Mis-fuelling of motor vehicles
Dear South Wales Fire Service,
Mis-filling of motor vehicles with the wrong fuel is a major issue in the UK with the costs of doing so ranging from £300 for a simple drain and flush through of the tank to over £5000 for those unfortunate enough to irreparably damage their engine. The AA has estimated that 150,000 such events occur each year. In addition, there is a heavy cost in terms of missed appointments and inconvenience.
Q1. Please provide the number of diesel vehicles currently operated by the department and the number of occasions any of these vehicles has been misfilled with petrol requiring unscheduled servicing during each of the last two years.
Q2. Please provide the total direct cost associated with the mis-fuelling events.
Q3. If the motor vehicles are owned/maintained by a leasing company please provide the name of the leasing company.
Yours faithfully,
Nick Panchaud
Dear Nick
I apologise that we have not yet responded to your FOI request of 15^th
September. This is due to an administrative error on my part.
Your request has been logged and is being progressed. I hope to get a
response to you as soon as possible, as I am aware that we have already
exceeded the time allowed under the legislation.
I have also contacted the "What do they know" team to advise that the best
contact point for requests is the following e-mail address -
[1][email address] .
Once again, I apologise for the delay in our response and any
inconvenience this may have caused.
Mrs Jackie Evans
Business Support & Knowledge Manager
South Wales Fire & Rescue Service
Unit 2, Forest View Business Park
Llantrisant
CF72 8LX
Tel: 01443 232213
Internal Ext: 2213
E-mail: [2][email address]
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Mae'r neges e-bost hon ac unrhyw ffeiliau sydd ynghlwm wrthi yn gwbl
gyfrinachol ac wedi'u bwriadu at sylw y person neu sefydliad y maent wedi
eu cyfeirio ato yn unig. Na chaniateir i chi adolygu, ailanfon, lledaenu
na defnyddio'r wybodaeth uchod ar unrhyw gyfrif: peidiwch a chymryd unrhyw
gamau o ganlyniad a gan ddibynnu arni. Os ydych wedi derbyn y neges e-bost
hon ar gam, wnewch chi hysbysu'r anfonydd ar unwaith a dileu'r e-bost a'i
chynnwys oddi ar eich system os gwelwch yn dda. Barn neu safbwyntiau'r
awdur yw'r rhai a fynegir yn y neges e-bost hon ac nid ydynt yn adlewyrchu
o anghenraid barn neu safbwyntiau Gwasanaeth Tan Ac Achub De Cymru onis
dywedir yn bendant fel arall. Bydd pob eitem o bost a anfonir i'r
cyfeiriad hwn yn cael ei monitro gan sustem e-bost corfforaethol y
Gwasanaeth Tan ac efallai y caiff ei harchwilio gan berson arall, sy ddim
o reidrwydd y derbynnydd gwreiddiol, er mwyn dod o hyd i ddefnydd o
ddeunydd anaddas neu dorri rheolau polisiau. Os nad yw hyn yn dderbyniol i
chi, peidiwch a defnyddio'r dull yma o gyfathrebu a Gwasanaeth Tan Ac
Achub De Cymru.
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Dear Nick
Further to my recent e-mail, your request has now been completed and I can
advise the following:
Q1 - South Wales Fire and Rescue Service have 471 vehicles. Of these, and
in the timescales specified, we have had 3 incidents of misfuelling.
Q2 - it is estimated that the cost of each incident is £150
Q3 - All of the above vehicles are maintained in-house.
I trust that this answers your request, however, if you do have any
further queries, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Kind regards
Mrs Jackie Evans
Business Support & Knowledge Manager
South Wales Fire & Rescue Service
Unit 2, Forest View Business Park
Llantrisant
CF72 8LX
Tel: 01443 232213
Internal Ext: 2213
E-mail: [1][email address]
- -
This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and
intended solely for the use of the recipient(s) only. Any review,
retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking any action in
reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the
intended recipient(s) is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in
error please notify the sender immediately and destroy the material
whether stored on a computer or otherwise. Any views or opinions presented
within this e-mail are solely those of the author and do not necessarily
represent those of South Wales Fire and Rescue Service, unless otherwise
specifically stated. All mail sent to and from this address will be
monitored by our corporate e-mail system and may be scrutinised by persons
other than the addressee for unsuitable content or contraventions of
policy. If this is unacceptable to you please do not use this method of
communication with the South Wales Fire and Rescue Service.
Mae'r neges e-bost hon ac unrhyw ffeiliau sydd ynghlwm wrthi yn gwbl
gyfrinachol ac wedi'u bwriadu at sylw y person neu sefydliad y maent wedi
eu cyfeirio ato yn unig. Na chaniateir i chi adolygu, ailanfon, lledaenu
na defnyddio'r wybodaeth uchod ar unrhyw gyfrif: peidiwch a chymryd unrhyw
gamau o ganlyniad a gan ddibynnu arni. Os ydych wedi derbyn y neges e-bost
hon ar gam, wnewch chi hysbysu'r anfonydd ar unwaith a dileu'r e-bost a'i
chynnwys oddi ar eich system os gwelwch yn dda. Barn neu safbwyntiau'r
awdur yw'r rhai a fynegir yn y neges e-bost hon ac nid ydynt yn adlewyrchu
o anghenraid barn neu safbwyntiau Gwasanaeth Tan Ac Achub De Cymru onis
dywedir yn bendant fel arall. Bydd pob eitem o bost a anfonir i'r
cyfeiriad hwn yn cael ei monitro gan sustem e-bost corfforaethol y
Gwasanaeth Tan ac efallai y caiff ei harchwilio gan berson arall, sy ddim
o reidrwydd y derbynnydd gwreiddiol, er mwyn dod o hyd i ddefnydd o
ddeunydd anaddas neu dorri rheolau polisiau. Os nad yw hyn yn dderbyniol i
chi, peidiwch a defnyddio'r dull yma o gyfathrebu a Gwasanaeth Tan Ac
Achub De Cymru.
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