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CR750:
--- Quote from: moorey on December 04, 2018, 07:54:39 PM ---
--- Quote from: CR750 on December 04, 2018, 11:34:33 AM ---I had this reply from BP :- dated 2014
Thank you for your email concerning the fuel sold by BP.
In "most regions" of the UK our Ultimate Unleaded dos not contain any Ethanol at present (South West UK excluded).
This may of course change in the future as the specification allows up to 5%. If there will be any changes, these will bw shown on the pumps and at the stations.
BP ultimate will never have more than 5% ethanol until January 2017 when it could be increased to 10%
dated 2018, Shell & Ethanol. in the UK, Shell regular unleaded and Shell V-Power unleaded are likely to contain some ethanol, but it will not be present at more than 5% (in accordance with current UK specification requirements
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So this contradicts your original post on ethanol percentages then.
No Not Really
I honestly don't think the Petrol Companies themselves are giving us the true content of ethanol in their fuel .
also I do know is its a waist of time asking the petrol station attendants about ethanol content I don't think half of them will know what it is..
why don't you try contacting the petrol companies above by email or letter & see what info & figures you will get
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royhall:
Believe what you want from the company's front office, 3 weeks ago BP Ultimate in the North West had no ethanol, I tested it myself. It's very easy to do so why not give it a go and see what the results are you may be surprised.
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Moorey:
--- Quote from: CR750 on December 04, 2018, 08:30:11 PM ---
--- Quote from: moorey on December 04, 2018, 07:54:39 PM ---
--- Quote from: CR750 on December 04, 2018, 11:34:33 AM ---I had this reply from BP :- dated 2014
Thank you for your email concerning the fuel sold by BP.
In "most regions" of the UK our Ultimate Unleaded dos not contain any Ethanol at present (South West UK excluded).
This may of course change in the future as the specification allows up to 5%. If there will be any changes, these will bw shown on the pumps and at the stations.
BP ultimate will never have more than 5% ethanol until January 2017 when it could be increased to 10%
dated 2018, Shell & Ethanol. in the UK, Shell regular unleaded and Shell V-Power unleaded are likely to contain some ethanol, but it will not be present at more than 5% (in accordance with current UK specification requirements
--- End quote ---
So this contradicts your original post on ethanol percentages then.
No Not Really
I honestly don't think the Petrol Companies themselves are giving us the true content of ethanol in their fuel .
also I do know is its a waist of time asking the petrol station attendants about ethanol content I don't think half of them will know what it is..
why don't you try contacting the petrol companies above by email or letter & see what info & figures you will get
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Ask the retailer it's on their spec sheets what they receive from the distributors . I asked the girls on the tills who didn't know the content but said they would ask and took my number. A day later I got a call from Sainsbury's head office with the information. It's not a secret and I didn't pluck my figures out of thin air.
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royhall:
The key words are "likely to contain ethanol". Not all BP does it depends where it's delivered from. Only way to know for sure is to test it yourself. It takes a couple of minutes to do, and is so important during the winter layup.
Laverda Dave:
It is possible to buy a kit that separates the ethanol from the petrol. It was tested by Rupert Paul in Classic Bike a couple of years ago. The downside is obviously you need to buy the fuel in Jerry cans, take it home and separate it using the kit before filling your tank with the good fuel. This will be a real pain but we may not have a choice soon.
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