Thousands of drivers caught out by obscure rule at petrol and diesel pumps as Tesco issues fuel station warning

THOUSANDS of drivers crossed the UK hazard being caught retired by an obscure regularisation astatine the pumps - successful a informing by supermarket giants Tesco.

Motorists are being urged to abide by a caller "maximum limit" regularisation that’s coming to petrol stations - supposedly limiting however overmuch substance radical tin store astatine home, according to the Birmingham Mail.

They assertion Tesco has placed strict caller rules that present licence customers to capable lone 2 portable containers for each sojourn - with a maximum combined capableness of 30 litres.

A Tesco spokesperson said: "Under the Petroleum Consolidation Regulations, we are required to person a argumentation successful spot to guarantee the harmless usage of portable substance containers astatine our petrol stations.

"Our argumentation is that lone 2 portable containers (with a maximum combined capableness of 30 litres) whitethorn beryllium filled connected each sojourn by a customer."

What’s more, the containers indispensable beryllium marked with labels specified arsenic ‘PETROL’ and ‘HIGHLY FLAMMABLE’.

They indispensable besides see a hazard informing sign, and show their capableness successful litres.

The spokesperson added: “The maximum magnitude that tin beryllium legally stored by a backstage individual, without formally notifying the Petroleum Enforcement Authority, is 30 litres.”

Tesco's authoritative website besides states: "Only authorised integrative oregon metallic containers tin beryllium used. The maximum capableness for a integrative instrumentality is 10 litres. The maximum capableness for a metallic instrumentality is 20 litres.

"Petrol containers should beryllium marked oregon labelled with the words: ‘PETROL’ and ‘HIGHLY FLAMMABLE’, a hazard informing motion and the capableness successful litres. They should besides person the manufacturer’s sanction and the day and period of manufacture.

"Customers tin capable a maximum of 2 containers of petrol. The maximum magnitude that tin beryllium legally stored by a backstage individual, without formally notifying the Petroleum Enforcement Authority is 30 litres."

This comes arsenic Brit drivers were told to urgently cheque their cars aft substance was 'contaminated' astatine a BP garage.

Experts person revealed the cardinal signs to look retired for if motorists deliberation they person utilized dodgy petrol.

Experts said that 1 of the astir communal signs is involuntary velocity fluctuations and nonaccomplishment to start.

John Wilmot, CEO of LeaseLoco told GB News: "Fuel contamination tin origin your conveyance to interruption down and pb to costly repairs depending connected the severity of the damage.

"Inspecting the quality of the substance successful the vessel tin besides assistance place contamination - substance should look wide and bright, truthful if it appears dark, cloudy, and has a furniture of sludge, it indicates imaginable contamination."

The caller incidental unfolded in Rayleigh, Essex, where customers saw their vehicles grind to a halt soon aft filling up.

Bosses astatine BP person since confirmed that the contaminated pump astatine the store in London Road has been closed.

The "affected tank" has been isolated with the tract present unfastened again and operational.

Elsewhere, a billionaire was near fuming past week aft his £90,000 Tesla suffered a catastrophic failure - connected the time the warranty ran out.

John Caudwell revealed to followers connected his X relationship however his Tesla Model X broke down arsenic helium slammed the US car marque - claiming they needed to “up their game.”