John Cooper

Hi Audi folk. I dont see any correspondence on LPgas convertion. Has anybody got some ideas as it seems to me a good proposition the way
the price of petrol is going. JohnC

Greg Reed

"John Cooper" <forrestjon@btopenworld.com> wrote in message
news:bigbck$gsv$1@titan.btinternet.com...
>Hi Audi folk. I dont see any correspondence on LPgas convertion. Has
anybody got some
> ideas as it seems to me a good proposition the way the price of petrol is
going. JohnC

This question reminds me of something I've wondered about before. Perhaps
someone here can lend some insight:

Here in the US, sales of fuel for vehicles includes a road tax that is
supposed to be used for road maintenance. (Whether the money actually gets
used for that purpose is another discussion entirely.) All gasoline sales
include this tax (to the best of my knowledge -- even if you plan to use it
in a lawn mower or a boat) and all diesel fuel sales that are intended for
use in road vehicles are taxed as well. (Diesel fuel for off-road use
only -- like heating furnace fuel or fuel used by farmers in their
tractors -- is exempt from this road tax and is specially dyed to indicate
such. Getting caught with inappropriately dyed diesel fuel in your
road-going vehicle can result in substantial fines.) The intent seems to be
the taxation all fuel used by road-going vehicles -- which would makes
sense, given the aforementioned ostensible use of the money collected.

Now the question: Are propane-converted vehicles a loophole in this
taxation program? Or are the owners of such propane-fueled vehicles
required to obtain their fuel from someplace that imposes the appropriate
road tax?

This question would seem to be even more pertinent in the UK and other
European countries where vehicle fuels -- especially gasoline (petrol) --
are taxed far more than here in the US.

- Greg

--
1976 Cadillac Fleetwood 9-passenger sedan
1989 Audi 200TQ sedan
1990 Audi V8Q
2000 Oldsmobile Intrigue
2001 Chevy Astro AWD (wife's)

Benwa

Just little remark : This car has 4cyl i believe!

Grtz
Benoit
"John Cooper" <forrestjon@btopenworld.com> schreef in bericht news:bigbck$gsv$1@titan.btinternet.com...
Hi Audi folk. I dont see any correspondence on LPgas convertion. Has anybody got some ideas as it seems to me a good proposition the way
the price of petrol is going. JohnC