Monday 16 June 2008

Car owners 'turn to vegetable oil'

BBC Newsbeat, Monday, 16 June 2008:
With fuel prices rising by the day, more and more people are looking for cheaper ways to run their cars and many are choosing to fill up with vegetable oil.

When Chris Bennet runs out of fuel he doesn't stop at a petrol station, he goes to his local fish and chip shop.

"I'm lucky enough to have a friendly chip shop, I go over there and pick up a couple of buckets," he said.

He filters the oil through a sack in his shed then pours it straight into the fuel tank.

The car's been fitted with a conversion kit to allow the engine to run on vegetable oil.

Chris's company Veggie Power makes the kits and recently they've been selling more than ever.

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