| Fuel savings:
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| | use.
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| LPG offers huge financial savings when
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| | Reduced maintenance levels:
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| compared with petrol, there is no denying
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| | Owners of cars with LPG conversions
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| this fact. However, LPG as fuel is not as
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| | experience an overall reduction in engine
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| efficient as petrol in terms of miles per
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| | wear and LPG is clean burning and
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| gallon, so the best way to calculate
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| | contains no carbon or lead deposits. It
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| savings is to estimate the cost of
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| | also reduces maintenance costs on valves,
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| driving 1000 miles on petrol compared
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| | spark plugs, pistons and rings .
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| with 1000 miles on LGP fuel.
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| | Government grants:
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| Fuel saving for drivers of commercial
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| | Whilst the Government continues to reduce
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| vehicles can be astronomical . A
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| | duty on eco friendly alternative fuels
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| commercial vehicle with an annual mileage
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| | and offer Congestion Charge exemption
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| of 50,000 miles can expect annual fuel
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| | they are also offering grants to car
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| costs of £6,500 (petrol) or £5,356
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| | owners, fleets and businesses which
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| (diesel). The average cost to cover the
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| | consider LPG conversions or other
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| same number of miles with LPG is just
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| | environmentally friendly alternative
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| £3,744.
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| | fuels.
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| Costs no more for insurance:
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| | You can buy or convert:
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| Many motorists believe that vehicles with
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| | If you have a relatively new petrol car
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| LPG conversions will more expensive to
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| | or light commercial vehicle, or even a
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| insure. However, a survey carried out by
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| | black cab that needs a new engine, then
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| the LPG Association (LPGA), essentially
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| | you should choose a LPG conversions. If
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| showed that this isn't the case. The top
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| | you have a diesel car or van, or an older
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| 20 insurance companies all said they
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| | petrol car or light commercial vehicle
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| insure a LPG converted car so long as the
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| | that is on its last legs then the answer
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| conversion had been carried out by an LPG
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| | is not to convert to LPG but to buy a new
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| approved installer. Only two insurers
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| | LPG vehicle.
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| advised they would charge an extra
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| | No loss of performance:
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| premium.
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| | Many car owners believe that cars with
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| LPG is substantially safer than petrol or
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| | LPG conversions have a lower performance
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| diesel:
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| | - this is a common misconception. The
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| According to the LPG Association (LPGA),
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| | truth is that if there is any change in
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| the gas is substantially safer to use
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| | performance from LPG it will be
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| than petrol or diesel. This is mainly due
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| | negligible and most drivers would be
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| to the fact that the fuel is stored in a
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| | unlikely to detect the difference.
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| robust fuel tank, which is tested to
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| | Environment:
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| rigorous standards. Also, in the case of
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| | Automotive fuels are constantly taking
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| an accident, LPG tanks close down the gas
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| | the blame and criticism from
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| supply automatically.
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| | environmentalists as the main cause of
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| It has never been easier to fill up:
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| | poor air quality conditions in the UK.
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| There are now well over 1,300 LPG
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| | Automotive vehicles emit a mixture of
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| stations in the UK. LPG pumps are pretty
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| | harmful gases including Sulphur Dioxide
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| much the same as old-fashioned petrol
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| | Hydrocarbons, Micro particulates and
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| pumps and all LPG stations are fairly
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| | Nitric Oxides to name but a few.
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| similar in the way they do things. Most
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| | Poor air quality, due to high levels of
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| LPG pumps have clear diagrams to help on
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| | toxic emissions, imposes social costs
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| your first visit and it's impossible to
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| | that are mainly associated with health
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| put diesel or petrol in your LPG tank by
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| | care costs. Health problems resulting
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| mistake.
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| | from these emissions include Congestive
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| LPG is popular worldwide:
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| | heart failure, Respiratory problems and
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| Travelling with an LPG vehicle is a
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| | Bronchitis, which all relate to poor air
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| dream; you can achieve almost double the
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| | quality.
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| mileage for the same cost as a petrol
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| | According to research carried out by the
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| vehicle can. LPG is readily available in
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| | Norfolk County Council, LPG cars produce
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| Europe, however it is more commonly known
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| | significantly less emissions. Individuals
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| as Autogas or GPL.
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| | and organisations that adopt the
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| LPG is also extremely popular in The
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| | environmentally-friendly alternative
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| Netherlands, Serbia, Italy, Poland,
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| | automotive fuels and technologies are not
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| Australia, Korea and Hong Kong. The
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| | only generating cost savings for
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| former Soviet republic of Armenia may,
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| | themselves but also for the larger
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| however, be the world leader in autogas
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| | society.
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