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The experts warned people need to know about the new changes which they say “will affect a “good slice of vehicles” being used today. The new petrol will be introduced in forecourts for
September with experts from the RAC and DfT warning many older vehicles will not be compatible. Dan Gibson, an expert at Suresite, has spoken to Express.co.uk to warn of how the new fuel is
set to affect road users. WHAT PARTS WILL BE AFFECTED BY E10 FUEL CHANGES? Mr Gibson said: “This isn’t going to be an ‘oh my god’ moment, it's going to be a progression. You're
going to see an expedition of problems. “So things like the tanks being split in half, they’re all plastic now. “What you're going to find is it's more like the rubber seals on
injection units, the hidden components that Joe Bloggs won't think about. READ MORE: E10 FUEL CHANGES COULD SEE THOUSANDS PAY ‘EXTRA MONEY’ “It's going to affect a good slice of
vehicles which are being used on the roads today.” He added: “I don't have a direct answer because it caught me by surprise and I knew it was a similar issue. “We haven't got a lot
of time to get ready. Ok, I don't perceive it to be a snap moment. “But it is going to have long term consequences if it's not dealt with and not managed and people aren’t
informed. There's;s going to be a lot of problems.” CAN CLASSIC CARS USE NEW E10 FUEL? Mr Gibson said: “Some cars, depending on the brand only use E5, some have no ethanol at all.
"That fuel is more expensive but generally, looking at classic cars and things like that, they are people’s pride and joy they tend to look after them more and they don’t use them every
day. "The fuel is the primary cost but there are reserve fuel grades there and available for people to use." WILL E5 BE SOLD IN THE FUTURE? According to the DfT’s E10
consultation, the old E5 fuel will still be kept under the “protection grade” fuel for those who need to use it. However, the consultation says protection grade regulations will only last
for five years after E10 is introduced before its demand will be reviewed. Mr Gibson warned it would be a “refining issue” but lowered concerns the fuel may not be sold post-2026. He said:
“Look at Four-star, You can still get hold of Four-star if you really really need it. “It's a refining issue, it's a storage issue, so it's right the way through the fuel
chain.” WHAT WILL THE NEW FUEL ACHIEVE? Mr Gibson said: “I’ve helped to look after this resource we’ve got that isn’t finite and also try to protect the environment as much as possible.
“Based on that, it's something we have to commit to, we have to reduce emissions and there’s different ways of doing it. This is just one of the ways of doing that. “With our
environmental hat on it's a good thing we are trying to reduce emissions.”