Leaded Four Star is banned. Or is it? Independent oil distributor and petrol retailer, Bayford Thrust, has obtained a permit from the DETR for the sale and distribution of LEADED FOUR STAR during 2000. This Four Star is the only product for 'older cars' that has a British Standard.

Bayford Thrust have been joined by Thrust Franchise Distributor BWOC who is distributing Leaded Four Star to sites in South Wales and the South West of England. It is hoped that there will be at least 3 or 4 sites in each county with as many in the larger cities.

Visit your local garage and ask them to contact Bayford Thrust if they wish to retail Leaded Four Star. Ideal filling stations are ones which are independent and "free of tie" - in other words - they haven't got names up of the big multi-national oil companies on their forecourts and are not contracted to them for supply. If you know of filling stations like this, please go in and tell the owner you would like to buy Leaded Four Star from them - to obtain the fuel they will need to contact Bayford Thrust (Tel No: 01937 541111) and also become members of the Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs (FBHVC) which Bayford Thrust will help them with.

General information

Whilst banning the sale of leaded fuel the Government (after heavy lobbying by the FBHVC) agreed to make 100 million litres available to 'special interest groups'. Bayford Thrust is the only petroleum company to have a permit to distribute nationwide and have 82% of the total allocation. The fuel will be manufactured by Futura Petroleum and distributed by Bayford through the Thrust retail network, Thrust Franchise Distributors and independent forecourts. Futura Petroleum is an operating subsidiary of Fortum Oil and Gas OY, Finland's premier energy group.

Working together on this joint enterprise Bayford Thrust and Futura speak the same language. "As independent oil companies and petrol retailers we have to be innovative and take the initiative. That's what we are and that's what we've done" explained Jonathan Turner from Bayford Thrust.