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Shortage of E5 petrol ?
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I filled my 20 year old Focus up with E5 at BP the other day. Full tank too and still plenty left in the pump.1
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More likely that garages are not stocking it.The recent prices for fuel has not helped and I suspect most sales are for vehicles that cannot run on E10.What I do find interesting is the lack of clear pricing - Most signs show Unleaded of which the default is E10 and Diesel - The garages I visit seem to hide the price of E5 - or at least I have not seen it.0
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GenieBoy said:plenty left in the pump.
You may have taken your 50 or 60 litres or so and then there might only have been another 10 litres left in the pump...0 -
I can't say I've noticed a shortage. Probably is just the garages.0
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A few weeks ago my nearest filling stations had no Diesel or E5 for a few days e.g. Shell, Tesco, Essar, Esso.I am hoping there's E5 at the Shell later today. Car's tank top up and a Jerrycan.Let's start a panic!0
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Grumpy_chap said:GenieBoy said:plenty left in the pump.
You may have taken your 50 or 60 litres or so and then there might only have been another 10 litres left in the pump...1 -
TadleyBaggie said:Grumpy_chap said:GenieBoy said:plenty left in the pump.
You may have taken your 50 or 60 litres or so and then there might only have been another 10 litres left in the pump...0 -
There seems to be plenty of E5 round my way. I tend to buy it on the basis of not driving enough for the additional cost to be significant and for the slight power increase.0
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Ditzy_Mitzy said:There seems to be plenty of E5 round my way. I tend to buy it on the basis of not driving enough for the additional cost to be significant and for the slight power increase.0
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Partners Astra Twintop Sport really does not like E10 petrol- runs rough. On E5 very smooth so for limited mileage she does worth the difference0
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