laws on storing fuel

Very quick and simple -- diesel and kerosene can be stored in bulk tanks with no major hassles, and they're used as heating oils. These days, for a new installation, there may be rather more hassle than in the past; perhaps a bunded tank would be needed.

Petrol is a lot of hassle. Even small quantities must be kept in a container of approved design -- 5 litre limit for plastic cans, 10 litres for metal, and a screw top.

For diesel, the concerns seem to be about what happens if the tank springs a leak, and it runs into drains and watercourses.

The maxim is don't. Depending on type. Petrol need safe storage due it evaporation nature.

1. One gallon of fuel stored in plastic container
2. One earthed locker to prevent static build up from atmosphere.
3. A well ventilated area because of noxious nature.
4. A QUICK means of disposal and possible foam fire extinguisher.
5. Breakdown liquid solution Diesel on the other hand need ventilation in a warm area.
6. One Jerry can 5 gallon type.
7. Tray of Katty litter or sawdust for use is leakage.
8. Ventilated locker
9. as 4 above.

Hope this helps this what I learnt in RAF P.O.L. Also refer to safe systems of storage on volatile liquid by SHELL. UN Manuals.

On or around Fri, 10 Dec 2004 16:14:16 +0000, Mr.Nice. enlightened us thusly:

diesel: in a suitable tank, fecking loads, assuming you can afford to fill it. 300 gallons is fine, provided the tank is suitable and it's not to near the house, I suspect. probably the same rules as central heating oil tanks.

petrol: buggerall, realistically. not more than 10l per container, ISTR, must be in correctly marked containers and I've an idea there may be a limit on how much can be in any one place.

LPG: same rules for tanks as central heating use, IIRC.

duly noted, thanks chaps.

Regards. Mark.(AKA, Mr.Nice.)

Outdated and antiquated and I am sure honoured only in the breach these days.

Do you know summat we don't?

:-/

Lee D

When I last looked into it, when pump diesel was 85p/l you could get it wholesale for 63p/l in 1000 litre quantities, a 2000 litre tank in the garden would pay for itself in a few years.

The wife heard something on the news, or the end of something, about the supermarkets going stupidly competitive on fuel prices, as I've got a long-trip coming up in January (19 day tour of scotland, I live in cornwall), and I've been thinking of buying a load of jerrycans anyway..... you see where I'm going with this.

Regards. Mark.(AKA, Mr.Nice.)

Probably your best solution by far. At least you will able to monitor your quantity of fuel. Old method was 2 pallets, 1 for empty jerrycans and the other for full. If you plan to store this way, try a method of turnovers to prevent sediment build up.

Doesn't that mean the prices will be coming down? The price of crude has fallen dramatically in the last week or so from about $45/barrel to below $38 (it has risen a bit more to $40 at the end of the week). Remember that at the end of October it was $53/barrel... This is for Brent Crude, US crude has had similar profile from $50 to $42/barrel in the last week.

Where can you get, quality, cheap jerry cans? CPC Have them at =A312.51 =

• VAT (=A314.70 inc) metal spouts (don't forget that, jerry cans don't pour nicely without one...) =A35.50 + VAT (=A36.46).

On or around Sat, 11 Dec 2004 10:03:08 +0000, Ian Rawlings enlightened us thusly:

bleedin' changed then. about 8 years ago I started a taxi company, and looked into bulk fuel prices. At that time, buying about 2000l could be done cheaper than the local filling station, but not cheaper than Safeway's forecourt. The local bulk supplier reckoned they couldn't get 20,000l at the price per litre Safeway were selling it at.

now red, of course, is a different story. As is 28-second heating fuel. But it's not a good idea running on those...

I think Halfords do them for £20, including the spout? ICBW...

Screwfix ...

So "David G. Bell" was, like

So does this mean that the widely-available and widely-used 20L jerry cans are illegal? If so, should someone warn Halfords, Paddocks, Craddocks etc.?

Not at all - they are fine for Diesel/water/milk etc - just not for petrol.

Such is my understanding.

that is for petrol, I suspect the cans are sold as for 'fuel' or 'diesel'.

Regards. Mark.(AKA, Mr.Nice.)

Erm Screwfix jerry cans are =A314.99 inc. Spouts are cheaper though, =A33.99 inc. B-)

Not listed on their site, at least a search for "jerry" doesn't turn anything up. I already have a spout, I mentioned it for completeness.

Now having a diesel I feel the need for at least another jerry can for diesel, already have petrol for the lawn mower/strimmer and SWMBO'd car when she "forgets" to fill it up.