On Sunday, 1 October 2017 11:01:32 UTC+1, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
It's not new - when I were a kid there was a petrol called Cleveland
Discol. Claimed to contain alcohol.

"the exemption from any tax of alcohol used for mechanical purposes, even the 8d. per gallon tax on petrol, the idea being to foster as much as possible the use of home-produced fuels. Thus for every gallon of alcohol fuel manufactured, only 75% of it (the alcohol content is roughly 25%) is subject to the 8d. petrol tax."
http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/ar...ession-engines

Owain