Petrol stretching found in two cases despite 134 complaints

Cases of kerosene being added to petrol peaked at 42 last year but fell in past two months

The incidents of alleged petrol stretching has dropped in the last two months, according to new figures.

But despite 134 allegations in the past seven months, illegal stretching agents were found in just two samples which were both from the same outlet.

Reported incidents of stretching, where kerosene is illegally added to petrol and then sold at fuel stations as standard petrol, peaked in November at 42.

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