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OFF TOPIC => WORLD NEWS => Motoring => Topic started by: eye30 on October 11, 2010, 19:46:31

Title: Morrisons petrol station issues wrong fuel (UK)
Post by: eye30 on October 11, 2010, 19:46:31

Motorists at a filling station in the West Midlands ended up with the wrong fuel in their tanks after a mix-up by suppliers.

Petrol was pumped into a diesel supply tank at the Morrisons station in Kingswinford, leading some drivers to break down after filling up.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-11483400

Title: Re: Morrisons petrol station issues wrong fuel (UK)
Post by: Shambles on October 11, 2010, 19:52:20

Ouch :eek:

Happening too often for my liking....

Title: Re: Morrisons petrol station issues wrong fuel (UK)
Post by: eye30 on October 11, 2010, 20:09:34

Quote from: Shambles on October 11, 2010, 19:52:20

Ouch :eek:

Happening too often for my liking....

It also happened at Tavistock in Devon in June 2008
and guess who?

Yes Morrisons

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/7451662.stm

Title: Re: Morrisons petrol station issues wrong fuel (UK)
Post by: Lorian on October 11, 2010, 20:21:20

They need a gadget on the top of the tank that only allows the right sized tanker hose to connect....

Title: Re: Morrisons petrol station issues wrong fuel (UK)
Post by: 2i30s on October 12, 2010, 09:53:05

its actually marked on the lid and around the edge whether its petrol or diesel,those tags are even color coded so as the tanker driver cant go wrong on filling those tanks.  :eek:.

Title: Re: Morrisons petrol station issues wrong fuel (UK)
Post by: Lorian on October 12, 2010, 12:09:30

Quote from: 2i30s on October 12, 2010, 09:53:05

its actually marked on the lid and around the edge whether its petrol or diesel,those tags are even color coded so as the tanker driver cant go wrong on filling those tanks.  :eek:.

Do you think the AA will come out and empty the tank and give it a flush on their special "petol in a diesel" recovery service?

Title: Re: Morrisons petrol station issues wrong fuel (UK)
Post by: agentr31 on October 12, 2010, 13:00:28

wow... i bet someone is going to be reamed hard over that little mess up... thats a costly thing to do!

Title: Re: Morrisons petrol station issues wrong fuel (UK)
Post by: eye30 on October 12, 2010, 17:40:56

Quote from: 2i30s on October 12, 2010, 09:53:05

its actually marked on the lid and around the edge whether its petrol or diesel,those tags are even color coded so as the tanker driver cant go wrong on filling those tanks.  :eek:.

ILLITERATE

Title: Re: Morrisons petrol station issues wrong fuel (UK)
Post by: agentr31 on October 14, 2010, 08:25:39

hahahah and colour blind!!!