Diesel in France - fill up here or there?

[HughG]

Off to France in a bit, does anyone know the cost of diesel out there at present please?
Thanks

[JCKST1]

I came back from Spain not long a go via calais, It was about 1.40e at Calais and little cheaper once you get out of Calais, about 1.35e I believe.

[HustleRussell]

It's cheaper but has twice the UK amount of Ethanol in it, which some cars don't agree with.

[randlemarcus]

Might be worth a detour to Luxembourg, as it is LOTS cheaper there.

[Cobnapint]

Recently had a week in Normandy. The price of Diesel in France is actually cheaper than French unleaded, and much cheaper than ours full stop. On the motorways diesel works out at around £1.27/litre, and at the Supermarches £1.12/litre - paradise!

[stanthebiker]

Yup, cheaper in France, top up there before you come back too! Cité Europe Shopping Centre has a service station in the ground floor of the car park, it's cheap and right next to the tunnel.

[nickdrinkwater]

Depends where you fill up, but yes France is cheaper.

Boulogne on Saturday -- filled up at an Esso petrol station 1.47 EUR/litre for diesel, which worked out at £1.28 at the exchange rate we were using (~1.15 EUR/GBP). So saved about £8.25 on 55l of fuel, which paid for a third of my return ferry ticket.

However, then about 5 minutes later drove past a Carrefour supermarket which was selling diesel at 1.35 EUR/litre! So could have saved much more if I had known about the price variance, which I couldn't have at the time.

Either way, cheaper to do it there than in England.

[HughG]

Thanks all, filled up in Melun for 1.34 a litre yesterday.