Dear Mr Panchaud

I write in connection with your request for information dated 15th
September 2010, which was received by Greater Manchester Police on 15th
September 2010. Your request will now be considered in accordance with
the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act). You will receive a response
within the statutory timescale of 20 working days as defined by the Act,
subject to the information not being exempt or containing a reference to a
third party.
In some circumstances Greater Manchester Police may be unable to achieve
this deadline. If this is likely you will be informed and given a revised
time-scale at the earliest opportunity.
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Amanda Ratcliffe
Information Access Officer

From: Nick Panchaud <[FOI #46983 email]>
To: FOI requests at Greater Manchester Police
<[Greater Manchester Police request email]>
Date: 15/09/2010 14:44
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Mis-fuelling of motor vehicles

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Dear Greater Manchester Police,

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 Police 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

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Dear Mr Panchaud,

Please see attached response relating to the below FOI request.

Regards

Caroline Barker
Information Access Officer
Information Governance
Greater Manchester Police
Internal: 62532
External: 0161 856 2532

From: Nick Panchaud <[FOI #46983 email]>
To: FOI requests at Greater Manchester Police
<[Greater Manchester Police request email]>
Date: 15/09/2010 14:44
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Mis-fuelling of motor vehicles

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Dear Greater Manchester Police,

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 Police 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

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