Richard Brookman wrote:

I'm with you on this. I've been thinking about gassing the Range Rover for
while now, but this news just puts it off the agenda. Given the fact that
fuel economy is worse on lpg, it will only need the price of lpg to rise to
about 60p/litre for gas to become more expensive per mile than unleaded.
Round here (West Wales) it's already over 40p. If GB raises the duty so
that the price increases by (say) 10p a year, not only may you never recover
the conversion cost but you will be lumbered with a gas system you will not
use. The only benefit will be the increased range of the vehicle.

Unfortunately for us who already have LPG conversions, that is a
sensible argument and one which a lot of people will be using. It isn't
going to help make LPG any more available for the masses as it's going
to discourage filling stations from putting LPG pumps in. Thankfully the
number has got up to a reasonable level in many bits of the country
already, and I'm also thankful that my conversion is well and truly paid
for. Let's just hope any increase is limited to a couple of pence at a
time over the next few years and not just an immediate big hike.

Paul

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