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AX_Man
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Contaminated petrol?

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Anyone any tales to tell of having Tesco's or Morrison's contaminated petrol?

If the fault is found to be in the petrol, could you sue the 2 retailers in the small claims court to recover the cost of repair?
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On the Yahoo News section it says that the law will require the garage (petrol garage) to pay for any damages caused if it is found that their petrol/particular pump was contaminated, of course you will need evidence that you bought the petrol from them for obvious reasons.

I cant see them putting up much of a fight if they are to blame in refunding you but Tesco has setup a helpline.
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Tesco 3 litre veggie oil has been a bit cloudy lately- they have changed from a clear oil in a square bottle, to a murky oil in a round bottle, the BX still seems to be running OK though...... 8)
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bxbodger wrote:Tesco 3 litre veggie oil has been a bit cloudy lately- they have changed from a clear oil in a square bottle, to a murky oil in a round bottle, the BX still seems to be running OK though...... 8)
I had a panic on the way to work this morning.
Freezing cold night, maybe slightly too much svo to derv in the tank, I get 2 streets away from home and hear this horrible grinding/dragging/scraping sound.
Panic and pull over shut the engine off.
Pop the bonnet, and find a drip of svo on one of the fuel filter nuts that had gelled.
Start the engine, looking at the belts etc, she's sounding a bit rough as it's cold but no grinding noises.
Then they start, from behind me.
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