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Originally Posted by gazcaz
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They don’t however represent a change in the actual fuel. The petrol and diesel from the pumps is exactly the same as before and retailers are expecting to keep naming them as such alongside the new labels.
Renewable fuels (such as biodiesel and ethanol) have been blended into UK petrol and diesel fuel for over 10 years as part of efforts to reduce vehicles’ carbon dioxide emissions.
The new signs are now a legal requirement on fuel dispensers and nozzles around the UK and are also in use across Europe.
Some diesel vehicles have a “no biodiesel” sticker but these are used to stop people using very high biodiesel blends or even 100 per cent biodiesel. All diesel vehicles can safely use B7 diesel.
then for petrol
Fuels with higher levels of renewables could be rolled out in future, with E10 (petrol with a 10 per cent ethanol mix) already in use in some parts of Europe. However, concerns that more than 800,000 older cars cannot run on E10 have delayed its introduction in the UK.
reading the link provided for the circa 800k cars to be affected
“Whilst some of the cars incompatible with E10 fuel will be historic models, many will be old but serviceable everyday run-arounds that people on a tight travel budget rely on to get about.
“The good news is both that the vast majority of cars on our roads are able to run on E10 and that Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has recognised the need to protect the users of those older vehicles which are not E10 compatible.
“It will be interesting to see whether the current consultation generates support for the Government’s proposed way forward.”
The DfT is proposing that if they choose to offer E10 petrol larger filling stations must also sell standard E5 to allow drivers of older vehicles to fuel their cars.
so at least for the next five to ten years or so, diesels wont be affected, but petrol engined cars should at least have an availability of E5. With the
target ban on new ICE cars as 2040 (although this has been suggested to be 2032), and an outright ban on the roads by 2050! I think the problem will be finding a fuel station to fill up with!
In saying that, when ICE cars become a specialised hobby, I think I will be pushing up daisies.