We had the following email today from one of our regular readers, “Greenbelt”
Hi ,
I thought you may be interested in what the Petroleum Regs. say about storage of petrol in cans as not even Francis Maude is aware of the law.
I have attached a couple of extracts from the regulations, which where amended by Statutory Instrument when plastic cans came into use, and these laws are,as you know, enforceable by the Local Authority.
I thought that your Focus readers may be interested in this and perhaps some guidance from RDC should be published.
The link to the full regulations is:- http://www.hse.gov.uk/fireandexplosion/petroleum.htm
There was a report on the news today (30/03) that a woman in York has suffered 40% burns as she transferred fuel into containers in her kitchen.
To be honest there will only be fuel shortages due to the panic buying of motorists, as should the tanker drivers go on strike they are required to give 7 days notice.