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Hi guys, been in Uzbek for 3 days now, via Beyneu border in Kazakhstan. Might not be everywhere in Uzbek, but so far all fuel stations from border to Khiva are closed. Fuel ( petrol and diesel) can be found only on the black market.
We have been spending lots of time looking for it.
Make sure you bring lots of fuel.
It is possible to buy some but, as i said, black market and hard to find!

Will tell if it gets better as we move to Bukhara and Samarkand! For now we need a rest, been tough few days of hard riding and intense heat!
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Hey maria

Thanks for the info.. Been following your trip since a few weeks now. I'm heading there (end destination Japan) next month or so.
I wonder if the fuel situation is abnormal or not as, from what I heard, it's always hard to find fuel there..
Anyways, enjoy the trip!
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Hi, just been explained and for what i understand, it is a deliberate government decision.
It seems they are moving toward biofuel and LPG only.

So might be general. We may be able to find fuel in khiva or Urgench, but after that been told we may not find anything till Bukhara! So we are going to get containers to carry extra fuel. We already have an 8 l fuel bladder but not enough.

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thank you marıa for the report !
I should be ın uzbekıstan 2 weeks now !!

I'm glad I got a 48 L tank
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Hi, just been explained and for what i understand, it is a deliberate government decision.
It seems they are moving toward biofuel and LPG only.

So might be general. We may be able to find fuel in khiva or Urgench, but after that been told we may not find anything till Bukhara! So we are going to get containers to carry extra fuel. We already have an 8 l fuel bladder but not enough.

Cheers,
Cola bottles have the same size hole as a petrol pump nozzle and are very robust. Easier to transport if you put 2 bottles in a plastic bag and knot it.

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No pumps. It comes from big water bottles (5 or 10 litres) ! Thx for suggestion, might be good idea Chris!

The hotel manager is taking us tomorrow somewhere to buy fuel! So we can stock pile and make it to our next destination! We'll see!

See below the husband getting black market fuel! Happy we found fuel! Yay!
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Well, at trip like yours (and hopefully mine in two weeks) these things, amongst many others obv, are what made it interesting.. It shouldn't all be 'a stroll in the park' :-)
Enjoy and thanks again for the information!
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There is always a shortage at harvest time when diesel is reserved for agricultural use.
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Hi guys, been in Uzbek for 3 days now, via Beyneu border in Kazakhstan. Might not be everywhere in Uzbek, but so far all fuel stations from border to Khiva are closed. Fuel ( petrol and diesel) can be found only on the black market.

We have been spending lots of time looking for it.

Make sure you bring lots of fuel.

It is possible to buy some but, as i said, black market and hard to find!



Will tell if it gets better as we move to Bukhara and Samarkand! For now we need a rest, been tough few days of hard riding and intense heat!


Was there last year, before Khiva ther is Nukus, You get petrol in grosary shops or hotels and it is geting beter toward east.
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I am in Samarkand now having came in on the west end. Have had no problems finding fuel. I have a 600k range when I count my 1 gal. spare, (3.8L), so everytime I got close to 300 I would start looking for fuel. farthest I went was 345k. Look for the old stations and ask for Benzin.

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Crossed Uzbekistan twoweeks ago had no problem finding "Benzin" look for the older stations in the west. I have +600k range and would start looking for fuel when I hit 300. farthest I went was 340k before fuel. I was on main roads. In the west there is less of everything and you need to pay attention but I don't think you need to bring in several jugs.

People were wonderful and had no problems anywhere. Well maybe some beat up roads in need of repair, so don't expect an easy smooth ride.
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Does anyone know where we could find some cheap plastic jerry cans in Aktau to fill up before we go through Uzbekistan? I'm also looking for a pre-filter so we don't clog up the on-board filter with dirty diesel...
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Get some 3 or 5 liter cans of water and drink it.
You need it anyway....

And then you have some cans
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The way to find fuel in Uzbekistan is asking in villages. There is fuel in EVERY village. It is easear in villages as they are small and people can direct you to the privet person that sells fuel in his back yard.

The problem is, that the fuel stations that are controlled by the government only get a certain amount of fuel each day (if any) and are bought out in no time every morning.

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Hi,

Just to say I've crossed this year Uzb in June with my diesel car: no problem to find Gas oïl at normal station along the road : Kiva-Bukhara-Samarcand-Pendjikent.

It was not the same in 2015!

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