Ethanol Free Fuel - Esso premium

[Alty Ian]

Esso premium is still ethanol free in most areas of England it seems. See previous thread on this subject.

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Its not really a major issue with E Types it seems, but Ethanol plays havoc with my Lanchester fuel system which has cork and rubber seals which it affects but Esso premium is fine.

Here is a recent response from Esso;

Esso -
Further to the information my colleague shared with you, namely that the majority of unleaded 95 Octane petrol sold in the UK contains 5% ethanol as required under the Government?s Renewable Transport Fuels Obligation (RTFO), and that there is currently no requirement for renewable fuel (such as ethanol) to be present in super unleaded (97 grade petrol), I would like to confirm the following:
Esso super unleaded petrol (Synergy Supreme+ Unleaded 97) is ethanol free (except in Devon, Cornwall, the Teesside area and Scotland) and we have no current intention to add ethanol to Synergy Supreme+ in other areas of the UK.

We would therefore advise anyone who has concerns about the presence of ethanol in petrol to use Synergy Supreme+ ? providing they do not fill up in Devon or Cornwall, the Teesside area or Scotland.