Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 Went to fill the Westfield last week with it's preferred V-Power diet, and the local station (Middlewich/Cheshire) was out. I didn't think much of it at the time, assuming they were just waiting for a delivery. However since then, while out and about for work, I've stopped at and/or passed a few shell garages, including one near Birkdale in Southport and one on the run into Manchester yesterday, all the ones I stopped at and a few or the others were out of V-Power Petrol, (and some V-Power diesel, too). I've not really seen much online, though Shell do have a fairly recent announcement of a new formula V Power coming. Have I just been unlucky, and it's a coincidence, or has anyone else noticed a shortage/know anything more? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hunter - Club Secretary Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 Someone on a BMW forum I'm on mentioned the same thing... had a look on the Shell twitter page and lots of people are complaining 🤷♂️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman Posted December 9, 2022 Author Share Posted December 9, 2022 Didn't think to look on Twitter, doh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman Posted December 9, 2022 Author Share Posted December 9, 2022 - I know there are alternative high Octane fuels, it's just I'm mapped specifically for V Power, and one thing the Alpine jaunt showed me, was that everywhere i went, the car always ran well on a V Power tank full, while some of the alternatives could be a bit variable. (One was particularly bad, so much so, it was either very, very old, or possibly even miss-labelled (and charged) on the pump. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hunter - Club Secretary Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 The Tesco Momentum 99 octane gets good reviews and is supposedly made by the same people as V-Power, might be worth a try if you are stuck 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman Posted December 9, 2022 Author Share Posted December 9, 2022 Thanks Rob, might get a jerrycans worth - I'm just under half a tank in the Westfield, but obviously, the more I drive round in it looking, the more urgent it gets when the garage has none! Like you, I've always heard good comments about it, though not the manufacturer being the same. That's interesting, but hopefully not a sign of limited availability! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephenh Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 The Shell station in Uttoxeter (just off the A50) was out of 3 out of 4 fuels a week or so ago, but when I went in a couple of days ago they had more stock. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kit Car Electronics Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 I always use Tesco Momentum 99, and have run many cars on it. The octane is about as high as you can get anywhere 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman Posted December 9, 2022 Author Share Posted December 9, 2022 ...right, where did I put that jerrycan! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Davis (fatblokestu) AO - Devon & Somerset Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 Interesting. I’ve been trying to stick with Esso Supreme+ 99 because I understand it has no ethanol in it. Is that the same for other 99 products? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Kinder (Bagpuss) - Joint Peak District AO Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 28 minutes ago, Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman said: ...right, where did I put that jerrycan! @Greenstreak-Andy D has one brimmed full with 'fresh air' usually! 😉 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 17 minutes ago, fatblokestu said: Interesting. I’ve been trying to stick with Esso Supreme+ 99 because I understand it has no ethanol in it. Is that the same for other 99 products? I think it's the only one. And that only applies to England (& Wales I think) - there's ethanol in it in Scotland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman Posted December 9, 2022 Author Share Posted December 9, 2022 Well the Tesco 99 Ron test will have to wait; nearest one to me is Crewe, and there's a somewhat off the beaten track Shell garage ten minutes from it, so I tried there first - most of the V Power pumps were off, but there was one, so grabbed a 20 litre can full. Asking the cashier, he reckoned they didn't have too much left now. (He wasn't that helpful to be honest, didn't know much), he'd no idea when the next V Power delivery would be, but wasn't expecting anything in the next week! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman Posted December 9, 2022 Author Share Posted December 9, 2022 Once I've filled the Westfield, think I'll keep the Jerrycan in the car, and just keep topping it back up to 20 litres as and when I see any fuel, either V-Power, or Tesco's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kit Car Electronics Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 2 hours ago, fatblokestu said: Interesting. I’ve been trying to stick with Esso Supreme+ 99 because I understand it has no ethanol in it. Is that the same for other 99 products? All Super is allowed up to 5% max Ethanol - including Esso Supreme + 99, although you might get lucky with 0% in some areas. https://www.esso.co.uk/en-gb/fuels/petrol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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