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Marine, inland Waterways, and Camping and Caravanning Calor gas usage Survey.
The WOA welcome all users of small bottles of propane or butane gas to take part in this survey to discover the impact of Calor's withdrawal from sale of smaller sized Gas Cylinders. This also includes the effect on getting the larger 6Kg, 7kg and 13kg Bottles. If you are having difficulties getting supples we want to hear from you.
All responses are anonymous.
Calor gas, Flogas and Campingaz are trademarks of their respective owners.
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Question 1.
Which of the option below best describes you
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- Required.
A Marine Customer buying Calor for my yacht or boat
An Calor or other Brand LPG Stockist
A inland waterways customer buying calor for a canal boat or other inland waterways vessel
A Camper buying for cooking
A Caravaner buying for a Campervan or Motor home
Other (please specify):
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Input box for - Other (please specify):
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Question 2.
Are you a member of any of the clubs or associations below select all that apply.
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- Required.
Westerly Owners Association
Moody Owners Association
An inland waterways user group
The Cruising Association
RYA
NONE not a member of any club or association
Other (please specify):
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Input box for - Other (please specify):
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Question 3.
Are you aware of Calor's decision to cease selling smaller 4.5kg and 3.9kg size Gas bottles
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- Required.
Yes
No
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Question 4.
How difficult have you found buying the right size 4.5kg or 3.9kg Calor Gas bottle for your needs in the last two years.
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- Required.
Very easy
Easy
Neither easy nor difficult
Difficult
Very difficult
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Question 5.
Have you tried to get a 3.9kg Propane or 4.5kg Butane Cylinder from a Calor Main Distributor?
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- Required.
No I have not tried to get the small Cylinders from a Calor Main Distributor
Yes and I was able to get the cylinder I needed.
Yes but they had none in stock
Yes but they did not know about the arrangement
yes but there is no Calor Main Distributor accessible to me
Other (please specify):
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Input box for - Other (please specify):
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Question 6.
If you can fir a larger 6kg or 7kg or 13kg gas cylinder into your vessel, Narrown Boat Campervan etc. how difficult has it been to obtain one of these larger bottles?
Very easy
Easy
Neither easy nor difficult
Difficult
Very difficult
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Question 7.
Have you tried to get a larger 6kg, 7kg or 13kg Bottle from a Main Calor Distributor
No I have not tried to get the small Cylinders from a Calor Main Distributor
Yes and I was able to get the cylinder I needed.
Yes but they had none in stock
Yes but they did not know about the arrangement where smaller bottles can be exchanged for larger ones
yes but there is no Calor Main Distributor accessible to me
Other (please specify):
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Question 8.
Would you like to still be able to purchase the Calor 3.9kg propane or Calor 4.5kg Butane Cylinders for your Vessel or Mobile home or camping needs
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- Required.
Yes
No
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Question 9.
Can you easily fit a larger 6kg or 7kg Calor cylinder into your Gas Locker.
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- Required.
Yes
No
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Question 10.
If you cannot fit a larger Calor Cylinder how will you obtain LPG for your Boat or van in the absence of Calor Cylinders that fit your boat or Motorhome?
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- Required.
Buy smaller and much more expensive Campingaz bottles
Buy a special safely refillable Cylinder (e.g.Gaslow, Gasit etc.) and use Autogas
Fill an empty Calor Bottle that fits my Gas locker from a larger bottle
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Convert to electric
Convert to Flogas
Obtain the Smaller Bottles from a Calor Main depot
Pay a qualified Gas engineer/Boatyard to enlarge the Gas Locker
Enlarge the Gas Locker to take larger Calor Cylinders myself
Don't know what to do.
Other (please specify):
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Input box for - Other (please specify):
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Question 11.
Are you willing to write to the Competition and Markets Authority about the Calor decision to go to stop selling the bottles sizes you need?
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- Required.
Very likely
Likely
Neither likely nor unlikely
Unlikely
Very unlikely
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Question 12.
If you are a member of an organisation listed in Question 2 do you also want them to contact the CMA on your behalf?
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- Required.
Yes
No
Not applicable (not a member of any club or association
If your answer above is very likely, or likely, the information on how to contact the CMA to make a complaint is
here
*Please note Refilling Calor Bottles using DIY methods is illegal and extremely hazardous and the sponsors of this survey in no way condone people filling their own bottles. As an alternative we would like to draw your attention to Calor's updated Butane 4.5kg and 3.9kg Propane refill Policy
here
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