The government has confirmed that petrol with a higher ethanol count will be introduced at UK pumps from September.
The new E10 fuel has up to 10 per cent ethanol in it, whereas the existing fuel, E5, has up to five per cent.
It comes as part of the government’s plan to cut fuel emissions, with the major announcement recently being a total ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030.
“It’s estimated that around 700,000 cars registered prior to 2002 shouldn’t use E10 as seals, plastics and metals may be damaged by its corrosive properties if used exclusively over longer periods. It’s vital that anyone with an older vehicle gets the message about the switch otherwise they could end up with a big repair bill.
“Those with no option but to continue using E5 will have to fork out quite a lot of extra money as super grade unleaded is currently 136p a litre which is over 13p more expensive than regular petrol. There’s also a danger that E5 premium grade petrol may be harder to find in some more rural locations.”
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