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From: Brimstone on 3 Mar 2007 08:50 First they wreck people's motors with contaminated petrol, and then the want to charge them extral!! Just how bloody arrogant can some people get?? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6414905.stm Rogue fuel traced to depot tanks Contaminated unleaded petrol blamed for causing thousands of cars to break down has been traced to a depot in Essex, a supplier has said. Harvest Energy said "unusually high levels of silicon" were found in four storage tanks at the Vopak site. It had not been detected before sale at retailers including supermarkets Tesco and Morrisons because routine tests did not look for the substance. One industry group said the incident could force prices up by 2p a litre. The faulty unleaded petrol has been blamed for damaging thousands of cars in south-east England. More than 5,000 people have contacted the BBC to say they have been affected. Harvest Energy shares tank facilities at the depot in West Thurrock with independent oil company Greenergy, which supplies both Tesco and Morrisons. In a statement, Greenergy said a component understood to have been used by Harvest Energy in the production of unleaded petrol had tested positive for excess levels of silicon. Morrisons has stopped selling unleaded fuel at 41 outlets supplied by the depot until tests are complete. Tesco said it is to empty its unleaded tanks at 150 outlets in the south east but would refill them with uncontaminated fuel and continue sales. Asda, which buys fuel from Harvest Energy, said it was to replace unleaded petrol at 30 forecourts in the south east supplied from the affected depot as a "precautionary measure". Harvest Energy said it could guarantee no further contaminated petrol would be distributed. An independent inspection company would be testing fuel stocks at more than 100 petrol stations. "We are working as closely as we can with our customers the retailers, to address such motorists' concerns," said Harvest Energy's managing director Franco Bussandri. "We would ask motorists who feel they may have been affected to contact their fuel retailer for advice." Ray Holloway, from the Petrol Retailers Association, told BBC News 24 prices on the oil markets could be affected. "They look for those opportunities and the price goes up so motorists across the UK everywhere, not just in the south-east corner, they'll end up paying probably one to two pence more per litre in the next week." Harvest Energy is at http://www.harvestenergy.co.uk/contact_us.php Their Head of Sales is Simon Davis, simon AT harvestenergy DOT co DOT uk Perhaps he might appreciate some constructive input?
From: Halmyre on 3 Mar 2007 09:11 In article <CJKdnQXlVbCo4HTYnZ2dnUVZ8vudnZ2d(a)bt.com>, brimstone(a)hotmail.com says... > First they wreck people's motors with contaminated petrol, and then the want > to charge them extral!! > > Just how bloody arrogant can some people get?? > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6414905.stm > > Rogue fuel traced to depot tanks > Contaminated unleaded petrol blamed for causing thousands of cars to break > down has been traced to a depot in Essex, a supplier has said. > > Harvest Energy said "unusually high levels of silicon" were found in four > storage tanks at the Vopak site. > > It had not been detected before sale at retailers including supermarkets > Tesco and Morrisons because routine tests did not look for the substance. > > One industry group said the incident could force prices up by 2p a litre. > This gets the "Brasso" Award of the Week. -- Halmyre
From: Tommy on 3 Mar 2007 11:09 Get an effin Life Brimy, stop reading the Daily Mail and get happy just one in your sad, looser life the whole world is not there to make your petty sodin' world worse Bears drowning, Pacific Islanders are not drowning to get an extra 10p of your tax for instance Halmyre wrote: > In article <CJKdnQXlVbCo4HTYnZ2dnUVZ8vudnZ2d(a)bt.com>, > brimstone(a)hotmail.com says... >> First they wreck people's motors with contaminated petrol, and then >> the want to charge them extral!! >> >> Just how bloody arrogant can some people get?? >> >> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6414905.stm >> >> Rogue fuel traced to depot tanks >> Contaminated unleaded petrol blamed for causing thousands of cars to >> break down has been traced to a depot in Essex, a supplier has said. >> >> Harvest Energy said "unusually high levels of silicon" were found in >> four storage tanks at the Vopak site. >> >> It had not been detected before sale at retailers including >> supermarkets Tesco and Morrisons because routine tests did not look >> for the substance. >> >> One industry group said the incident could force prices up by 2p a >> litre. >> > > This gets the "Brasso" Award of the Week.
From: Dr Zoidberg on 3 Mar 2007 12:41 Brimstone wrote: > First they wreck people's motors with contaminated petrol, and then > the want to charge them extral!! > > Just how bloody arrogant can some people get?? > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6414905.stm > > Rogue fuel traced to depot tanks > Contaminated unleaded petrol blamed for causing thousands of cars to > break down has been traced to a depot in Essex, a supplier has said. > > Harvest Energy said "unusually high levels of silicon" were found in > four storage tanks at the Vopak site. > > It had not been detected before sale at retailers including > supermarkets Tesco and Morrisons because routine tests did not look > for the substance. > One industry group said the incident could force prices up by 2p a > litre. I'm expecting diesel to rise by the same amount even though it's not in any way affected. -- Alex "I laugh in the face of danger. Then I hide until it goes away" www.drzoidberg.co.uk www.ebayfaq.co.uk
From: Clive Coleman. on 3 Mar 2007 13:19
In message <54tqa0F21av3kU1(a)mid.individual.net>, Dr Zoidberg <alexNOOOOOO!!!!!!!@drzoidberg.co.uk> writes >I'm expecting diesel to rise by the same amount even though it's not in any >way affected. I hope you're wrong, my car is diesel. -- Clive. |