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