Go For LPG, The Greener, Cleaner & Cheaper Fuel
Go For LPG, The
Greener, Cleaner & Cheaper Fuel
With Claims of tenfold increase in
enquiries, and a quadrupling of sales, while dealers are claiming that LPG cars
are guaranteed to sell used. Vehicle auction giant BCA recently reported a
groundswell of interest in alternative fuelled vehicles with strong prices
being paid at sales.
So what’s causing it? Well Its Fuel
prices…. And people still needing to use their vehicles, but wanting to reduce
their carbon footprint somehow. Motorists converting their cars from petrol to
LPG can save up to 60p per litre, LPG currently costs 51% less than petrol -
and 56% less than diesel. It represents quite a turnaround for the LPG car,
which spent a few morose years in the doldrums following the Government’s
decision to end grants under its PowerShift program.
LPG is well worth considering and you can
either join the rush for the few LPG cars at auctions - or consider converting
models yourself, with the help of a specialist. This generally costs £1,800,
but you could try to strike a deal with a local convertor (approved, of course;
be wary of non-approved conversions) as most garages will haggle to get the
business.
With over 1400 LPG outlets in the UK now
it’s even one less excuse not to convert to LPG and don’t worry the other
common concern associated with this is “what if the LPG runs out?” well it will
automatically change over to the petrol/diesel fuel supply. Even
car leasing companies are starting to push out LPG cars directly from the manufacturer, with
Subaru seeing this is definitely the way forward and currently have a LPG forester
which runs only on LPG.
Still not convinced? Well it may interest
you to know that two years ago the Royal household ordered all of Her Majesty’s
vehicles be converted to run on LPG in the interests of cutting the Royal fleet
running costs and emissions. If the lady who owns half the country can see the
financial and environmental sense, who are we to argue?