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(43) Date of publication: 29.02.2012 Bulletin 2012/09 (21) Application number: 10715322.3 (22) Date of filing: 21.04.2010

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C10L 1/02(2006.01) C10L 1/182(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/GB2010/000793 (87) International publication number: WO 2010/122296 (28.10.2010 Gazette 2010/43)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR (30) Priority: 21.04.2009 GB 0906860 (71) Applicant: Lotus Cars Limited Norwich NR14 8EZ (GB)	(72) Inventors: TURNER, James, William, Griffith Norfolk NR18 0XS (GB) PEARSON, Richard, John Eye, Suffolk IP23 7LF (GB) (74) Representative: Pluckrose, Anthony William  Boult Wade Tennant Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8BT London WC1X 8BT (GB)