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I did that twice and it was ok. It was not the problem of carrying a bigger amount of benzine, it was more a problem of the cans where it was.

we had 2 5L water bottles filled up with benzine and the Kazakh border guards did argue about that.

And honestly they where right, it is a safety problem and can easily cause a fire.

They did let us go because they know you need the benzine, but they really told us it is uncool.

The Uzbek the same, not the problem of the amount, just that we did carry it in water bottles
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I've read (from a french traveller) that in spring 2016 diesel was avalaible at Gas Station between Boukhara and Tashkent (not Khiva)
Have you heard Something like that?
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Hi Im now in Uzbekistan with a diesel car, and so far it has been pretty easy using GPS coordinates of others. Have paid 5000 or 6000 SOM per liter so pretty cheap too. I filled two jerrycans in Kazakhstan and the tank, filled up in Nukus, filled up before Bukhara, even from a station and not from jerrycan.
I can now make it to Tadjikistan I think, but I will even try to fill up here as diesel is more expensive in Tadjikistan.
But always check if the diesel is not black. There are several points in iOverlander app or the Hubb waypoints.

I wouldnt be afraid to cross this country in a car without extra fuel tanks or jerrycans. In fact, this is for me the final confirmation that I should never spend any money on a second fuel tank or more than a single jerrycan.

We drive a simple diesel from the nineties, but have met Germans with a Ford Transit Tdci and they didnt have problems either. Don't know about bringing a Euro5 or 6 diesel though.
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I wouldnt be afraid to cross this country in a car without extra fuel tanks or jerrycans. In fact, this is for me the final confirmation that I should never spend any money on a second fuel tank or more than a single jerrycan.
The big difference between cars and bikes in this case is the tank range though. Cars can often do up to 1000 kms on a tank, bikes rarely above 400. I think extra fuel cans are going to be important if biking across UZ.
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Most expedition cars can do maybe 500km even on diesel. Heavy, 4x4 it is just not fuel efficient.
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Hi guys, been in Uzbek for 3 days now, via Beyneu border in Kazakhstan. Might not be everywhere in Uzbek, but so far all fuel stations from border to Khiva are closed. Fuel ( petrol and diesel) can be found only on the black market.

We have been spending lots of time looking for it.

Make sure you bring lots of fuel.

It is possible to buy some but, as i said, black market and hard to find!



Will tell if it gets better as we move to Bukhara and Samarkand! For now we need a rest, been tough few days of hard riding and intense heat!


Was there last year, before Khiva ther is Nukus, You get petrol in grosary shops or hotels and it is geting beter toward east.
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I am in Samarkand now having came in on the west end. Have had no problems finding fuel. I have a 600k range when I count my 1 gal. spare, (3.8L), so everytime I got close to 300 I would start looking for fuel. farthest I went was 345k. Look for the old stations and ask for Benzin.

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Crossed Uzbekistan twoweeks ago had no problem finding "Benzin" look for the older stations in the west. I have +600k range and would start looking for fuel when I hit 300. farthest I went was 340k before fuel. I was on main roads. In the west there is less of everything and you need to pay attention but I don't think you need to bring in several jugs.

People were wonderful and had no problems anywhere. Well maybe some beat up roads in need of repair, so don't expect an easy smooth ride.
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Does anyone know where we could find some cheap plastic jerry cans in Aktau to fill up before we go through Uzbekistan? I'm also looking for a pre-filter so we don't clog up the on-board filter with dirty diesel...
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Get some 3 or 5 liter cans of water and drink it.
You need it anyway....

And then you have some cans
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Get some 3 or 5 liter cans of water and drink it.
You need it anyway....

And then you have some cans
I'd need an awful lot of water bottles for a car, which is why I was thinking of larger containers.
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You'll probably find something in a local market. Maybe a large plastic drum from cooking oil. In a car you can carry that, not so easy on a bike
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The way to find fuel in Uzbekistan is asking in villages. There is fuel in EVERY village. It is easear in villages as they are small and people can direct you to the privet person that sells fuel in his back yard.

The problem is, that the fuel stations that are controlled by the government only get a certain amount of fuel each day (if any) and are bought out in no time every morning.

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Hi,

Just to say I've crossed this year Uzb in June with my diesel car: no problem to find Gas oïl at normal station along the road : Kiva-Bukhara-Samarcand-Pendjikent.

It was not the same in 2015!

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Maybe this whole thread should be put to bed. Its title is misleading and just adds to the rumour mill.

The OP posted not realising that black market fuel was/is the status quo in parts of Uzbekistan. This was not news at the time and is not news now.

So please think if it's really necessary to keep this thread alive by updating for the xx time that there is fuel available on the black market.
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Especially when you can find easily fuel in normal gas stations!
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