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F1 Automotive has recently changed its name to CRD Performance Ltd, the new company name lends itself more appropriately to our ever developing diesel side of the business.
We were fortunate to secure the name CRD which stands for Common Rail Diesel as we continue to work with Diesel LPG, Diesel Performance, the 3D Re-map Box and DPF faults.
We continue to specialise in Petrol LPG conversions, servicing, fault repairs and all the other services we offer on our website in our state of the art workshop.
We are still trading as F1 Automotive but over a period of time as our customers become used to our new name this will be slowly phased out.
BRC
We are very pleased to announce that we have been awarded with the BRC approved installer status and are now listed on their website for the North West region.
We have supported the BRC product for many years and are very pleased to be linked with their Company and excellent product.
Vehicle type allowing we will be using the BRC system as our preferred choice for new installations.
NOS
We now offer a Nitrous Oxide bottle re-filling service.
FUEL SAVING CHART
The UKLPG has kept a record in recent years of the prices at the pumps of LPG and petrol as published by Fleet News and petrolprices.com. Based on these national average prices the actual savings per year by running on LPG are higher than ever.
| YEAR |
LPG |
PETROL |
LPG AS % |
ANNUAL SAVINGS |
| 2004 |
38.46 |
80.13 |
48.0 |
£576.00 |
| 2005 |
39.88 |
86.98 |
45.8 |
£667.00 |
| 2006 |
44.53 |
91.94 |
48.4 |
£652.00 |
| 2007 |
46.71 |
93.96 |
49.7 |
£639.00 |
| 2008 |
56.00 |
107.75 |
51.9 |
£679.00 |
| 2009 |
52.00 |
99.15 |
52.4 |
£613.00 |
| 2010 |
63.00 |
116.63 |
54.0 |
£680.00 |
VAT
Although there has been a VAT increase in Jan 2011 to 20%, please check our price lists as some conversion costs have reduced by £200.00 in price depending on the LPG kit supplier used.
FUEL DUTY
With effect from the 1st Jan 2011 fuel duty will rise -
| Fuel |
Increase |
Total |
| Diesel |
0.76p per litre |
58.95p per litre |
| Petrol |
0.76p per litre |
58.95p per litre |
| LPG |
0.595p per litre |
16.52p per litre |
With the added increase of the VAT the average pump price based on today's figures for fuel are -
| Fuel |
From |
To |
Rise |
| Diesel |
122.94 |
126.47 |
3.53 |
| Petrol |
127.12 |
130.73 |
3.61 |
| LPG |
71.36 |
73.59 |
2.23 |
AUTOGAS CHALLENGE
The Challenge is now complete.
F1 Automotive has successfully completed the challenge in two LPG dieselblend vehicles - Ford Transit running on a Vialle Liquid system and the Fiat Punto running a Zavoli Vapour system.
All the vehicles wait for their turn on the LPG tank at F1 Automotive one of the designated filling station.
Special thanks to Cheshire Autogas for supplying free LPG
The finsh line
(left to rignt) Bill Ward - employee F1, Nigel Rawlings - Finance Director, Mobilizer Limited, Fraser Halliwell - employee F1 and Eddie Zyla - owner F1 Automotive.
Lands End to John ‘O’Groats 9th September 2010
F1 Automotive is entering vehicles into the Autogas Challenge on the September 9th 2010, 22 assorted vehicles all running on LPG / Autogas, will be setting off from Lands End in Cornwall to John ‘O’ Grouts Scotland. The challenge is to drive economically, so that the percentage difference between petrol and LPG is as small as possible. OEM’s, Main dealers, autogas converters, and the general public can all compete to win this national award.
We will assemble in Exeter at Gas Power UK Ltd and then head down to Penzance and a hotel for the first night away. The following morning we will head to lands end fill up with LPG and we anticipate being set off by a green minded MP. We will then continue to Gloucester where we will again fill up with LPG.
