E10 petrol at Bell Green Sainsburys

[beansprout]

I was filling my car up today and noticed that this is now on sale and being rolled out in September.

Just thought I would give a heads up to folk so you can check if your car is suitable on line.

[Dub Dub and Away]

The advice we received concerning e10 and older or classic vehicles is that you can use super unleaded petrol (or similar) as it is still going to be e5.

[DuncanW]

Thank you - I didn't even know what that is, but I do now - and where to get it.

[malumbu]

It's been on the cards for years and is common across Europe where it has been made slightly cheaper. Successive governments in the UK have put this on the back burner.

Owners of classic bikes and cars will already be aware of the issues with ethanol, essentially it rots seals and fuel lines with older vehicles. There are additives to address this or the classics will have had their gubbins replaced.

There are a minority of cars from the mid 90s to mid 00s which may not be compatible, a they will need to use the super unleaded or the E5 which will be around for at least five years.

When we were at school we learned about Brazil where some cars ran on near pure ethanol made I think from sugar cane, but the small amounts of water in this caused the engines to rot.

[natty01295]

https://www.gov.uk/check-vehicle-e10-petrol

Check online if your car, van, motorcycle or moped can use E10 petrol.

You?ll need to know the vehicle manufacturer to use the service. You may also need the vehicle model, engine size and year it was manufactured. Most petrol vehicles will be able to use E10.

If you?re not sure of any of this information, check the log book (V5C) for your vehicle. You also might be able to get vehicle information online.

[DuncanW]

The Esso garage just past the Horniman sell this now too

[Sue]

The garage at Goose Green has both E5 and E10 petrol.

My car now has to use E5, grrrrr.