....and this is why I refuse to use http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6410511.stm - supermarket petrol

i agree with kb, tesco seemingly sell more petrol in the greater dublin area than a lot of their own garages

kbannon wrote: I don't knw about the Uk but over here our petrol is frequently shared by the distributors, i.e. Shell may give some petrol to Esso who then add their additives to it. Petrol in Tesco forecourts here is supplied to them by a leading petrol retailer (statoil). If the fault occured on the ship then it could in theory affect non-supermarket petrol.

This does happen except with your 'higher' grade stuff like V Power and Ultimate.

Wouldn't have thought that petrol was brought in on ships, only crude.........do you remember Bunsfield?......... I heard it.

I filled my 75 litre tank with 65 litres of Safeways own petrol in my Vauxhall Senator 3.0i 24v auto and the car kangarooed for the whole tank.  Performance was flat and lifeless...yip the auto kangarooed..  Solved the problem with a nice tank of green stuff from Esso.

Filled the BMW with Asda cak (and I'm sooo sorry car, I promise never ever to do that again).  Put in just over half a tank and then drove 100 miles on the motorway at a steady 70mph and only got about 25-26mpg.  Crap.

On Esso/Shell/BP unleaded I'll get 31-32. On VPower I'll get 39mpg yes that is correct 39mpg.  Got that twice on runs to Perth.

Andrew

kbannon wrote: I don't knw about the Uk but over here our petrol is frequently shared by the distributors, i.e. Shell may give some petrol to Esso who then add their additives to it. Petrol in Tesco forecourts here is supplied to them by a leading petrol retailer (statoil). If the fault occured on the ship then it could in theory affect non-supermarket petrol.

The same applies here - all the distributors cover most garages, so you could say that the 'normal' un-leaded is the same for all garages in that area.

except for V Power and Ultimate of course and Tesco 100

A friend of mine was affected. Her Citroen Xsara Picasso lost 50% power and coughed and spluttered after filling up from ASDA the other day. She phoned ASDA today and they told her they'll send her a claim form and to get her car repaired. She now has a loan car and her car is in being fixed. At least they have addressed the problem. Piggin petrol companies, you'd think the billions they earn in profit would help ensure the fuel we get is top quality

Mike

only seems to effect 'newer' cars - with oxygen sensor?

see! told you there was a reason to drive a classic!

chazzer wrote: thepits wrote: only seems to effect 'newer' cars - with oxygen sensor?see! told you there was a reason to drive a classic! my classic has two of the bloody things.......

where's the classic then?

Current : 1995 BMW E34 540I Auto 98K Fully Loaded, Leather, Sat Nav & Dvd. 2003 Smart Brabus 4-2 Full leather electric everything!! Previous: 1991 BMW E34 520I Manual(non-vanos) 185K with full leather. 1990 BMW E34 525I Auto 113k in sterling silver
& 1993 BMW E34 520I SE in dimond black

chazzer wrote: thepits wrote: chazzer wrote: thepits wrote: only seems to effect 'newer' cars - with oxygen sensor?see! told you there was a reason to drive a classic! my classic has two of the bloody things....... where's the classic then? Current : 1995 BMW E34 540I Auto 98K Fully Loaded, Leather, Sat Nav & Dvd. 2003 Smart Brabus 4-2 Full leather electric everything!! well soon to be "classic" then they started making them in 1988 dont you know.....

OK - close enough

kbannon wrote: Jack735 wrote: I don't think we'll have the same problem in Scotland.  As far as I'm aware virtually all the petrol (and aviation fuel) sold in Scotland originates from Grangemouth. The BBC news website has a location map. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6407447.stm - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6407447.stm Scotland (and strangely Northern Ireland) seem to have suffered from it.

Chancers with lesser cars

Dont go to supermarkets for fuel these days

i use shells v max once u get used to the unusual fragrance fishy/rotten eggs its good stuff a wee bit harder on the wallet but worth it gives car better all round performance

That's a relief York doesn't appear to be on that map.

What was that?....... I wouldn't notice in my car anyway.

Had to get that in first before you lot.

Girl in my office had her car in the garage with a poor running problem.  I told her that it was just becasue it was a Renault and nothing to do with dodgy fuel but she says her boyfirend filled up at Morrisons in Cumbernauld which was on the BBC map.  T'was about the only affected garage in central Scotland.

I have heard before (and from a Grangemout employee!) that all petrol in Scotland comes from Grangemouth, but how do you account for the two times in two different cars when I have used supermarket guff, I have had problems? 

Andrew

Andrew Rolland wrote: Girl in my office had her car in the garage with a poor running problem.  I told her that it was just becasue it was a Renault and nothing to do with dodgy fuel but she says her boyfirend filled up at Morrisons in Cumbernauld which was on the BBC map.  T'was about the only affected garage in central Scotland. I have heard before (and from a Grangemout employee!) that all petrol in Scotland comes from Grangemouth, but how do you account for the two times in two different cars when I have used supermarket guff, I have had problems?  Andrew

In the South East of England 1,000s of motorists have, if I recall correctly, been contaminated by just 75 petrol outlets (40 Tesco and 35 Morrison’s, I think).

I also think given there are only 2 duff cars, one being a French car, from the Grangemouth area suggests there is something other than a petrol problem.

As I said before Grangemouth supplies virtually all the petrol and aviation fuel for Scotland and the luckier parts of northern England. 

Why would the profiteering people at Morrison’s move a tanker 800+ miles, at huge expense, to one or two garages in Scotland - passing goodness knows how many refineries on the way?

A lot of the Volvo enthusiasts use Tesco's 99ron super unleaded petrol.  They seem happy with it.  Not heard of any complaints about it since this contamination issue started.

Is it only the normal Unleaded that was affected or the Super U/L as well at the forecourts in the South East?

I only use Shell V-Power (makes a psoitive difference and worth the extra money) and if I can't get it, then reluctantly BP's normal unleaded, hate having to use anything else.

O/T slightly - has anyone else noticed how other petrol stations have put up their prices whilst people are too 'scared' to go to the supermarkets??

Local to my works - nowhere near a problem station - had unleaded at 86.9 one day and 92.9 the next !!!!!!

So I went to Tesco's and filled up at 84.5!

thepits wrote: O/T slightly - has anyone else noticed how other petrol stations have put up their prices whilst people are too 'scared' to go to the supermarkets??

Yes

Misty Morning wrote: If you are brave enough or daft enough as the case maybe, you get 3p off every whole ltr of fuel purchased.Not just the first one

There's nothing wrong with the Tesco fuel round here - in fact their 100 octane is the best  

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