Last March, two men, unknown to each other, filled up with diesel from the same bowser at a Sandton service station, 20 minutes apart. Both vehicles spluttered to a halt shortly afterwards, and both their (unrelated) motor dealerships later diagnosed large amounts of water in the fuel tank as the cause.
Both were subsequently sent separate, identical letters on the same day by an attorney representing the fuel brand, saying that independent tests conducted on that service station's diesel tank, pump and nozzle revealed there was no water present.
Read more: http://www.timeslive.co.za/thetimes/2015/03/24/bp-owns-up---belatedl
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