Mis-fuelling of motor vehicles

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Dear Hillingdon Borough Council,

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

ECPFOI, Hillingdon Borough Council

Dear Mr Panchaud

I am writing in response to your request for information under the Freedom
of Information Act 2000, dated 16th September 2010.

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 we have 20 working days to
respond to your request. Therefore the deadline for our response is 14th
October 2010.

If we require further information or clarification from you in order to
assist us in responding to your request, or if we require a fee to be paid
before we can respond we will contact you shortly.

Yours sincerely

Michelle Smith

Members Liaison Officer

>>> Nick Panchaud <[1][FOI #47421 email]> 16/09/10
12:13 >>>
Dear Hillingdon Borough Council,

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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ECPFOI, Hillingdon Borough Council

Dear Mr Panchaud

Please find our response to your request for information below.

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.

Number of diesel vehicles operated by LBH 185

Number of mis-fills 2, over the last two years.

Q2. Please provide the total direct cost associated with the
mis-fuelling events.

Total costs £470

Q3. If the motor vehicles are owned/maintained by a leasing company
please provide the name of the leasing company.

Vehicles hired from Target vehicle rental now Northgate Ltd.

I hope this provides you with the information you are seeking.

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Yours sincerely

Richard Ingle
Data Protection &
Freedom of Information Officer

Data Protection &
Freedom of Information Officer
Legal Services (3E 04)
London Borough of Hillingdon
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UB8 1UW
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>>> ECPFOI 21/09/2010 13:49 >>>

Dear Mr Panchaud

I am writing in response to your request for information under the Freedom
of Information Act 2000, dated 16th September 2010.

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 we have 20 working days to
respond to your request. Therefore the deadline for our response is 14th
October 2010.

If we require further information or clarification from you in order to
assist us in responding to your request, or if we require a fee to be paid
before we can respond we will contact you shortly.

Yours sincerely

Michelle Smith

Members Liaison Officer

>>> Nick Panchaud <[1][FOI #47421 email]> 16/09/10
12:13 >>>
Dear Hillingdon Borough Council,

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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