Mis-fuelling of motor vehicles

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Dear Redcar & Cleveland 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.

Q2. The number of occasions any of these vehicles has been misfilled with petrol requiring unscheduled servicing during each of the last two years.

Q3. Please provide the total direct cost associated with the mis-fuelling events.

Q4. If the motor vehicles are owned/maintained by a leasing company please provide the name of the leasing company.

Yours faithfully,

Nick Panchaud

Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council

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Nick Panchaud FOI requests at Redcar & Cleveland Borough
<[FOI #47685 email]> To Council
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20/09/2010 15:18 cc
Subject Freedom of Information request - Mis-fuelling
of motor vehicles

     Dear Redcar & Cleveland 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.
   
    Q2. The number of occasions any of these vehicles has been
    misfilled with petrol requiring unscheduled servicing during each
    of the last two years.
   
    Q3. Please provide the total direct cost associated with the
    mis-fuelling events.
   
    Q4. 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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Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council

FOI request - Ref FOI/10/400

Further to  your request, I can confirm we do hold some of the information
you requested.
Your questions and our responses are set out below:
 
    Q1. Please provide the number of diesel vehicles currently operated
    by the Council.
    216 vehicles -180 leased, 36 owned
    Q2. The number of occasions any of these vehicles has been
    misfilled with petrol requiring unscheduled servicing during each
    of the last two years.
    NIL
    Q3. Please provide the total direct cost associated with the
    mis-fuelling events.
    N/A
    Q4. If the motor vehicles are owned/maintained by a leasing company
    please provide the name of the leasing company.

RBS
ILC leasing
Santander
Societe Generale
   
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