Tourist latest victim of Swinford petrol stretching

An English man who regularly holidays in the Swinford area could be facing costs of £3,000 to fix damage done to his car by contaminated fuel.

Dave Sutcliffe from Manchester believes he is a victim of the phenomenon known as ‘petrol stretching’. He told The Mayo News that he now cycles a return journey of 20 miles to work each day, as he cannot depend on his damaged car. Mr Sutcliffe recently heard about the petrol-stretching controversy on local radio while on his latest trip to Swinford, where he has holidayed with his partner, Angela, for the past 15 years.He had driven from England to Mayo last June, when it is thought the contaminated fuel was present in the Swinford area

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