Are petrol companies adding 10 per cent methanol to their fuels?

Arriving in the small village of Wheaton Aston by narrowboat, I was shocked to find that the garage there had stopped selling petrol at the turn of the year. His reasoning and that of several other small independent garages in the area was that petrol companies had added 10 per cent methanol to their petrol which Turners said brought problems for storage, as methanol assimilated water quite easily and also had implications for some vehicles. Injection engines may be vulnerable. Do you have any views on this problem?

Asked on 18 May 2010 by Paul Teale

Answered by Dan Harrison
Not heard of this before, but thanks for the tip-off. We'll keep a watching brief on it.
Similar questions
I own a Toyota Corolla Verso 2.2 D4D. The Toyota dealer recommended that I not run the car on diesel purchased from supermarkets (do you agree with him?). Also, that I use an injector cleaner once very...
I always try to use Shell V-Power super unleaded petrol, but here in Bideford there are no local Shell stations. The next nearest fuel station until recently was Esso, but recently Texaco has taken over...
I have just bought a 9 month old third generation Honda Jazz SE. The manual recommends the use of 95RON super unleaded petrol. Will I damage the engine if I use ordinary unleaded?
 

Value my car

Save £75 on Warranty using code HJ75

with MotorEasy

Get a warranty quote

Save 12% on GAP Insurance

Use HJ21 to save on an ALA policy

See offer