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Re: 7p?????? why
Right, I've had two cars on LPG and have covered over 75K miles on LPG in the last 4 years. As long as you get a reputable garage to do the conversion( I use Grange Lane) then you should have no problems. My current car(Saab 9000) has done 45K on Gas, I have had absolutely no problems whatsoever. It has a toroidal tank in the spare wheel well as I wanted to be able to put the rear seats down if req. It does about 24mpg on gas at 75-80 which equates to ~65mpg against diesel. yet I have a nice big safe quick car with all the toys. The previous car had a cylinder tank behind the rear seats (Alfa 155). I could still carry the spare wheel in the boot if I wanted but as it is one of those horrible space savers I would rather not. My motorcycle has a wider front wheel! As long as you mention to the RAC/AA/Rescue co that you are an LPG user they will happily come and pick you up if you get a puncture. Having said that( and here comes the kiss of death) I haven't had a puncture in over 6 years. I replace my tyres when they get near the wear markers particulary around Oct/Nov so I know they are sound for the bad weather. I would much rather pay a couple of hundred pounds and keep my car on the black stuff thanks. After all its only 4 small patches of rubber that keep you safe.
The subsidy is a EU directive which IIRC has at least another 4 years to go. This states that they cannot raise duty by more than what they raise other road fuel so it is relatively safe for the moment. Even if it went up, it would have to get to about 50/55p/litre for me to start considering diesel. At that point you start wondering what the black market would do as its exactly the same gas as is used in camping stoves etc. You would probably end up witha similar situation to red diesel only harder to detect as I could always move the filler 'out of sight' making it look just liek any other petrol driven version.
Ian
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