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October 2003
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Has BP stopped selling premium?
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Thu, 14 October 2004 11:51
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I've been to two BP stations recently and they have both removed their premium (95 octane) pumps & replaced them with LRP.
I thought LRP was banned a few years ago? Anyway have they stopped selling their premium to force people to buy Ultimate, or is it just temporary?
It's still listed on their site as a BP product so now i'm confused 
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Location:
Potts Point, Sydney
Registered:
October 2003
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Re: Has BP stopped selling premium?
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Thu, 14 October 2004 11:55
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LRP is now Lead Replacement Fuel...
i dont think they've stopped selling it, havent noticed yet
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Sydney/Wollongong
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October 2003
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Re: Has BP stopped selling premium?
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Thu, 14 October 2004 12:12
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Yeah I know what LRP is, my old car used to drink enough of it 
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Since the effective prohibition of the supply of leaded petrol since 1 January 2002 when the Fuel Quality Standards Act 2000 came into effect, the supply of Lead Replacement Petrol (LRP), also called Lead Free Super, has been widely available for use in vehicles that formerly used leaded petrol. Alternatively, some vehicles (those manufactured before 1986) are able to run on unleaded petrol. Your vehicle manufacturer will be able to advise you about this.
Now, the number of cars that require LRP has diminished to the point that it is becoming increasingly unviable for fuel suppliers to produce, store and distribute the fuel, and for service stations to supply it.
Accordingly, motorists should expect that LRP will be phased out of the market over time, and to recognise that as the end of 2004 there will be very limited availability of LRP around Australia
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http://www.deh.gov.au/atmosphere/cleaner-fuels/pet rol-diesel/phase-out.html
So why have two local stations recently started selling LRP again? Were people getting pissed off buying Premium?
Submitted a question to BP so hopefully i'll get an answer. In the meantime if anyone works for BP please enlighten me.
[Updated on: Thu, 14 October 2004 12:13]
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I supported Toymods
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sydney.au
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August 2002
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Re: Has BP stopped selling premium?
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Thu, 14 October 2004 12:39
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nope
they changed the logo and colour of the pump from gold to blue
but thats it.
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Ballarat, Vic.
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September 2002
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Re: Has BP stopped selling premium?
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Thu, 14 October 2004 12:51
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LRP's not being banned its being fazed out cos its not viable for companies to make money off anymore (well heading that way) Next year (from memory) caltex/ampol wont be selling it.
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Location:
Sydney/Wollongong
Registered:
October 2003
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Re: Has BP stopped selling premium?
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Thu, 14 October 2004 13:07
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| ae86drift wrote on Thu, 14 October 2004 22:39 |
nope
they changed the logo and colour of the pump from gold to blue
but thats it.
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Then why have my local servos stopped selling it? IIRC used to be green, gold & silver pumps for regular, premium & ultimate. Now they've got regular, ultimate & LRP (red pump).
I looked at the pumps just to make sure. Is it a franchise decision?
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I supported Toymods
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Perth
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May 2002
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Re: Has BP stopped selling premium?
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Thu, 14 October 2004 13:11
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I think what you'll find is there is more of a market for LRP than there is of premium when the same pump has Ultimate. I don't know of any BP's in Perth that still sell Premium, they all have Ultimate.
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Sydney/Wollongong
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October 2003
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Re: Has BP stopped selling premium?
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Thu, 14 October 2004 13:27
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That sounds plausible enough  I got better much fuel economy with the premium but it wasn't really worth paying extra for the ultimate (at least in performance & economy terms, maybe for another reason?)
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I supported Toymods
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Perth
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May 2002
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Re: Has BP stopped selling premium?
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Thu, 14 October 2004 13:30
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Hehe, I don't have a choice between Premium and Ultimate My old RA60 runs on Ultimate because with more timing I get better fuel economy and more power than I do on regular, with the economy advantage more than offseting the difference in price.
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Location:
Sydney/Wollongong
Registered:
October 2003
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Re: Has BP stopped selling premium?
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Thu, 14 October 2004 13:39
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my difference between regular & premium was close to a litre per 100k's, so now i'll be buying Ultimate 
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I supported Toymods
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November 2003
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Re: Has BP stopped selling premium?
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Fri, 15 October 2004 01:57
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| justcallmefrank wrote on Thu, 14 October 2004 21:11 |
I don't know of any BP's in Perth that still sell Premium, they all have Ultimate.
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BP Carine only just stopped selling BP Premium in the last month.
And thats only because of the new BP logo/colour scheme.
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Location:
Brisbane
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February 2003
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Re: Has BP stopped selling premium?
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Fri, 15 October 2004 03:23
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fwiw: a caltex near Uni Qld had LRP and premium unleaded (vortex?) at the same price.... considering that both have a similar octane rating (in brisbane) i wasn't too concerned...
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Toymods Vice President
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Sydney
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May 2002
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Re: Has BP stopped selling premium?
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Fri, 15 October 2004 05:35
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The BP's around my area sell ULP PULP and Ultimate. They have no LRp at all. That was as of two days ago though.
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Location:
Sydney
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September 2003
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Re: Has BP stopped selling premium?
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Fri, 15 October 2004 05:58
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My local BP's both have PULP and ultimate, although one is dodgy and can never get thier prices right  (sometimes out by 10c/L)
went to fill up at the BP on king georges rd and noticed the LRP instead of premium. So it must just be franchise decisions.
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theres a castle on my hil...
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October 2003
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Re: Has BP stopped selling premium?
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Fri, 15 October 2004 08:10
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the other day when i was at BP i noticed there were no LRP pumps. only unleaded, premium and ultimate. this is at dural.
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Sydney/Wollongong
Registered:
October 2003
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Re: Has BP stopped selling premium?
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Fri, 15 October 2004 08:20
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Ok so it seems i'm not alone (thanks CrUZsida & finney!) Still no reply from BP though 
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I supported Toymods
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Re: Has BP stopped selling premium?
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Sun, 17 October 2004 04:47
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| ae86drift wrote on Thu, 14 October 2004 22:39 |
nope
they changed the logo and colour of the pump from gold to blue
but thats it.
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i meant ultimate
yes they are all stopping the sae of silver premium
who would bother?
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Location:
Sydney/Wollongong
Registered:
October 2003
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Re: Has BP stopped selling premium?
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Sun, 17 October 2004 05:21
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| ae86drift wrote on Sun, 17 October 2004 14:47 |
who would bother?
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Umm, me  Though i'm the only one or so it seems.
Like I said above, from regular to premium was a massive difference, premium to Ultimate not so much of a difference. Given the choice of 93c/L regular, 97c/L premium & $1+/L Ultimate i'd choose the premium every time.
Now I haven't got the choice I guess i'll be forced to use Ultimate instead.
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I supported Toymods
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Re: Has BP stopped selling premium?
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Sun, 17 October 2004 10:20
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| Conquest wrote on Sun, 17 October 2004 15:21 |
| ae86drift wrote on Sun, 17 October 2004 14:47 |
who would bother?
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Umm, me Though i'm the only one or so it seems.
Like I said above, from regular to premium was a massive difference, premium to Ultimate not so much of a difference. Given the choice of 93c/L regular, 97c/L premium & $1+/L Ultimate i'd choose the premium every time.
Now I haven't got the choice I guess i'll be forced to use Ultimate instead.
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yeah true
you probably notice more economy
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