A number of classic car owners have noted that their fuel hoses have degraded as a result of modern fuel containing bio ethanol.

This also applies to situations where modern fuel hoses have been fitted in place of the originals - in some cases it has resulted in fuel squirting out into the engine compartment.

Advice from the USA (where bio is common) is that they have a very high tolerance hose that is not available in the UK.

As we move from 5% to 10% ethanol is there not a danger that many cars (not just classics) will experience a serious degradation of fuel hoses? Have the fuel companies and the government thought of the possible consequences (and litigation?).