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Cost of illegal petrol-stretching more than €3m this year
The combined cost to victims of illegal petrol-stretching operations could be more than €3m this year alone, according to figures obtained by the Irish Examiner.
Read MoreNew dye to help combat illegal fuel smugglers
Fuel laundering could be "virtually eliminated" in early 2015 after the introduction of a new fuel dye to help detect smuggled diesel.
Read MoreMotorists warned over contaminated fuel
Motorists are being advised to only purchase fuel from trusted sources to minimise the risk posed by petrol stretching.
Read MoreWoolworths Maitland accused of selling dirty fuel
A woman is at loggerheads with Woolworths after she claimed petrol from their Ken Tubman Drive service station was contaminated.
Read MoreTesco garage at centre of diesel fuel saga to re-open Monday – but investigation goes on
The Tesco garage at the centre of the contaminated fuel fiasco is to reopen on Monday, almost two months after it closed.
Read MoreBranksome contaminated-fuel Tesco petrol station reopens
Dozens of vehicles broke down after motorists used diesel pumps at the station in Branksome in Poole, Dorset, on 18 September.
Read MoreSoymet hoping to expand fuel network
Evans, the managing partner for Soymet, said his trucks can distribute biofuels within a 400-mile radius of Rome.
Read MoreCity paying premium diesel fuel prices
I ended up using different brands of diesel fuel along the way and was amazed at the difference in quality of diesel and corresponding difference in fuel economy.
Read MoreOutrage: Almost half of BG gas stations sell fake or low quality fuel
43% of the samples taken from gas stations nationwide show deviation from fuel standards according to Stefan Tsankov, director of the State Agency on Metrology and Technical Control. This emerged following an inspection carried out by the Agency
Read MoreCars still being wrecked by petrol stretching scam
It’s being reported that thousands of Euro worth of damage being done to petrol powered cars around the Galway area in recent weeks. The ‘petrol stretching’ scam is becoming a nationwide problem as unscrupulous retailers try to get more for their money.
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