Any advice on LPG conversions in London ?

Question

I have realised that financially and environmentally its well worth getting an lpg conversion in London for my Ford Focus.

I have spoken to several garages and the prices differ greatly.

Has any one had an lpg conversion in London that can give me some advice?

Many thanks in advance

Answer 1

just thot i would say that with LPG on a PETROL you lose about 5mpg and a little power and if you use aircon expect to lose upto 5 more. with a diesel you gain a little bit of everything. on my dads car he was paying £1.24 to go a certain distance on lpg and only £1.12 to run the same car on petrol the same distance.

Answer 2

Hi, its well worth getting it done but do be cautious there are some less then honest garages out there.

I agree with Simon and went thorugh the same body http://www.comparelpg.com who proved to be most excellent

Also one thing to point out that if your car is less then 3 thousand pounds  in value it may not be worth converting. However getting a newish car and converting it to lpg inorder to sell it on is proving to be both  popular and profitable

Answer 3

Hi There,

Yes, very confusing! I actually spent a couple of weeks researching the subject and still couldn't find any difinitive answers.

I did eventually convert my Jeep Grand Cherokee (and now wish I had much sooner!) in London, and in fact found that it was one of the cheapest prices in the country.

I eventually used a company called CompareLPG.com as they were the only ones that were prepared to give me factual advice and explained which systems, warranties, installers etc were right for my car.

You could also try getting in touch with the UKLPG who are the regulatory body for ALL approved LPG conversions in the UK.

I wish you the best of luck, it is a minefield! What I would say though is once you convert to LPG it is VERY satisfying when fuelling up and you simply cant fit more than £34 in which gets me 235 miles! Delightful.

Simon