DAILY TELEGRAPH (UK): Telegraph Motoring: Short cuts: “Shell was censured this week for implying that its 98Ron fuel could provide extra power for all motorists, when in fact only a small number of appropriately tuned cars derive any performance benefit. Ofcom ordered the commercial off the air and called the statement misleading.” (ShellNews.net) 8 Jan 05

(Filed: 08/01/2005)

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Shell's Optimax petrol probably won't improve the performance of your car, according to the media regulator Ofcom, writes Matt Warman. Shell was censured this week for implying that its 98Ron fuel could provide extra power for all motorists, when in fact only a small number of appropriately tuned cars derive any performance benefit. Ofcom ordered the commercial off the air and called the statement misleading.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/main.jhtml?xml=/motoring/2005/01/08/mnu08.xml

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