Has anyone thought of stockpiling fuel?

alexthecheese

alexthecheese

alexthecheese

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Not sure how practical, or dangerous in the case of petrol, it is, but with petrol running at 130.9p here at the moment, and inevitably going up, why would you not collect another couple of gallons every time you filled up?

You could store it at home and then top up with your cheap fuel. I am fully prepared to be assaulted by Excel accountants telling me this is not the right thing to do. :p
 
fuel goes off after a while does it not? that and my diesel is as cheap as its been for 2 and a bit years
 
What is the limit of the amount of petrol I can store for domestic use?

The Petroleum Spirit (Motor Vehicles etc.) Regulations 1929 and the Petroleum Spirit (Plastic Containers) Regulations 1982 limit the amount of petrol that can be kept in a domestic garageor within six metres of a building (e.g. most domestic driveways). The limit is a maximum of two suitable metal containers each of a maximum capacity of ten litres and two plastic containers (which have to be of an approved design) each of a maximum capacity of five litres. These limits also apply to any containers kept in a vehicle parked in the garage or on the driveway (but not to the internal fuel tank of the vehicle). Under no circumstances should the petrol containers be stored in the home itself.

Anyone who wishes to store larger quantities than this, or use larger containers, is required to notify the local Petroleum Licensing Authority (PLA) and to store the petrol in a prescribed manner set out in the 1929 Regulations mentioned above - enquirers who want further details should contact their local PLA. Storage of more than 275 litres (60 gallons) of petrol requires a petrol licence - again, contact the local PLA.
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Up to 20 litres, then up to 275 in a particular manner and authorities notified, then a licence is required.

And yes, totally pointless.
 
Its not legal without the necessary measures taken and therefore it's not cost effective; especially in this current economic climate to stockpile fuel.
 
or a better idea - buy a tanker truck £7500 and drive to Saudi. Then fill up with 30,000 liter at 14p a liter so £4200. 9000 mile round trip will cost about £10,000 in fuel, tolls and ferries.

all in £21,700 for 30,000 liters at 72p. (tax might be an issue, but oil barons don't have to worry about things like this)
 
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Another alternative would be to pre-order fuel at a fixed price for future use, so would save on storage and leave it for Shell/BP/etc to deal with but they get money up-front
 
p1RATE said:
or a better idea - buy a tanker truck £7500 and drive to Saudi. Then fill up with 30,000 liter at 14p a liter so £4200. 9000 mile round trip will cost about £10,000 in fuel, tolls and ferries.

all in £21,700 for 30,000 liters at 72p. (tax might be an issue, but oil barons don't have to worry about things like this)
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30,000 liters!

That'll take me approximately 23 years to use.
 
BeatMaster said:
Another alternative would be to pre-order fuel at a fixed price for future use, so would save on storage and leave it for Shell/BP/etc to deal with but they get money up-front
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I believe you have to buy tens of thousands of litres through a licensed company to do something like that.
 
p1RATE said:
or a better idea - buy a tanker truck £7500 and drive to Saudi. Then fill up with 30,000 liter at 14p a liter so £4200. 9000 mile round trip will cost about £10,000 in fuel, tolls and ferries.

all in £21,700 for 30,000 liters at 72p. (tax might be an issue, but oil barons don't have to worry about things like this)
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Will ruin your car though.
 
miniyazz said:
How quickly? And why just the good stuff - is it the additives?
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Normal petrol lasts about a year, the detergent additives go sticky so this affects diesel fuel too.
You can add chemicals to extend the shelf life, domestic versions add another year, commercial versions up to three years.

You can buy a slightly more expensive petrol that doesn't have the additives, lasts maybe 5 years. Used in petrol mowers and standby generators typically.


I store a couple of gallons for my generator and use it to top up the car whenever.
I don't understand people who keep nothing on standby, every petrol crisis causes chaos as people rush from work to fill up. If they were prepared beforehand they could ride it out.
 
p1RATE said:
or a better idea - buy a tanker truck £7500 and drive to Saudi. Then fill up with 30,000 liter at 14p a liter so £4200. 9000 mile round trip will cost about £10,000 in fuel, tolls and ferries.

all in £21,700 for 30,000 liters at 72p. (tax might be an issue, but oil barons don't have to worry about things like this)
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I like how you gloss over the tax issue.
 
bitslice said:
What, because 10 litres in a metal can in the shed is more dangerous than 70 litres in a bigger metal can travelling at 80mph on the M6?
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What has that got to do with anything?

You need fuel to move your car, thus risk of fire / failure is part of driving and an accepted motoring risk.

You don't need to store large amount of fuel at home, thus the risk is increased over non storage of fuel and deemed as unacceptable.
 
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