Safety First

In terms of combustion LPG is similar to petrol. However, because LPG is stored under pressure, the vehicle tank is much stronger. Indeed, an LPG tank can survive far greater impact than a petrol or diesel tank. To further increase the safety factor we only use the strongest tanks available. Dutch built four hole LPG tanks. These pass AMERICAN tests and the GERMAN TUV Test, one of the toughest in the industry, and exceed the UK 5045 Part Two requirements.

CAUTION
There are some LPG companies offering cheap conversions. The tanks used on some of these conversions do not conform to current Road Vehicle (Construction and Use) Regulations, with regard to their safety features, and therefore are illegal for use on motor vehicles in the UK.

Safety features of the TARTARINI LPG system include:
An electronic solenoid valve which shuts off the fuel supply when:

• The ignition is turned off
  
  
• The engine stalls
  
  
• An inertia switch is activated
  
  
• A tilt switch is activated

Excess flow solenoid valves which shut off the flow of gas when a fuel pipe is severed.

A vacuum, or electrically operated switch which shuts off the gas if the engine is not running. In the event of the “worst case scenario”, should a vehicle catch fire the tank is designed to relieve the pressure and withstand very high temperatures. Crash test and fire tests have proved that LPG tanks are safer than their petrol equivalent.

In Vienna, the city’s 44 strong bus fleet has been running on LPG for over 30 years with no serious incidents ever experienced. Taxis in Italy, Japan and South America also run on LPG. In the rest of the world over 5 million vehicles are using LPG on a daily basis and this figure is growing all the time.