15-10-2020, 04:02 PM
Thanks Mike
Talking of things legal. I took the RK out for (ashamedly) it first real outing of the year. My excuse is that I’ve been concentrating on the special when lockdown rules have permitted.
Anyway I took my 2 gallon war department petrol can to Tesco and tried filling both car and can up. Got the car filled but was then stopped by the attendant who claimed my metal can was illegal. Which it was as it doesn’t have petrol and flammable signs all over it. It is just a tasteful grey with a small plastic petrol sign on the top. Anyway I was then told that steel cans are illegal and only green plastic 5 Lt jobs are allowed.
Checking the HSE site steel cans are legal if correctly marked. In fact you can safely fill 10 litres in a steel can but only 5 in a plastic one.
Must be going soft because I don’t have the heart to complain!
Grrrr Had to make two trips just to get a gallon of fuel for the mower!
Cheers
Howard
Talking of things legal. I took the RK out for (ashamedly) it first real outing of the year. My excuse is that I’ve been concentrating on the special when lockdown rules have permitted.
Anyway I took my 2 gallon war department petrol can to Tesco and tried filling both car and can up. Got the car filled but was then stopped by the attendant who claimed my metal can was illegal. Which it was as it doesn’t have petrol and flammable signs all over it. It is just a tasteful grey with a small plastic petrol sign on the top. Anyway I was then told that steel cans are illegal and only green plastic 5 Lt jobs are allowed.
Checking the HSE site steel cans are legal if correctly marked. In fact you can safely fill 10 litres in a steel can but only 5 in a plastic one.
Must be going soft because I don’t have the heart to complain!
Grrrr Had to make two trips just to get a gallon of fuel for the mower!
Cheers
Howard