Leaded petrol being phased out

Vehicles switching from leaded to lead replacement petrol, which will be introduced in the new year, require no modification apart from an adjustment to the ignition timing, Enemalta chairman Robert Ghirlando said.

Lead replacement petrol will be sold at the same price as leaded petrol - three cents more per litre than unleaded petrol - and is being supplied in the same way.

Petrol stations would therefore not be undergoing any changes, Prof. Ghirlando said.

The changeover from leaded to lead replacement petrol will take place between the last weeks of December and the first weeks of January.

LRP consists of unleaded petrol plus an additive based on manganese. Although it fulfils the same function as leaded petrol, it is not as harmful to the environment.