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Re: Question About Smog Control in England

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Subject: Re: Question About Smog Control in England
From: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2003 17:23:25 +0000
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On Tue, 4 Mar 2003, at around 07:52:50 local time, Andrew H. Litkowiak 
<andylit@covad.net> wrote:
>Bill Brewer wrote:
>
>>      A co-worker is telling me that in England they made it so you can only
>> drive your classic pre-smog control sports car on weekends and holidays. I
>> don't think so. Can someone familiar with English smog laws fill me in?
>>      We are grumbling about Dean Flores new state bill.
>
>That would seem to be pretty extreme for a country that is only now in 
>the final
>stages (or just completed) phasing out the availability of leaded petrol.

We are certainly phasing out the availability of LRP; I hadn't heard 
that four-star was going too.

> Don't
>quote me on the timetable, but it hasn't been very long since some 
>stations still
>offered leaded fuel right out of the pump for classic cars.

I filled up with full-fat leaded four star from a pump on a petrol 
station forecourt half an hour ago.   As you say, not long at all. :-)

ATB
-- 
Mike
Ellie  - 1963 White Herald 1200 Convertible GA125624 CV
Connie - 1968 Conifer Herald 1200 Saloon GA237511 DL
Carly  - 1977 Inca Yellow Spitfire 1500 FH105671

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