Leaded petrol era "officially over".
Leaded petrol era "officially over".
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rjfp1962

Original Poster:

8,887 posts

91 months

Monday 30th August 2021
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I thought leaded petrol disappeared years ago, but the last country, Algeria selling it's last stocks only last month...
R.I.P to 2*, 3*,4* and the Holy Grail 5* (Appearently there was a pop group sharing the name 5*...! laugh)

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/aug/3...

Mars

9,670 posts

232 months

Monday 30th August 2021
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Good riddance.

astonman

817 posts

228 months

Friday 3rd September 2021
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Leaded fuel is available pretty much worldwide and is very commonly used in aviation.
To,say it is no more is completely inaccurate .

Dogwatch

6,336 posts

240 months

Friday 3rd September 2021
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If you need it here you can get it, but could be a long drive!

CraigyMc

17,946 posts

254 months

Wednesday 20th October 2021
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astonman said:
Leaded fuel is available pretty much worldwide and is very commonly used in aviation.
To,say it is no more is completely inaccurate .
Came here to say this.

100LL isn't going away.

essayer

10,270 posts

212 months

Wednesday 20th October 2021
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To be fair aviation should have moved to mogas years ago, especially for GA.

Chnge36

11 posts

45 months

Sunday 27th February 2022
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Can still buy 4 star petrol in a garage local to me in Gloucestershire just a bit more expensive