We will then arrive at F1 Automotive late afternoon on Friday the 10th to fuel up; the LPG has been donated 50 /50 by F1 Automotive and Cheshire Autogas and then a hotel for the second night away. That night a coach will be on hand to transport all 44 drivers to a curry house.
The following morning, heading to Edinburgh for the next fill up and then on to John ‘o’ Grouts for the last autogas fill. After a media opportunity, we will be heading back to Inverness to the hotel for the last night away, and the presentation. That night a coach will be on hand to transport all 44 drivers to a restaurant. The following morning we will disband and each team of drivers / car will find their own way home.
After the trip is completed the findings are supplied, i.e. which vehicle did what MPG / CO2 and what that would mean for the average motorist who is looking at alternative fuels, how easy was it to find, what is the national average price for LPG.
One of the vehicles F1 Automotive is entering is our development Transit Van that will be doing this trip on LPG Diesel enrichment. A Toyota Prius will also be completing this challenge as a Tri fuel vehicle. The novelty will be a Tut Tut (if it will make it).
The entrance fee is set at £250.00 this covers accommodation, breakfast, and coaches to the evening events. Any profit we make will be donated to HELP THE HERO’S
At every filling up point the press will be taking photographs and filming,
This will be a national public interest story showing the environmental potential of Autogas. The challenge will highlight how little the emissions are and how inexpensive it is to drive on autogas. The autogas industries will be show casing the latest developments within the autogas arena, namely Diesel enrichment, tri fueled vehicles, etc and in some cases the developers will be there for you to ask questions as well as the drivers.
This is not a race it’s a driving challenge to get the best MPG out of a vehicle on Petrol and LPG.
ASNU
As the North West's leading LPG and petrol injection specialists we have just purchased the U.K.'s 1st FSi & GDi test bench from ASNU.
FIAT PUNTO
Fiat Punto Sporting M-Jet 1.9 Diesel
The lastest demonstration vehicle arrives from Hybrid Combustion Limited for its development and fitting of the Diesel- Blend LPG conversion here at F1 Automotive.
We will be fitting a Zavoli Sequential LPG Vapour system to this one and as you can see the sign writing is already in place.
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LPG Tank
Our tank is now in full working order.
The newly purchased LPG tank arrives.
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Fuel Wizard
Hybrid Combustion's proto-type 'Fuel Wizard' arrives.
Product concept, development, box design, label design, sourcing and manufacture by
Eddie Zyla
HGV Rolling Road
Early in January 2010 Hybrid Combustion purchased a HGV Rolling Road to enable us to do our own mapping on the diesel blend LPG system for commercial vehicles which we are developing for them, they have supplied this superb purpose piece of equipment to F1 Automotive.
A big hole is now required to set it in the floor of our additional building at
Unit 2 Burnden Industrial Estate.
The Hiab lifting the rolling road off the wagon, a scary moment as it passes over the roof of a neighbouring building.
Castors were purchased and special plates manufactured to assist in its moving.
We once again give special thanks to Danny Jemmett of Perfect Solutions Limited for collection and delivery of the rolling road and the loan of his staff to assist in the unloading.
Testing the rolling road using the F150 to make sure everything is in working order.
The previous owner of this rolling road used it floor mounted but we are going to set it into the ground to maintain our extra floor space.
Emissions Lab
We have completed the installation of the Diesel LPG conversion on Hybrid Combustion's brand new Ford Transit 140 T280 and have taken it to the newly equipped emissions lab owned by one of the leading LPG suppliers - Prins UK Limited in Southampton.
Millbrook
F1 Automotive have finished the LPG conversion on Hybrid Combustion's MAN TGA 440 Diesel Unit and have been carrying out Fuel tests at Millbrook Proving Ground prior to the vehicle going out on demonstration.
Outside the Head Office of Millbrook Proving Ground
The famous Oval Test Track
The Oval is 5.5 miles
We would like to pay special thanks to James Booth (Bolton) Limited for the use of their trailer
Testing on the Hill Route
We give special thanks to Danny Jemmett of Perfect Solutions Limited for giving up his time to test the truck at Millbrook and also drive it there and back for us.