shell poi's

M8TJT · Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 7:54 am Post subject:

What the shell is so special about Shell fuel that causes all this dialogue anyway. Rolling Eyes

I pour very expensive Crying or Very sad

diesel into my car and it goes. What else would I want it to do? Very Happy

MaFt · Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 9:19 am Post subject:

brand loyalty?! dunno really!!

i know certain people ONLY use eg BP for the nectar points etc but i'm not aware of shell doing anything similar?

the valid point still stands though, some of the POIs need updating / fixing.

MaFt

smstextaddict · Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 11:31 am Post subject:

thank you "oldboy" i have been over and over the map and sat nav and to tell you the truth i dont recognise the area up there as alot of the driving was a case of letting the sat nav direct me or follow others in the group so road names and villages didnt register with me. all i know is my poi's were downloaded in may or june when i replaced my faulty sat nav.

Others on the trip who were moaning about shell poi's being inaccurate too claim to have them off this site, but after seeing an earlier post about poi's available somehwere on the shell site im starting to have doubts on the ones they reported. all i can comment on is the ones i had.

Daggers · Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 11:32 am Post subject:

DennisN · Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 5:27 pm Post subject:

Daggers · Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 10:24 pm Post subject:

Oldboy · Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 6:40 am Post subject:

Oldboy · Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 9:15 am Post subject:

Right, I've done a comparison now. These are my initial findings.

The UK TomTom Version also covers N.I. It looks as if they are Postcode generated. I only checked a few.

The International versions for Navman/Garmin covers Eastern and Western Europe, but not N.I. Confused

There are differences in the locations, comparing the 2 files. They don't always agree in the UK. Being a mile out is not uncommon.

Compared to the PGPSW File, the International version seems the more accurate of the 2 Shell files, but when all the files are overlaid on to Google, the PGPSW locations are more accurate than either.

I mainly checked around the area being previously discussed.

[Edited to add] The International File doesn't cover all East European Countries, but does cover Turkey!
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adobbing · Lifetime Member Joined: 08/04/2003 12:55:05 Posts: 213

I have an extremely up to date POI file for Shell stations!
Somebody tell me how I submit it and I will!

I can confirm that the Shell site in Penrith is still open.

The sites you probably have listed in the lake district were shell sites owned by dealers and may have changed to another oil company, this happens frequently

In the lake district there are also Shell sites in Kendal, Ulverston and Barrow along with two in Carlisle

The BP motorway services used to have shell pumps on them until January this year, they no longer do!

Oldboy · Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 6:31 am Post subject:

Tom59 · Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 12:00 am Post subject:

Hi MaFt, Shell do "Drivers Club" points which are similar to Nectar points.
A couple of months ago, they were giving away toy Ferrari's if you spent £x on V-Power.
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fokkerjet · Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 3:07 pm Post subject:

The thing is, some cars simply prefer Shell V Power. You will find that the vast majority of Subaru Impreza drivers (myself included) will always use V Power because the car, being highly tuned, runs much better. It takes a tankful of the stuff before the Engine Management adjusts everything optimally.

These cars have to use super unleaded, but then there are different grades. Tesco fuel is OK, although you don't get quite so many MPG (and lets face it, you don't get many anyway so every little helps) because of the extra biofuel content.

Best to stick to what we know works best- V Power. Hence the database is very useful!

Andy_P · Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 4:18 pm Post subject:

... or am I just TOO cynical? Wink

DennisN · Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 6:09 pm Post subject:

Yes, Andy, cynical. But I definitely get better mileage and performance when I sit in my van and shout very loudly "BRRRRM, BRRRRRM". I use it to overtake VWs.
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