New Fuel Labelling in Europe

Since 12 October 2018, consumers started to benefit from the use of standardised graphical symbols to help them know which fuel, of an increasing number of alternative fuels, is suitable for their vehicles.

The growing diversity of fuels available on the market indicated an increasing need to provide the rising number of vehicle users with clear and straightforward information on liquid and gaseous fuels sold at filling stations and on which fuel is suitable for their vehicles.

CEN has approved a new European Standard, EN 16942, providing harmonized graphic symbols for liquid and gaseous fuels. It specifies a graphical symbol placed on both the refuelling point and the vehicle. The standard stipulates the size, shape, colour and the location where the symbol needs to be placed on the refuelling points and on the vehicle.

ANEC represented the collective European consumer voice in the drafting of the European Standard, EN 16942:2016 ‘Fuels – Identification of vehicle compatibility – Graphical expression for consumer information‘. See also the infographic for more information

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