There are increasing reports from drivers as far north as Bradford, and Leyland in Lancashire of problems after filling up with unleaded petrol at Morrisons, and Tesco. The source of the problem seems to be a batch of contaminated fuel.
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Contaminated Petrol
Sex God
Quote by mikensusi2020
I've stopped using supermarket petrol ages ago. I'd been told that its not very good. I always use Shell 'V Power'. Great petrol for road and track.
Its the same petrol from the same refinery's..
Quote by Mallock2006
I've stopped using supermarket petrol ages ago. I'd been told that its not very good. I always use Shell 'V Power'. Great petrol for road and track.
Its the same petrol from the same refinery's..
You would think so wouldnt you. However, I know someone who delivers petrol to the forecourts and he says he wouldnt use them. Not sure why. Certainly gets you thinking.
I have always used Shell Optimax/V Power for my 'non daily' cars anyway.
Sex God
Quote by mikensusi2020
I've stopped using supermarket petrol ages ago. I'd been told that its not very good. I always use Shell 'V Power'. Great petrol for road and track.
Its the same petrol from the same refinery's..
You would think so wouldnt you. However, I know someone who delivers petrol to the forecourts and he says he wouldnt use them. Not sure why. Certainly gets you thinking.
I have always used Shell Optimax/V Power for my 'non daily' cars anyway.
I knowit is
I have worked a lot at Kingsbury fuel terminal in the midlands and all the companies pull fuel out of there...
Only real difference is the additives they put in them to "aid performance and economy" .
Quote by Mallock2006
I've stopped using supermarket petrol ages ago. I'd been told that its not very good. I always use Shell 'V Power'. Great petrol for road and track.
Its the same petrol from the same refinery's..
You would think so wouldnt you. However, I know someone who delivers petrol to the forecourts and he says he wouldnt use them. Not sure why. Certainly gets you thinking.
I have always used Shell Optimax/V Power for my 'non daily' cars anyway.
I knowit is
I have worked a lot at Kingsbury fuel terminal in the midlands and all the companies pull fuel out of there...
Only real difference is the additives they put in them to "aid performance and economy" .
The latter part is the main reason why i use Shell....aid performance. Car 'seams' to run better.
Sex God
Ok guys, so what petrol is 'safe'??
Quote by cu3b4ll
A friend just called me and mentioned he'd just filled up his car (not at Tesco or Morrisons) but he was stunned that the price has suddenly shot up by 4p a litre. :shock:
Talk about profiteering!
I normally fill up at Tesco ........ but went to the local garage coz of the reports about Tesco's & Morrison's Petrol.
Their price normally matches Tesco's, today it is 3p a litre more! :shock:
Rip off!
Sam xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sex God
Quote by Sarah
Ok guys, so what petrol is 'safe'??
I use diesel :giggle:
Sex God
Quote by blonde
I normally fill up at Tesco ........ but went to the local garage coz of the reports about Tesco's & Morrison's Petrol.
Filled up at Morrisons last night and I'm ok..
:? :? :? Sex God
Quote by blonde
I normally fill up at Tesco ........ but went to the local garage coz of the reports about Tesco's & Morrison's Petrol.
Filled up at Morrisons last night and I'm ok..
But you use diesel
Sam xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Oh yeh...........:giggle:
:rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
sorry. Sex God
Quote by diezel
diezel (contaminated@mo)
But the diesel isnt cOntaminated
Casanova
latest news says petrol meets british standards
Sex God
My local Tesco's petrol station is closed and currently being pumped out into an unmarked tanker, with 2 support transit van helping.
I guess I won't be buying any more petrol there in the future
I guess I won't be buying any more petrol there in the future
Press release 10am Saturday 3 March 200710am Saturday 3 March 2007
STATEMENT BY HARVEST ENERGY ON
SOUTH EAST OF ENGLAND FUEL SUPPLY ISSUES
Harvest Energy has this morning announced that it has completed its initial investigation of possible fuel contamination of the product stored at the oil terminal owned by Vopak at West Thurrock, Essex. The company, which has been trading in the UK since 1995, shares the terminal’s facilities with Greenergy, another independent blender and wholesaler of fuels.
