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  Have supermarket fuels improved? 13 Jun 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I subscribe to 'What Car'. The latest (July) edition has an impressive ad by Tesco singing the praises of the quality of their fuels, and I do note that...
• Dirty Petrol Alert 3 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  Hi all Just heard on the local (northwest) news that there has been a spate of people breaking down because of dirty petrol (cloudy is the best description). The report stated that the petrol had been purchased from a supermarket, not from a franchised forecourt. Regards Jonathan
• VW Polo '02 - Petrol 9 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  Can HJ please advise what engine oil I should use to top up. Are supermarkets' own brands - being cheap - worthwhile? Many thanks indeed, frmarcus
• Cheap petrol - 69.9 pence per litre 17 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  I filled up at the weekend with the cheapest petrol I've seen for ages - 69.9 pence per litre. There was no catch and no supermarket shopping to do either to get this price. It was, unfortunately, only available over the weekend, though. Is the the cheapest petrol at the moment?
• Petrol consumption 9 Aug 2001 (Forum)
  I note that HJ seems to favour Texaco petrol but subject to the laws of libel can anybody advise if supermarket petrol is a bad thing bearing in mind that it must be refined somewhere and subject to some standards.I am also aware of sharing arrangements between companies and the common pipelines they use for transportation (from BP grangemouth for example) THANKS
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  Toyota Avensis Tourer 2.2 D-4D or 1.8 V-matic 19 Feb 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I drive about 12,000 per year and am looking at a 2009 Avensis Tourer 2.2 D-4D TR with 70,000 from a main dealer (Toyota approved, 12 months warranty)...
• Derv AND 2 star mix up 2 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  As reported in the local press this week, the following occurred at a supermarket in Surrey. Diesel was delivered into their Unleaded tanks. Later admitted that \"we did have a problem with the diesel as well.\" I assume that was Petrol delivered into the Diesel tanks. \"customers who had diesel put into petrol cars will be fully compensated but if it happened the other way round it is different\" \"If more than 20 per cent of petrol was filled in to a diesel tank then it would cause damage to the car\" A customer complained after getting fuel that \"it sounded really weird\" so went to their garage who told her not to drive it.
• British cards in French petrol pumps 22 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  Just returned from a pretty extensive jaunt around South and South West France and I thought it was worth passing on that, after a few experiments on my part, it now appears Super U and Leclerc supermarket petrol stations are now equipped to take UK 'chip and pin' debit and credit cards in their 24-hour pumps. In my experience the Leclerc ones now have a sticker on them saying they take Mastercard and Visa, but not Visa Electron (whatever that is).
• Comparison of brands of Petrol/Diesel 24 May 2003 (Forum)
  There seems to be a recurring debate as to whether there really is a benefit to the branded fuels recommended by HJ (Texaco & Shell) compared to supermarket...
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  High performance car, high performance fuel. 9 Feb 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I am purchasing an Audi S4 2005 model - will the car run on standard unleaded or should/must I use super unleaded or V-Power? If I have an option...
• Cheaper petrol 30 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  Shell garage on A417 near Fairford, Gloucestershire is down to 84.9 for unleaded and 90.9 for diesel. Seems nuts to put supermarket fuel in your tank when...
• Audi 1.8 Sport W-reg - Petrol 20 Jul 2010 (Forum)
  Given that V-Power is strongly recommended by Honest John and there have been questions about supermarket equivalents in the past, what is to be said...
• Petrol Head 6 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  Taylor terrorised supermarket staff and customers after sniffing petrol and cutting pipes at Asda in the South Bank area and dancing around the forecourt. Teesside Magistrates Court heard customers had been soaked in petrol.
• Holiday time again 23 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  Usual summer time chestnuts... 1. Current price of french petrol? ( supermarket / Garage ) 2. Is GB sticker still a requirement? 3. Spare bulbs or is that a myth. cheers
• which fuel (petrol) 8 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  The testers did reproduce the misfire, but said they could find nothing actually faulty with the car; but had noticed a bit of a green glaze on the plugs, and they asked me if I used supermarket petrol, as they'd seen another car with similar-looking plugs, and that one had used s'mkt petrol. As it happened, with my job/residence/routine during the entire period of owning both the Uno and the AX, I filled up every week, regular as clockwork, at the supermarket's filling station immediately after doing my shopping (their petrol was cheaper, plus you got extra points on the s'mkt loyalty card).
• Disappearing garages 23 May 2003 (Forum)
  Will we all have to eventually drive miles out of our way, and queue for interminable periods, to fill up with petrol? Or is it simply that the supermarkets are winning the battle for our petrol money?
• Petrol / Diesel capacity. 21 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  A long established supermarket nearby occaisionlly runs out of diesel, the new one down the road doesnt, even when super market 1 runs out and it has increased demand. Does anyone know if new refueling stations have a more even Petrol / Diesel storage split to reflect current use.
• All - Fuel Cost Reduction 18 Nov 2018 (Forum)
  The value supermarket was the first of the big four supermarkets to announce that motorists will pay no more than 119.7p-a-litre for unleaded and 131.7p for diesel at its filling stations across the country Honest John announced this recently.
• Fuel confused 28 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  Having just changed jobs and faced with a 150(!) mile commute daily I'm looking at what the best petrol is to help keep my '98 Escort healthy. All the petrol companies go on about increased lubrication, cleaning, etc, but is there really any difference between putting top grade(eg,BP Ultimate)in, or will I get the same result with supermarket petrol and a bottle of Redex at every tank refill?
• New Year's motoring resolutions 1 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  Seeing as it is that time of year again, has anyone else got any motoring resolutions? My resolution is to stop using supermarket petrol and fill up with proper stuff! teabelly