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Location: Monmouthshire
As mentioned above, there seem to be new and very tight regulations regarding the sale of red diesel, TVO and Avgas. Not that I would run a 2CV let alone a Seven on TVO, but if I had a grey Fergie it would require what seems to be formal registration as a farmer, or, gosh what a surprise, a golf club to allow filling a can from our local fuel man. His views on the additional paperwork and occasional descent by inspectors to double check everything are luckily in Welsh but otherwise too rude to write here.
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Location: Essex
Aspen 4 is an option... its petrol Jim but not as we know it
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Location: Ripon
Aspen 4 alkylate petrol is excellent stuff being pretty much untainted by additives but at £20+ per gallon…
I use in it small quantities for laying up after draining the fuel system as it stops things drying out and doesn’t attack Mazac or brass or fibre seals.
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Location: North Wiltshire
Car type: 1927 Chummy, 1938 Big Seven 1/2 a Trials Chummy
I used to run my grey Fergie on home made TVO. 1 gallon central heating oil mixed with with 3/4 gallon petrol. The real stuff was unobtainable at the time. Seemed to work fine.....
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Location: Cheshire
Objecting to E10 makes sense if you want to preserve the planet for future generations? Adding ethanol to fuel is doing nothing to reduce global warming - this is a fantasy? The sooner everyone gets real, the better.
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Location: Nottinghamshire. Robin Hood County
Car type: Austin Ruby Mk1 1935
Parazine, Hope you were no driving it on the road. Custom and excise ?
John Mason
Would you believe it "Her who must be obeyed" refers to my Ruby as the toy.
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Not only that - where does the ethanol come from? How much energy is involved in its production and transportation? Does it reduce the amount of food grown? Does it/will it affect the price of food? If people think they are driving 'green' cars, do they drive more? All this to burn something with a bit less carbon in it. So many questions...