Council first in EU to convert city trucks to use veggie oil

MOTORISTS could be slipping into a cheaper and healthier, parking regime if Cork city council comes up with the right recipe.

The council is pursuing its green agenda by running 17 vehicles, including vans and refuse trucks, on vegetable oil as part of an EU project on sustainable transport.

While the council is carrying out experiments on part of its fleet the rest of the motoring population would be well advised to keep their oil in the frying pan.