E10
unleaded on forecourts today
Probably around 700,000 older cars in the UK, including most
classic cars, will not be compatible with E10 fuel. Owners are
faced with two choices: modify their car to protect the fuel
system including using ethanol resistant fuel hose or chose
to use the more expensive E5 "protection grade" of
fuel. The "E5" logo on pumps indicates the fuel "has
up to 5% ethanol" and in some regions within the UK Esso
premium fuels have zero ethanol. See
our earlier report |
Checking
E10 compatibility
An online compatibility checker has been set up on the GOV.UK
website where owners of classic cars, particularly modern classics,
can see whether or not their classic is compatible with the
E10 fuel. The website uses information supplied by car manufacturers
but a check with some makes, like MG, produces no compatibility
information on MGs made before 2005.
Below are scans of the sequence of webpages you will see on
checking E10 compatibility for a classic MG. The GOV.UK E10
compatibiity checker is at:
https://check-vehicle-compatibility-e10-petrol.service.gov.uk/ |
