A driver who tried to fill three jerry cans with petrol at a Tesco garage discovered a policy the supermarket has implemented which you may not know about.
When motorist Malcolm Cupis, 54, poured fuel into the standard, five-litre containers and filled his ex-Army Land Rover Gloria with petrol, staff at the Tesco petrol station threatened to call police.
The pre-paid pump was turned off and a kiosk assistant came onto the forecourt to request Mr Cupis stop as he was "breaking the law".
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Tesco since reminded customers of important legislation, which prevents it selling more than two containers of fuel and these must not exceed 30 litres, according to The Mirror.
A spokesman for the supermarket giant this week told Malvern Gazette: "Under the Petroleum Consolidation Regulations, we are required to have a policy in place to ensure the safe use of portable fuel containers at our petrol stations.
"Our policy is that only two portable containers (with a maximum combined capacity of 30 litres) may be filled on each visit by a customer."
Mr Gupis' encounter happened at a store in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, last year, after which he called the experience "quite embarrassing" as the forecourt was busy with drivers.
Police were not called but Mr Gupis was adamant such a law did not exist.
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But the motorist, from Keevil, Wiltshire, contacted Tesco via X (formerly known as Twitter) and asked which article of law they were using to back up their policy on the number of fuel cans that can be filled.
He was told that a “maximum of two containers" for the carrying of fuel is allowed by law under the Carriage of Dangerous Goods and the European Agreement Regulations.
Mr Gupis said: “I was busy filling the cans when the pre-paid pump was turned off and a woman came out of the kiosk and told me I would be reported to the police.
"She came across the forecourt and shouted ‘stop that’ at me in front of other customers.
"The forecourt was packed and it was quite embarrassing."
He added: "She told me that they had CCTV and that they intended to report me to police for breaking the law and that I was only allowed to fill up two containers… Why are they threatening to report people to the police?"
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