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UKLPG Approved Installers Sought for Autogas Challenge

Stephen Fricker at Gas Power UK Ltd is looking for UKLPG Approved Installers to join him in the Autogas Challenge in September. Driving from Lands End to John O’Groats, participants will compete for the closest lpg autogas consumption compared to petrol consumption. Entry will cost £250 per vehicle and Stephen hopes to recruit a total of 22 cars, each with two drivers, for the challenge.

Stephen, who recently joined UKLPG’s autogas management team, said: “We were looking for ways to promote lpg autogas and I suggested that we revisit the idea of the Autogas Challenge. The aim is to give journalists a reason to write about autogas – and to have a bit of fun doing it!

“We will meet in Exeter and drive to Lands End on petrol to measure the fuel consumption. We will then drive to John O’Groats on lpg autogas and compare the two consumptions. Whoever has the smallest difference between the two will win a £250 prize. “We hope to make this an annual event, and expect it to be very competitive. There’s nothing in the rules that says that installers can’t tweak their vehicles.”

Countrywide LPG in Gloucestershire will provide lunch and the entry fee includes bed and breakfast accommodation. Fuel marshals have already been appointed, but Stephen is hoping to recruit more lp gas suppliers to refuel the vehicles along the route.

If you would like to be involved in the Autogas Challenge, contact Stephen Fricker at Gas Power UK on 01392 879290 or steve@gaspoweruk.co.uk

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