Mis-fuelling of motor vehicles
Dear Common Council of the City of London,
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 Council 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
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Dear Mr Panchaud
Further to your request of 16 September 2010, and our acknowledgement of
the same date, the City of London (CoL) responds as follows.
Q1
The City of London owns 273 diesel vehicles. This total includes tractors,
and other vehicles in every corporate department. We have no records of
any of these vehicles being missfilled.
Q2
Not Applicable
Q3
Not Applicable
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