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| Author: | CABMAN [ Thu Mar 13, 2008 9:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | BIO DIESEL |
ANYONE RUN A FAIRWAY ON IT ? AS IVE SEEN THIS http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... :IT&ih=014 |
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| Author: | MR T [ Thu Mar 13, 2008 11:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: BIO DIESEL |
CABMAN wrote: ANYONE RUN A FAIRWAY ON IT ? AS IVE SEEN THIS http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... :IT&ih=014
http://taxi-driver.co.uk/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=7220 |
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| Author: | taximan [ Fri Mar 14, 2008 12:58 am ] |
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It will work fine in a fairway but remember to use it legally you will have to pay the good old customs duty which at the moment i think is about 29p per litre. |
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| Author: | gusmac [ Fri Mar 14, 2008 2:56 am ] |
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taximan wrote: It will work fine in a fairway but remember to use it legally you will have to pay the good old customs duty which at the moment i think is about 29p per litre. Only if you use more than 2500 litres a year.
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| Author: | skippy41 [ Fri Mar 14, 2008 5:34 am ] |
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gusmac wrote: taximan wrote: It will work fine in a fairway but remember to use it legally you will have to pay the good old customs duty which at the moment i think is about 29p per litre. Only if you use more than 2500 litres a year.And who is going to keep count 
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| Author: | INCOMPLETELY [ Fri Mar 14, 2008 9:26 am ] |
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has anybody tried it out log term? With Diesel over £1.20 a litre its very tempting, even only as a 50/50 mix with diesel. Am I missing something or should we all be going down this route? |
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| Author: | grandad [ Fri Mar 14, 2008 1:01 pm ] |
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I buy rape seed oil from Tescos. £2.21 for 3 litres and pour it straight into the tank of my Galaxy TDi at a rate of 25% oil to 75% diesel. No problems so far but I always seem to have a craving for chips. 
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| Author: | taximan [ Fri Mar 14, 2008 3:08 pm ] |
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I DO THE SAME BUT IN WARM WEATHER USE IT 50/50 AND IT WORKS FINE AND MY EMMISSIONS WERE VIRTUALLY NILL WHEN I HAD A TEST.[/quote] |
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| Author: | gusmac [ Fri Mar 14, 2008 4:04 pm ] |
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I've been running a VW sharan TDI for about a year on 33% oil and no problems. (I cut the mix to 25% during the winter to ease cold starting) |
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| Author: | cabby john [ Fri Mar 14, 2008 4:11 pm ] |
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Anyone tried it on an E7 Puegeot - without any problems. |
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| Author: | MR T [ Sat Mar 15, 2008 7:16 pm ] |
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The Times March 14, 2008 Government accused of ‘running scared’ on biofuels Lewis Smith, Environment Reporter Alistair Darling was accused yesterday of getting cold feet on biofuels after abolishing a measure that encouraged their production. The Chancellor announced in his Budget that the 20p per litre fuel duty differential benefiting biofuels is to be scrapped from 2010. The Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation, which comes into effect next month, is designed to ensure that 2½ per cent of fuel is formed of biofuel, rising to 5 per cent by 2010, but Mr Darling failed to give any sign that the scheme will continue beyond 2011. His omission infuriated farmers who believe they are paying the penalty for worries about the sustainability of biofuels inported from abroad. “We are concerned at what appears to be a strong undercurrent of hostility to and lack of understanding of British-produced biofuels, which runs through the Budget small print,” said Meurig Raymond, deputy president of the National Farmers’ Union. “British-produced biofuels are sustainable and can make a very real contribution to the reduction in greenhouse-gas emissions, in transport especially. They should be encouraged by the Government, not undermined.” Jonathan Scurlock, the NFU’s renewables and climate change adviser, said there was disappointment at the failure to give a long-term signal and concern that the Government “is backing down” on biofuels. Ruth Kelly, the Transport Secretary, has launched a review into the use of biofuels as a transport fuel and Mr Scurlock said it appeared she was “blinking from the hard stares” aimed at biofuels by campaigners concerned at the impact of biofuel crops on rainforests and food production. Worries about the lack of the long-term signal needed to allow businesses to plan investment were echoed by the Conservatives. Peter Ainsworth, the Shadow Environment Secretary, said: “Nothing is better guaranteed to undermine investor confidence than a government that can’t make up its mind.” Steve Webb, Shadow Environment Secretary for the Liberal Democrats, said that after initial overenthusiasm for biofuels the Government appeared to have overcompensated. “The pendulum has swung too far,” he said. “The Government is running scared.” Biofuel supporters maintained that even if the benefits of today’s biofuel crops are open to question, the industry has enormous potential. Yannick Read, of the Environmental Transport Association, said: “It looks like they’ve got cold feet. It’s a shame because the industry is in its infancy. We risk missing out on its benefits.” However, Professor Paul Mitchell, of the Unversity of Aberdeen, was convinced that Mr Darling had displayed prudence. “What he is doing is saying biofuels are still an option but have to be managed sustainably,” he said. Business and environmental groups remained convinced that Mr Darling had missed an opportunity to respond to the chanllenges of climate change. Carol Somper, of the environmental consultancy ADAS, said little environmental progress had been made. “They aren’t doing much more than treading water,” she said. |
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| Author: | grandad [ Sat Mar 15, 2008 7:25 pm ] |
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grandad wrote: I buy rape seed oil from Tescos. £2.21 for 3 litres and pour it straight into the tank of my Galaxy TDi at a rate of 25% oil to 75% diesel. No problems so far but I always seem to have a craving for chips.
Just been to Tescos to get some more rape seed oil. It is now £2.98 for 3 litres! 
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| Author: | MR T [ Sat Mar 15, 2008 7:35 pm ] |
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The commodities markets are in control.... waste chip fat used to be £120 a Ton which is the equivalent to 1000 litres............ it is now 400 pound a Ton plus 30 p tax per litre .... it is now becoming expansive.... and rapeseed oil is also sold on the commodities market. and that is going up up up.... |
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| Author: | grandad [ Sat Mar 15, 2008 7:38 pm ] |
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MR T wrote: The commodities markets are in control.... waste chip fat used to be £120 a Ton which is the equivalent to 1000 litres............ it is now 400 pound a Ton plus 30 p tax per litre .... it is now becoming expansive.... and rapeseed oil is also sold on the commodities market. and that is going up up up....
Tax on chip fat? What tax is that then? |
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| Author: | MR T [ Sat Mar 15, 2008 7:44 pm ] |
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grandad wrote: MR T wrote: The commodities markets are in control.... waste chip fat used to be £120 a Ton which is the equivalent to 1000 litres............ it is now 400 pound a Ton plus 30 p tax per litre .... it is now becoming expansive.... and rapeseed oil is also sold on the commodities market. and that is going up up up.... Tax on chip fat? What tax is that then? When you make chip fat into bio fuel you are liable to pay a tax of 30 p per litre to this glorious government of ours.... but you do not have to pay the tax for the first 2500 litres, if you start production you also have to pay for a Licence, but don't worry that will only cost you 3 to £4,000.............. but if you read the article ,You will see they are making changes to that... what they are I am not quite sure as yet....  .
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