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[7SeasSailor]

Out there gasbuddy.com is your friend. You can't access it from here anymore.

[JudeB]

Originally Posted by Mr Tom Morrow

With Alamo I return empty but pay for the tank full as I exit the barrier.

The prices are displayed by where the Guy sits and are within a Cent or two of prices locally. Not the rip off prices of the few con artists right by the airport or what Alamo et al charge you if you don't have a package or have pre paid in place.

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Is this when you are collecting your car at the start of your holiday as you leave the car hire place?
Last time we were with Avis and paid extra to leave car back empty - I think it was something like £50. But the hassle of finding a fuel station close to the airport has always been a problem for us, so it was lovely to not have to worry about it.

We haven't booked car hire yet, but from your link to Virgin's site last week I was able to get 'reasonable' prices with Alamo, but Andy wasn't able to beat them at this stage. Will probably leave it to the New Year, but knowing we have the option to pay fuel, would be handy.

[Mr Tom Morrow]

Originally Posted by 7SeasSailor

Out there gasbuddy.com is your friend. You can't access it from here anymore.

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I can and I'm not using a VPN. Just have to click a box with 'I'm not a robot' then you are in.

$3.26 at Speedway at the moment.

[Mr Tom Morrow]

Originally Posted by JudeB

Is this when you are collecting your car at the start of your holiday as you leave the car hire place?
Last time we were with Avis and paid extra to leave car back empty - I think it was something like £50. But the hassle of finding a fuel station close to the airport has always been a problem for us, so it was lovely to not have to worry about it.

We haven't booked car hire yet, but from your link to Virgin's site last week I was able to get 'reasonable' prices with Alamo, but Andy wasn't able to beat them at this stage. Will probably leave it to the New Year, but knowing we have the option to pay fuel, would be handy.

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Yes right at the start. The prices are on the exit booth where the Alamo employee checks you out of the parking/collection lot.

It looks like this.

[SteveC]

Originally Posted by JudeB

But the hassle of finding a fuel station close to the airport has always been a problem for us, so it was lovely to not have to worry about it.

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There is a newish (I think) very big Shell filling station on the approach to the airport well after leaving the 417 that charges normal prices which is quite handy though I must confess to normally filling up at the 7/11 on Old Lake Wilson Rd as it still shows as full when I arrive at the airport

[JudeB]

Thanks Tom.

[JudeB]

Originally Posted by SteveC

There is a newish (I think) very big Shell filling station on the approach to the airport well after leaving the 417 that charges normal prices which is quite handy though I must confess to normally filling up at the 7/11 on Old Lake Wilson Rd as it still shows as full when I arrive at the airport

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That's good to know. Especially if we don't manage to sort return empty. We have been known in previous years to end up driving around those wee back roads near the airport to get the car topped up.

[DonkeyCentreArf]

I always filled up at the 7/11 on the corner of 535/536 just before the greenway and that still shows as full when get to MCO

[Gasman66]

Originally Posted by Mr Tom Morrow

I can and I'm not using a VPN. Just have to click a box with 'I'm not a robot' then you are in.

$3.26 at Speedway at the moment.

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Just a quick heads up for upcoming TUI passengers, there appears plenty of gas stations around Melbourne airport according to the Gasbuddy website, prices at the moment range $3.12 to $3.35 a gallon...

[99plums]

Originally Posted by Gasman66

Just a quick heads up for upcoming TUI passengers, there appears plenty of gas stations around Melbourne airport according to the Gasbuddy website, prices at the moment range $3.12 to $3.35 a gallon...

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Nice one Gasman.
I’ve just done a virtual ‘drive thru’ the airport on Google Street View. Blink and you’ll miss it, makes Sanford look like Heathrow😳