Where
can you get E5?
Keith Belcher has sent in a table from a report in the Sun newspaper
which sets out the key locations for E5 fuel.
petrolprices.com
Another useful source for tracking down the prices of fuel in your
area is to log-in with petrolprices.com
which provides regular reports of prices. It's interesting how they
can vary in an area and just a little effort in visiting a fuel station
which may be not close to you can make a significant saving of between
2p and 12p (and more) per litre. So on an MGBGTV8 fuel tank with a
capacity of 54 litres you could, on filling up with say 50 litres,
save between £1 and £6 a fill.
See our earlier NEWS items on E10 and on Esso Synergy Premium+
99 E5 which in many locations has zero ethanol.
More & More
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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.
Compatibility checker on GOV.UK
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See
our NEWS items on the arrival E10 fuel in the UK and the availability
of the E5 grade
E10 on forecourts today
(Wednesday 1st September 2021) More
What is the extra cost of using Esso Premium E5 petrol in
an MG V8? More
E10 petrol from 1st September 2021 More
Ethanol free petrol
- Esso
Synergy Supreme+ 99 Unleaded
Legislation requires Esso and other motor fuel suppliers to
place E5 labels on pumps that dispense unleaded petrol with
‘up to 5% ethanol’, including those that contain no
ethanol. More
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How
do E10 and E5 petrol prices compare?
Here we look at prices in the Reading area in Berkshire:
Esso - E5 @ 133.0p and E10
@ 145.9p so premium for E5 of 12p per litre or £6.00
for a 50 litre fill.
BP - E5 @ 135.9p and E10
@ 143.9p so a premium for E5 of 8p per litre or £4.00
for a 50 litre fill.
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