I think you are very lucky if you are 21 and getting fully comp for £1100 as the main driver of a 4.4 RR! I bet if you mentioned Off=Road Use to Elephant they would have a stampede for the nearest get-out clause and your premium would double or treble!
Discount insurers run a mile if you mention off-road use, if you want to be covered to play in the mud/ off the road then you are going to have to go to a specialist broker (who might even give a discount for the trakker) like those listed in the specialist Land Rover mags. Of course you could risk it by not telling your insurer you intend to go into the mud, but you won't even have 3rd party cover in that case............ they just will not cover you 2018 Mini Countryman Cooper S E All4 PHEV in Melting Silver - it’s whisper quiet in EV and polluter modes

here's a handy site for finding lpg prices.
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jonminns wrote:

Maybe i'm not in a good area for it!

M'way services today was at 86p

Unfortunately there isn't a countrywide near me

18 months ago I was paying 48p

Check here for latest prices:
http://www.whatprice.co.uk/petrol-prices/recent-lpg-prices.html 

my experience ref off road use is what i've mentioned in my GC for sale thread

if its off road say hunting/shooting/fishing/horses etc you will pay no extra

but if you go to off road events then expect to pay a very hefty premium because insurers know you are going to push the car to its limits

a friend who regularly off roads a heavily modified LR has to have pay per day/event - the insurance companies have details of every 'proper' off road course and its level of difficulty/risk

hope this helps

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At least when you run on LPG you can go and hug a treehugger Dan! I just heard on You and Yours that LPG cars are exempt from the London Indigestion Charge, but how do you prove that your car is fuelled by LPG, do they change the V5? 2018 Mini Countryman Cooper S E All4 PHEV in Melting Silver - it’s whisper quiet in EV and polluter modes

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My dad has an LPG FFRR and pays 55p a litre, he was paying 140p for diesel before he bought his current one.

scarey wrote:

there's a section on the v5 that you fill in and send off..

Yup, this is also how you get your cheaper road tax  

Tim in Scotland wrote:

At least when you run on LPG you can go and hug a treehugger Dan! I just heard on You and Yours that LPG cars are exempt from the London Indigestion Charge, but how do you prove that your car is fuelled by LPG, do they change the V5?

No longer an exemption from the congestion charge for LPG!  Range Rover-less at the moment - Pining!

I love mine. I can't see what you mean about wafting about though- both cars are the same except for the engines, so ride comfort etc should be identical. I've only ever been in petrol versions at work and they feel the same to me ( taking engine noise out of the equation).

Diesels are noisier and there aren't any benefits to having one anymore, like there used to be years ago- diesel used to be a lot cheaper than petrol when I was a lad. Now, it's the other way round.
I plan on getting mine re-mapped to sharpen it up a bit, but as has been said already, they're not built for speed, they're a luxury motor at the top of the 4x4 Market. Often copied, never equalled! Jeremy Clarkson is on record as saying the dashboard is of the same quality as a Bentley.
Our motorway Rangies are all petrol V8s. The fuel bill is horrendous!

When I drive mine to and from work, it's like I'm still sitting in my comfy chair at home! 2010 MY Vogue SE TDV8 3.6 Stornoway Grey- fully loaded

It's all down to personal choice really, I dont even think you fall into one or other catagory anymore.

I have been delighted with my 4.4i Petrol V8 although I prefered the "tone" from my old 4.6 V8 P38

But the decision for most now is made all the more easier since the introduction of the TDV8 diesel engine but I dont think its a fair contest anymore

Andy. 2015 L405 SDV8 Autobiography, Indus Silver with Black Pack.
SWMBO: 22MY Defender 110 HSE X Dynamic, Gondwana Stone.
Gone: 2014 Discovery 4 HSE Luxury Firenze Red
Gone: 2006MY Java Black TD6 Autobiography
Gone: 2013 Jaguar XKR Convertible, Italian Racing Red with Ivory Seats
Gone: 2010MY Stornoway Grey TDV8 Vogue SE with RSE
Gone: 2008 Disco 3 HSE, Hybrid Tv + Retro-fit RSE System & DVD
Gone: 2003 Epsom Green 4.4i Vogue, LPG, Mk4 Nav, BMW Bluetooth Phone, Hybrid Tv Tuner,

Just to update this, both of the filling stations with LPG on my route to work are 85.9p/litre!

I think my P38 had a JE exhaust system of some sort, it was stainless with 4 tailpipes and boy did it sound nice!

jonminns wrote:

Just to update this, both of the filling stations with LPG on my route to work are 85.9p/litre!

How much is their petrol? 

scarey wrote:

here's a handy site for finding lpg prices.
http://www.whatprice.co.uk/petrol-prices/recent-lpg-prices.html