Modified car insurance customers may not need super fuel

Modified car drivers customers may be used to kitting their vehicles out with specialist parts - but "super fuels" are often not worth money, says a new report.

Consumer guide Which? Car carried out a test to find out how effective three so-called super fuels were given that they are more expensive and claim to optimise the power and economy of vehicles.

But although there was a "marginal power increase" for a Ford Focus 1.6 when filled with Shell V-Power, it would cost £115 more than a standard fuel if used for 12,000 miles.

Which? Car also found Tesco Super Unleaded to decrease the performance power of the Focus, while BP Ultimate diesel made the economy and performance of a Renault Megane 1.5 "slightly worse".

"For many cars it's a waste of money paying over the odds for so-called super fuels," said Richard Headland, Which? Car's editor.

"The standard fuels we tested were all up to the job, whether from a major fuel brand or a supermarket."

The advice from Which? follows Wayne Rooney's fuelling mistake this week. The footballer filled his car up with unleaded instead of diesel and broke down.

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