How new E10 petrol change will affect Asda, Tesco and Sainsbury’s fuel stations

NEW E10 petrol will become the standard fuel at forecourts across the UK from tomorrow.

Drivers should be aware of the changes coming to supermarket garages, including new labelling and different prices at the pumps.

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The standard unleaded petrol is currently E5.

But from tomorrow it will be replaced as the default petrol by greener E10 fuel.

The change is part of the Government’s efforts to tackle climate change and reduce carbon emissions.

However, 600,000 vehicles that usually run on unleaded petrol won’t be compatible with E10 fuel.

Those drivers will have to continue to fill up with E5 petrol, which will be more expensive and won’t be available at all forecourts.

You can check whether your car is compatible by checking our list or using the government’s search tool.

The Sun contacted the UK’s supermarket petrol station operators to see what changes customers should expect from next week.

The biggest difference from September 1 will be that E10 will replace E5 as the standard unleaded petrol at all UK forecourts.

This means that E5 will become the premium fuel – it will be more expensive and won’t be available at all sites.

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Most drivers will continue to use standard fuel and won’t have to do anything different.

But up to 600,000 cars aren’t compatible with E10, and drivers will have to remember to switch to premium petrol or risk damaging their vehicle.

The changes should be clearly marked at petrol stations to make the change easier for customers.

A circular E10 or E5 label should be visible on both the petrol dispenser and nozzle.

This is to make it easier for customers to identify the correct petrol to use.

Tesco

Tesco will offer E5 petrol at around 90% of its 600 garages, meaning there will be approximately 60 sites that do not offer the fuel.

Tesco has begun relabelling the pumps across its estate in order to meet the government’s September 1 deadline.

In addition to the government’s information campaign, the supermarket will tell customers about the changes via labels at the pumps.

There will also be posters advising drivers of the date of the change and directing them to the government information page.

You can find your local Tesco garage online.

Sainsbury’s

A spokesperson for Sainsbury’s said it will keep customers updated and that “all pumps will be clearly labelled to help customers make informed decisions about the fuel that they buy”.

Sainsbury’s also said that most of its more than 300 sites will continue to sell E5.

Drivers can find their nearest Sainsbury’s petrol station by searching for garages on the supermarket’s online store locator.

Asda

Asda won’t sell any E5 petrol at any of its 320 forecourts in the UK.

All Asda forecourts offer just one option for unleaded fuel and this will all move across to E10.

That means that the 600,000 drivers with cars that are incompatible with E10 will no longer be able to use Asda garages.

The supermarket said that the only visual change will be that where the label on the pump currently says E5 it will instead say E10. 

There will also be a sticker with a link to the government’s information page about the changes.

You can find your nearest Asda store with a petrol station online.

This post first appeared on thesun.co.uk