Extract fromhttp://fbhvc.co.uk/legislation-and-fuels/surveys/
The Department of Transport has issued a consultation document on the subject of introducing higher levels of ethanol in petrol.
Help the Federation respond to Government consultation on the introduction of increased levels of ethanol in petrol.
Many older vehicles are likely to suffer damage and possibly dangerous fuel leaks if the E10 grade of petrol is used without modification to their fuel systems
For the purposes of this consultation the Government is focussing on vehicles more than 25 years old.
Whilst wishing to introduce the higher ethanol level E10 grade of fuel, the Government are guaranteeing a 'protection grade' of petrol at the E5 grade that is equivalent to the currently available 95 RON petrol. However this guarantee will only last until 2020 when further consultation will take place.
It is likely that on the introduction of E10 at the 95 RON level, the currently available 'Super' grades with an octane level of 97 RON or higher, will cease to be available.
The Federation has designed a survey on petrol useage in older vehicles which will provide valuable evidence in the consultation response.
Please complete the survey and help the Federation preserve our right to use 'Yesterday's Vehicles on Tomorrow's Roads'.
The survey can be accessed by clicking this link:
https://paulc1.typeform.com/to/Bt7HKS
The survey will close on 31 August 2018 in order to collate the results for the Federation's response to the consultation. A copy of the response will be made available on the Federation's website
I've just completed the s…
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The survey is pretty poor…
The survey is pretty poor but I did complete it to the best of my ability. Not that it will make the slightest difference. I have read the Government "consultation". It's clear that E10 is coming, like it or not and that will be the universal fuel, with some outlets keeping E5 for a limited time.
I use 97 RON petrol in everything since E5 dissolved the fuel lines in my Land Rover and corroded the carb jets in my wife's Yamaha.
Coping with E10 petrol is possible but going to be a pain. Drain the tank and carb if you are not going to be using something for more than 2 weeks. And of course there is the issue of carbs, jets, petrol tasks and fuel lines corroding and potentially catastrophic fires.
It's a very simple way of the Government getting old vehicles off the road.
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We should have listened to…
We should have listened to George Orwell.To late now.
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RAC Foundation have just p…
RAC Foundation have just published a report that hit the press today (28 August). It's totally incomprehensible with scores from 1 to 5 for lots of cars. Nowhere can we find out what changes the manufacturer will recommend.
None of the press have picked up on the allegation that cars with E10 may use more that 10% extra fuel, and will be less powerful. The loss of power is possibly why they use more fuel as drivers us more throttle more of the time.
The moral issue of putting food into engines is not raised by anyone. I'd have thought the self-styled Greens would object, but they don;t support inconvenient truths.
I'll write to my MP (that sounds so old fashioned nowadays!) I wonder how many Brexit voters voted as they did in the (vain) hope that the UK would put a stop to such nonsense.
Incidentally: E0 dissolved my old car's fuel injection lines back in about 1985, so it's not really new.
Meanwhile - what do I do with the Dommie? I have frankly no idea - apart from adding a more convenient drain tap. I'm already in the habit of draining the carb bowls every time I lock it away.
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I've just completed the survey, Tony. For anyone pondering, it's very straightforward. Takes less than five minutes. Go for it!
George