland was cheap in another post though ( Hi, if you're there)
Any other recent experiences??
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Forgot to say - these are the April 2009 figures.
Shouldn't have changed much in a few weeks
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Thanks MooN,
It looks like, no matter how i dress it up, this fill up is going to hurt!!
From the 2nd link, it looks like Austria or Slovenia would be the way to go.
I saw Bertrand mention Switzerland was cheap in another post though ( Hi, if you're there)
Any other recent experiences??
Sam

Hi Sam
was there and other places- remember the Scarlet Pimpernelle?
These Frenchies, they seek him here , they seek him there.... - same with cheap fuel!!
Am back now! wazzup?
Alwasy seeking out cheaper fuel - Cheapest I found was in Luxembourg- in this fuel station here N49.59924 E6.11818
Diesel was equivalent to 81p a litre - these days things change faster than you can blink- here today- up tomorrow

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Diesel was 1.04€/L over here in Slovenia this morning....and going up (apparently) , if that can be of any help. Across the border in Italy it must be about 10c more, at least..(and also going up).
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Regardless of where you are in Europe, head for a supermarket. In France you can pay up to 20cents more per litre at independent garages.

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