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LPG ‘ranks’ highly for Phoenix Taxis

1/21/2013 6:21 AM EST - Autogas Limited

Without even knowing it, many customers of an environmentally friendly taxi firm – Phoenix Taxis in Northumberland – are helping to reduce the impact on the planet when they take a trip in one of its many autogas LPG converted cars.

With 84 of its 130 strong fleet running on the greener fuel the chances are that their next journey will have much less impact on the environment than if they were in a diesel or petrol...

LPG helps volunteer driver cut motoring costs

12/18/2012 6:33 AM EST - Autogas Limited

Retired electrician Mike Breach isn’t one for putting his feet up in his retirement. Instead, he would prefer to help his local community by being a volunteer driver for his local hospice in Preston.

It also means that rarely a day goes by without his car – a 2004 Mazda 6 2.0 litre model converted to run on LPG – being put to good use as well, transporting day patients to and from St Catherine’s.

Yet while his car...

Dallingers of Wallasey ‘ties the knot’ with LPG

12/12/2012 5:37 AM EST - Autogas Limited

Luxury wedding car hire firm Dallingers of Wallasey is toasting a new addition to its stylish fleet – an LPG powered Daimler saloon.

And it’s smiles all round. Newlyweds can enjoy one of the biggest days of their lives knowing they are doing their bit for the environment as independent research has shown that LPG is environmentally better than either petrol or diesel.

Meanwhile, Dallingers of Wallasey is...

Is petrol history in Fradley?

11/26/2012 5:41 AM EST - Autogas Limited

With the arrival of LPG from Autogas Limited at Shell Fradley North, local motorists could be forgiven for thinking that the days of petrol are numbered.

That’s because LPG is so much cheaper than the two main traditional road fuels – in fact sometimes up to half the cost.

And the statistics speak for themselves as it is estimated there will be almost 23 million LPG powered cars in the world by 2020.

“Motorists...

Garden of England just got greener!

11/19/2012 6:53 AM EST - Autogas Limited

Shell Birchington is the newest forecourt in the UK to welcome LPG from Autogas Limited, which research shows has better environmental credentials than petrol or diesel.

In fact, one of the main benefits is that LPG produces fewer harmful emissions that impact on local air quality, so north-east Kent residents and motorists can now ‘breathe easy’ with LPG available on their doorstep at the newly rebranded...

Mr Cabbie enjoys the ‘hire’ ground

11/15/2012 10:12 AM EST - Autogas Limited

It is the green credentials, as much as the money saving aspect, which persuaded private hire vehicle company Mr Cabbie, run by husband and wife team Lin and Geoff Cook, that LPG is the fuel for them.

Partly specialising in hospital runs and transporting children with special needs, the green benefits of LPG sit perfectly with the company’s approach as a caring firm, where a professional service goes hand-in-hand...

Cost saving benefits of LPG add up!

10/31/2012 6:20 AM EST - Autogas Limited

A simple number crunching exercise was enough to show driving instructor George Buckingham that converting his car to LPG was the way forward.

In its most simple terms he quickly worked out that after the conversion he would then be £2,000 a year better off by running on LPG - and considering he made the switch five years ago, that’s now adding up to quite a hefty saving.

The Peterborough-based instructor is able...

Autogas Limited expands further with Total sites

9/4/2012 10:17 AM EST - Autogas Limited

Autogas Limited, a joint venture between Shell and Calor, is set to acquire 18 LPG retail sites from Total as part of a major expansion programme.

The Autogas Limited purchases form part of the Shell acquisition of 253 forecourts from Rontec Investments and reaffirms Autogas Limited as the largest automotive LPG retailer in the UK.

Paul Oxford, business development manager, Autogas Limited, said: “Autogas Limited...

LPG taxis eat up the miles with ease

8/23/2012 10:08 AM EST - Autogas Limited

For Mac’s Cars in Hereford the recent high fuel prices has not been an issue as its entire fleet has been converted to run on LPG.

Typically, LPG costs around half that of petrol, resulting in annual savings of about 35 to 40 per cent in fuel costs for Mac’s Cars. The company, which is owned by Mac McLaughlin who started the business in 1994, has since grown so that it now operates three vehicles.

And whether it...

Autogas arrival ‘nott’ to be missed

7/10/2012 4:54 AM EST - Autogas Limited

The arrival of Autogas at a Newark filling station has given continued fuel for thought to local motorists and passing traffic.

That’s because at the newly rebranded Shell garage, it typically costs around half to fill up a car converted to run on Autogas LPG than it does with petrol.

And with petrol prices recently reaching record levels and many household budgets feeling the economic squeeze, the entrance of...

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