A significant step towards demonstrating the feasibility of coupling Lower Hybrid (LH) waves in ITER has been achieved in the latest LH current drive experiments in JET. The local electron density in front of the LH launcher was increased by injecting gas (D2 or CD4) from a dedicated gas injection module magnetically connected to the launcher. PLHCD = 3MW was coupled with an average reflection coefficient of 5%, at a distance between the last closed flux surface and the launcher of 10cm, in plasmas with an internal transport barrier (ITB) and H-mode edge, with type I and type III ELMs. Following a modification of the gas injection system, in order to optimise the gas localisation with respect to the LH launcher, injection of D2 proved to be more efficient than CD4. A D2 flux of 5-8x1021 el/s provided good coupling conditions at a clearance of 10cm, while when using CD4, a flux of 12x1021 el/s was required at 9cm. The plasma performance (neutron rate, H-factor, ion temperature) was similar with D2 and CD4. An additional advantage with D2 injection was found, as it reduced the amplitude of the ELMs, which further facilitated the LH coupling. Furthermore, preliminary results of the study of the behaviour of electron density profile in the scrape-off layer during injection of C2H6 and C3H8 are reported. Finally, the appearance of hot spots, resulting from parasitic absorption of LHCD power in front of the launcher mouth, was studied in the long distance discharges with near gas injection.