Classic car warning: Fuel may become a ‘more specialist thing’ after E10 petrol launches

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AA technical specialist Greg Carter said it was unlikely petrol stations would stop selling E5 fuel needed by classic car owners at this stage. However, he warned drivers will need to “wait and see” if E5 petrol continued to be sold at garages in years to come.

He added securing the current E5 fuel could become a “specialist thing which may put more pressure on classic car owners.

Classic car owners have been warned they should not use the new fuel as their models are likely to be incompatible.

Instead, they have been urged to pay extra for the current E5 fuel which will remain at fuel pumps as the protection grade for the time being,

Mr Carter said: “I’ve been involved in meetings with DfT and people like that for a couple of years about this now.

“I’ve not heard once that they are going to get rid of E5 altogether.

“They are keeping it in the super grade so it is going to be the more expensive fuel.

“But I guess we are looking at switching to banning the sale of ICE vehicles by 2030.

“They are having a hard time at the moment, petrol and diesel vehicles.

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“I suppose it’s one of those wait and see things really isn’t it.

“I think there will always be a place on the road for classic cars.

“It might become much more of a specialist thing to try and get the fuel for it.”

New E10 fuel is set to launch in September in a bid to reduce CO2 emissions by 750,000 tonnes.

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