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I am not too clear on this petrol nonsense - will petrol stations still be able to, and indeed actually, sell the usual E5 95 octane. I heard that in France the E5 and E10 is available.
I am not too clear on this petrol nonsense - will petrol stations still be able to, and indeed actually, sell the usual E5 95 octane. I heard that in France the E5 and E10 is available.
In the UK, the usual 95 octane E5 is history.
I predict the price differential for super unleaded E5 is going to get a lot bigger.
Hi. With respect you are indeed getting yourself totally confused. Hopefully this will help clarify.My motor is meant to run on 98 octane and I have done so for year and it is a more expensive fuel. To get it means a 40 minute drive as local petrol outlets do not have it - I have to find Esso or Mobil for it.
I am having to recall if the 98 is the super unleaded. Sometimes I would put 95 in a part tank.
Because I cannot use E10 in that motor I expect I will use 98 in my Panda.
A new Tesco is being built so I assume it will not sell 95.
I was in Grimsby a month or so ago at a Morrisons and they had E10 and 95.
It would be useful, but not to me, as it is an hour on the road if when they stop 95 that they put 98 in a 95 pump.
I am concerned as my motors are elderly that this could be a nightmare.
I read that peeps whose cars are able to take E10 are actually having trouble.
This government seems unable to understand the concept of phasing things in gently.
For example to suddenly raise the retiring age for those close to it is disastrous for some.
Hi. With respect you are indeed getting yourself totally confused. Hopefully this will help clarify.
Phasing it in - having E7.5 for a year or two?
I don't suppose the petrol station owners would have any interest in installing separate E5 95 octane pumps. The vast majority of petrol cars on the road will run on E10, so there's no profit in installing new pumps for a dwindling number of old cars. They would be better off installing electric charging points instead.
Esso Synergy Supreme+ 99 is apparently ethanol free, but only in certain parts of GB. NOT Devon, Cornwall, North Wales, North England or Scotland. Here it's up to 5% ethanol, but it's all labelled as E5
In my mind I was thinking that perhaps one of the existing pumps could be retained for 95 (I refer to E5 95/94) unless of course they only have one (underground) tank.
It's a government mandate that all standard 95 fuel must be E10.
BTW my Panda will likely sit for many months unused - E10 is safe for doing that is it??
The 10% bio will knock the 95 octane rating down to about 94 octane.
I run a couple of old cars and have been using only super-grade 97+ RON fuel in them for a few years now. I find it's only the small fuel stations that don't sell it.
I'd suggest that anyone in any doubt try there rather than being the 1000th thread starter on the subject.
I often hear this argument and find it a little disparaging. There are reasons for keeping with an older motor and I confess I keep mine and have done for up to 26 years. I will never be able to afford an electric car for example.for the few people still trundling about in 20+ year old cars, give them a little push to update to something that is compatible with E10 but is also likely a lot more clean to run.
Either use the super which is staying e5, change out the old rubber parts (As I recently had to do with an MGB) or use a stabiliser fluid like you would have with a lead supplement 25 years ago when they got rid of 4 star. That was much more of a change and yet seemed to cause far less fuss.