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On 31/08/2023 at 07:55, GarethM said:

I'm sorry but that's bs, providing it has a UN number on the container it's legal for diesel.

 

Petrol is a bit different a that expands and has a specific regulation.

 

https://www.hse.gov.uk/fireandexplosion/portabable-petrol-storage-containers.pdf

Looks like I am totally wrong and plastic is legal.  Sorry. 

 

It turns out my plastic tubs have UN certification for medium risk liquids (which as far as I can see includes diesel) and it is just Tesco new rules which ban them.  So to fill up at Tesco you are allowed to put 10 litres in a plastic container or 20 litres in metal.

 

So if I had been better informed when Tesco told me I was breaking the law I could have said "No I am not - here is the UN certification - if Tesco have their own special rules why aren't they listed somewhere at the filling station so people know about them?"

 

The solution for me is simple - I go back to my UN certified plastic containers that do the job well, and ask for a refund on my lovely shiny Wavian jerry cans which are almost impossible to use due to 'glugging'!

 

The only fly in the ointment is: how long do I give the plastic tubs before I decide the plastic may be brittle and at risk of splitting?

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