The last line of your post has promted my response:-
I've mentioned it a few times on this forum already - that in the Netherlands Euro 95 is actually E10 (I don't know why they are still allowed to call it Euro 95 - it is a classic trade descriptions problem...)
Previously it had been E5 for a several years.
When you get to a 10% ethanol content in fuel rubber parts in a classic car fuel system are at risk of being eaten! Obviously one solution is to replace the fuel system with rubber parts and gaskets that can withstand the munching abilities of ethanol. However, that isn't necessarily the full story - vehicles (like classic cars, motorbikes, motorhomes etc) that sit for long periods of time often suffer from the ethanol part of the fuel separating and then the water content starts to cause corrosion...
...ethanol can be a blood nightmare.
Historically the UK has been enthusiastic about strange and silly ideas that have been born in the Netherlands - think speed cameras, sleeping policemen, putting traffic lights on motorway slip roads. I think it is possible that "Euro95" pump fuel will soon become E10 in the UK too.
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