Diesel Over The Christmas Break On The Southern Boards?

[Karizma]

Wanting to do some cruising over Christmas and the new year but don't want to leave the diesel tank too low, so does anybody know of places that might be open on the southern broads between x-mas and the new year where you can get diesel?

 

[TeamElla]

You could contact goodchilds and ask them:-

https://www.goodchildmarine.co.uk/contact

[Karizma]

thx for the recommendation.

contacted them but unfortunately they close today until 4th Jan.

[Bytheriver]

Brooms at Brundall - worth a call they may even have the odd boat out?

 

[Simon]

3 hours ago, Bytheriver said:

Brooms at Brundall - worth a call they may even have the odd boat out?

 

Had an email from them saying their kiosk is closed until 4th Jan.

[NorfolkNog]

I would have thought Brooms and Goodchilds would have been the most likely candidates. 

However, we were out in December for 10 days on a hire boat, went all over the Broads, North and South, cruising every day with the heating on too and used 120 litres. 

Unless you have a very small tank and you can start with it reasonably full, will you use that much anyway? The yard told me that the tank held 180 litres so it was still one third full when we got back.

Just a thought  

[NorfolkNog]

....Waveney river Centre?

Darbys Quay?

Hippersons? 

[ZimbiIV]

Take a couple of cans full of fuel to refill the boat.

If you need more petrol stations will be open to get more from.

paul

[Karizma]

1 hour ago, NorfolkNog said:

Unless you have a very small tank and you can start with it reasonably full, will you use that much anyway? The yard told me that the tank held 180 litres so it was still one third full when we got back.

Hi NorfolkNog, thanks for the reply, my tank is big enough, but we've already had 3 weekends out on her since the last fill up & I really didn't want to run it too low over the winter (condensation, diesel bug and all that stuff), so was hoping to find somewhere to keep her 'topped up'. I will just need to plan it better next winter 

[Karizma]

1 hour ago, NorfolkNog said:

....Waveney river Centre?

Darbys Quay?

Hippersons? 

WRC - had a sign outside last weekend saying sorry no diesel. 

Darby's Quay - not heard of them - will take a look.

Hippersons - are closed until 4th Jan

[petersjoy]

Another thing to think about, from the 1st of April we all will only be able to buy and use white diesel.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/reform-of-red-diesel-entitlements/reform-of-red-diesel-and-other-rebated-fuels-entitlement

[BroadAmbition]

Another thing to think about, from the 1st of April we all will only be able to buy and use white diesel.

I'm not sure that is correct.  I have copied and pasted below just one of the exceptions where red diesel is allowed.  Seeing as the Broads are not in Northern Ireland, I'm reading it in that we carry on as per normal

as fuel for all marine craft refuelling and operating in the UK (including fishing and water freight industries), except for propelling private pleasure craft in Northern Ireland

Griff

[petersjoy]

Looks like they've updated that on the 29th of november, another change of the goal posts from the one i saw earlier in the month that included private boats here. I'll have to reread the copy i saw down on the boat next time im there.