The testing has identified unusually high levels of silicon in four petrol storage tanks at the terminal. Fuel blended from these tanks has been supplied to various petrol retailers who take fuel from the West Thurrock terminal.
Harvest Energy’s testing confirms that its petrol reaches the European and British specification BS EN 228 for unleaded fuel. However, the specification does not include a test for silicon, as it is not an element that would normally be expected to be present within finished grade petrol or blend components, and for this reason its presence was not detected prior to sale. We will now be testing for silicon as a matter of course. In addition Harvest Energy will propose to the relevant European and British Standards organisations, via its trade body the Association of UK Oil Independents (AUKOI), the inclusion of a silicon test within the BS EN 228 standard for unleaded petrol.
The company is also keen to work with the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) to help identify the presence of other elements that may not currently be included in the BS EN 228 specification and which the SMMT believes may have an adverse impact on vehicle performance.
Harvest Energy has now isolated the higher silicon fuel and can guarantee that no further supplies of high silicon unleaded petrol will be distributed from the West Thurrock terminal. All petrol at the terminal currently available for distribution has minimal (less than one part per million) silicon levels in line with usual industry norms.
Harvest Energy is working with its customers who retail petrol to British motorists to allow them to ensure that all future product sold is of the usual expected standard. As part of this process, the company has appointed an independent inspection company to test fuel stocks at over 100 petrol stations across the South East over the weekend.
Harvest Energy Managing Director Franco Bussandri said “We are very sympathetic to the plight of motorists who have been affected by this problem with unleaded petrol. We are working as closely as we can with our customers the retailers, to address such motorists concerns. We would ask motorists who feel they may have been affected to contact their fuel retailer for advice.”
STATEMENT BY HARVEST ENERGY ON
SOUTH EAST OF ENGLAND FUEL SUPPLY ISSUES
Harvest Energy has this morning announced that it has completed its initial investigation of possible fuel contamination of the product stored at the oil terminal owned by Vopak at West Thurrock, Essex. The company, which has been trading in the UK since 1995, shares the terminal’s facilities with Greenergy, another independent blender and wholesaler of fuels.
The testing has identified unusually high levels of silicon in four petrol storage tanks at the terminal. Fuel blended from these tanks has been supplied to various petrol retailers who take fuel from the West Thurrock terminal.
Harvest Energy’s testing confirms that its petrol reaches the European and British specification BS EN 228 for unleaded fuel. However, the specification does not include a test for silicon, as it is not an element that would normally be expected to be present within finished grade petrol or blend components, and for this reason its presence was not detected prior to sale. We will now be testing for silicon as a matter of course. In addition Harvest Energy will propose to the relevant European and British Standards organisations, via its trade body the Association of UK Oil Independents (AUKOI), the inclusion of a silicon test within the BS EN 228 standard for unleaded petrol.
The company is also keen to work with the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) to help identify the presence of other elements that may not currently be included in the BS EN 228 specification and which the SMMT believes may have an adverse impact on vehicle performance.
Harvest Energy has now isolated the higher silicon fuel and can guarantee that no further supplies of high silicon unleaded petrol will be distributed from the West Thurrock terminal. All petrol at the terminal currently available for distribution has minimal (less than one part per million) silicon levels in line with usual industry norms.
Harvest Energy is working with its customers who retail petrol to British motorists to allow them to ensure that all future product sold is of the usual expected standard. As part of this process, the company has appointed an independent inspection company to test fuel stocks at over 100 petrol stations across the South East over the weekend.
Harvest Energy Managing Director Franco Bussandri said “We are very sympathetic to the plight of motorists who have been affected by this problem with unleaded petrol. We are working as closely as we can with our customers the retailers, to address such motorists concerns. We would ask motorists who feel they may have been affected to contact their fuel retailer for advice.”
The danger comes when using this contaminated fuel in cars made in the late 90`s on (generally) that use various devices to make them "greener". Its these vehicles that suffer, not ones like my,now off the road Range Rover - good old fashioned carburettors and a fuel consumption that doesn`t allow the fuel to stay in the tank for more than an hour of two anyway! Once ran that on a mix of £10`s worth of unleaded/£2`s worth of diesel, drained from a car filled by error. It smoked a bit and lost a bit of power, but it really went well afterwards!
