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Avto - rastlinsko namesto plinskega olja!I went camping at the Big Green Gathering; a meeting place for people with an interest in alternative lifestyles from all over the world. I struck up some fascinating conversations with a team of craft workers who had come all the way from Byron Bay.
And I also met a man who he is about to tour Britain in a car that runs entirely on vegetable oil.
His name is Daniel Blackburn and I quizzed him carefully about this.
"Ordinary vegetable oil? The kind you fry chips in?"
"Absolutely," he replied "Straight from the supermarket."
"But you can't just pour it into your tank can you?"
Daniel looked at me with the air of a man who is used to dealing with unbelievers. "Well," he said, "It only works in diesel engines and you do have to make a few adjustments first - but whether you choose to tweak your engine or tweak the oil, it's not very expensive or difficult."
At this point, I began to get rather excited and Daniel stood patiently while I unleashed a stream of questions. Here, roughly speaking, are his answers. "No, it doesn't harm your engine or spoil the performance."
"Yes, it DOES work with oil that has been used for frying - just as long as you filter it first."
"No, it doesn't stop you from using ordinary diesel if you ever still want to."
"Yes, of course it is better for the environment."
Suddenly, a horrible thought struck me. "Hang on," I said, "Isn't it illegal?"
"Aha!" he replied brightly, "You are thinking of the folk in West Wales who got prosecuted last year. That's because they weren't paying tax on their oil. The way the law stands, you are supposed to DECLARE every drop you use for driving and then pay 26p per litre to the government. As long as you do that, they can't touch you!"
"Oh," I said. "I bet that means a pile of paperwork."
"No, you just call 0845 010 9000 and they send you a simple form. And you still pay less tax than you would on the garage forecourt. Normal Diesel is taxed at 40p per litre."
Daniel is an Aquarian, aged 32. He lives on a small farm in Pembrokeshire and today, he is setting off on in his black Citroen ZX 1.9 turbo diesel on the 850 mile trek from Land's End to John O Groats.
He has promised to let me know how his journey goes and I, in turn, shall pass on any news I get.
Or you can follow his progress yourself, at:
www.Vegoilmotoring.com.
And if you want to know how to convert your own car to run on cooking oil,
just contact the Low Impact Living Initiative at:
www.lowimpact.org.
by Jonathan Cainer
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