"NY" wrote:
"Adrian" wrote in message ...
On Fri, 21 Aug 2015 09:44:51 +0100, Brian-Gaff wrote:

Storage of fuel surely has to be nailed by now.

Quite the opposite. Modern fuel is more volatile than it used to be, and
"goes off" more quickly.

Supermarket fuel comes from the same small handful of regional
distribution depots as any other fuel. Their tanks are fed from the same
pipelines from the same tiny handful of national refineries as any other
fuel.

The ONLY difference is the almost homeopathic buckets of additive poured
into the tanker at the time of filling.

Or the non-homeopathic buckets of highly non-approved additives added by the forecourt :-(

There was a story in the local paper about 40 years ago about a garage
owner nearby who had been prosecuted for adding buckets of *water* (yes,
water!) to his forecourt petrol tanks to make the delivery go further!!!
People had been complaining that their cars misfired after filling up at
his garage. The tank was dipped and the petrol was found to be
contaminated with water. He tried to claim in court that rainwater had
been leaking into the tank - until an undercover photo was produced
showing him pouring a liquid from a bucket into the manhole of the tank...

I've no idea what size of tank this garage may have had but surely using a
bucket would take forever to make a significant difference. Why not use a
hosepipe?

Tim