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MrT
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| WackyRaces wrote: | | When you say you are 100s of miles from anywhere do you mean London? In the UK you are usually never more than 70 or so miles away from the nearest open petrol station, even in the middle of the night. |
I am not going to drive 70 miles each way to get petrol.
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WackyRaces
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| Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 1:18 pm Post subject: |
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| MrT wrote: | | I am not going to drive 70 miles each way to get petrol. |
If you are in the middle of nowhere in the Scottish highlands at 2am you might find that the nearest open garage is 70 miles away. I didn't mean you should travel 70 miles to get the best price.
There is also no petrol station open at night anywhere on the A9 over the 100 plus miles between Inverness and Perth. I found that pretty surprising given that the road still has a fair bit of overnight traffic. In a more enlightened continental nation there would be an unmanned station or two that took a credit card in such a situation. |
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technik
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| Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 1:26 pm Post subject: |
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| Darren wrote: | | I was told that Fuel and Buddies was being phased out but can't locate the email. I'll clarify with TomTom in the morning. |
Any reply yet Darren?
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Darren
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| Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 2:00 pm Post subject: |
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| technik wrote: | | Any reply yet Darren? |
Have asked, am awaiting a reply.
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DennisN
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| Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 3:41 pm Post subject: |
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| M8TJT wrote: | | WackyRaces wrote: | So perhaps the money is better spent though on a Smartphone and the www.petrolprices.com app instead.
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I wonder how many fill ups of super duper, cheap engine cleaning petrol you wold have to buy to recover the price of a smartphone  |
All you need do is keep a note of WackRaces' details, then give him a bell or quick PM or email and he can find you a bargain for anything you desire. It doesn't say, but I think maybe he's a Personal Shopper at Heathrow or somewhere? I have a feeling he misspelled when he registered and should be WickyRaces. 
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Darren
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| Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 4:33 pm Post subject: |
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OK, some good news from TomTom.
The Fuel Prices service will continue to be offered as part of the LIVE services package for existing customers using devices pre Nav3. (Nav3 is GO 100x and Via etc).
TomTom are also looking to introduce Fuel Prices for Nav3 in due course. However this is only at the planning stage so could be some way off, but it is being looked at.
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| Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 7:04 pm Post subject: |
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| Rehash of old spleen-venting removed - nothing new added. |
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M8TJT
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DennisN
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| Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 8:22 pm Post subject: |
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| M8TJT wrote: | | Wish I hadn't mentioned it now |
 That do you?
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