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muddysteve:
seem this on another forum i frequent

http://www.pipelinecard.org/

looks like a scam to me, easyway to get lots of personal info etc.

what does everyone else think?

Steve

keithdixon:
The idea's good,

but will never work


People buy fuel when the need it, they try to stick to a garage / brand of garage but when the needle drops then the closest one does.

hobbit:
Interesting, but I would like to see more details before I give any.

If the saving could be what they say, people would more than likely plan to fill up at the right places, especially if they get a deal with a main dealer, remember some garages are fed by the same main dealer although they have as different sign above the pumps

muddysteve:
the thing is it cant work and wont make diddly squat difference to the fuel prices

its similar to the only buy from one seller only blah blah schemes that have been banded about

 

Let me inform you how the fuel distribution system in the UK works.

Around the coast there are number of refineries each one controlled by a major oil company. These refineries are linked either by underground pipeline or by rail to a number of inland fuel distribution depots which are in turn owned by other oil companies. Every oil company shares the pipeline, rail distribution and inland distribution centre of its fellow oil company in a type of reciprocal agreement. For example BP supplies the whole of Scotland with its fuel, which is then sold in every other oil company branded site. In return BP can service its own branded sites in England and Wales with fuels from depots owned by Esso, Texaco, Total etc.

The pipeline consists of one large bore pipe through which each grade of fuel is pumped by the million of gallons, and when say the u/l tanks are full in the distribution system, kerosene is then pumped along the pipe. At the point when the changeover is made there is a large chunk of fuel which is a mixture of U/L and kerosene being pumped through a pipe into a settlement tank in the distribution centre where the mixture is allowed to settle and the specific gravities of each fuel allows the fuel to be seperated by gravity and filtered off.

there fore unless we all stop buying petrol in scotland we wont hurt BP

or stop buying it in the south we wont do any harm to esso/exxon

 

just my 2p

 

Steve

muddysteve:
just as a little tip, kerosene, diesel and heating oil all are all pumped through together  :?:  :wink:  and the red dye is added at the distribution depot.

Steve

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