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Tony W:
i have 3 x20 ltr stored up most of the time and generally take 1 when going out on long trip nothing like being short and being stung like motorway prices :twisted:


 i have no rear seat 6-7 in mine and the fit in there nice i use a block next to my box to hold it down

defuzz:

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To be honest not being able to get to work due to no fault of my own would be a bonus!  :lol:
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if only it was that simple, if I don't turn up, they don't pay me!!  I could cycle, I only live 4 miles away but its very hilly and no showers at work, so I'd be stinky all day, well, more than usual :-)

thermidorthelobster:
There's an issue about selling fuel in this form, IIRC - I've seen garages with signs saying they can't sell you more than (I think) 10 litres in jerry cans, and these are the same garages which are selling 20l jerry cans!  There's some approval issue with 20l jerry cans, but I don't know the specifics.

My local BP is one example, but when I've filled jerry cans in the past I've not had any complaints.

David

TimM:
There was a program on Channel 4 last night about the sudden influx of snow in 2003 - there were accidents on the motorways and everywhere just blocked up.

I lived in Cambridge at the time (very close to the M11 and A14 - two of the worst hit roads) and the word on the CB's and on local radio was that lots of people were keeping there engines running to keep warm - and were running out of fuel (either in the jam or between there and home afterwards as many garages didn't open as the staff couldn't get through either).

If you are going to keep extra jerry cans, the questions I would ask are:

1) Are you storing fuel that could easily fit in your tank (i.e. do you keep it full?)

2) What use is a can of fuel when it's at home and you are not?


Just a thought.

Tim.

thermidorthelobster:
To pick on a point raised there, it's not safe to run the engine when snowed in.  The exhaust gases tend to get trapped around the vehicle, and it's not uncommon for people to suffocate, particularly in deep snow.  If you have a diesel you may be more lucky, as I've heard it's not possible to suffocate on diesel fumes, although you may die of coughing ;)

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