§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, pursuant to the oral answer of 13 April 1999,Official Report, column 18, what estimate he has made of the number of filling stations which offer re-fuelling for (a) LPG and (b) compressed natural gas. [81383]
§ Ms Glenda JacksonThere are an estimated 174 LPG refuelling points in the UK. Although these are generally open to the public, only about a dozen are sited on retail forecourts. The number of LPG refuelling points is expected to increase to around 500 over the next three years with most of the new refuelling points sited on the forecourt.
Refuelling points for compressed natural gas are predominantly depot based, though some permit third party access. There are around 30 fast-fill refuelling points in the UK suitable for fleet use and around 40 slow-fill refuelling points suitable for single vehicle refuelling. The number of fast-fill refuelling points is expected to double in the next year.