Transporting petrol

[willk]

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It had occurred to me that they may well already be full from an abortive previous day out in the autumn.

[Pikey Dave]

Originally Posted by GuyC

Before we question his common sense too much the OP said he has two 25 litre tanks with fuel in which is not necessarily the same as wanting to transport 50 litres of fuel. It might be that he has two tanks each with a couple of litres in them.

I'd try and avoid transporting large quantities but I certainly wouldn't bring it to anyone's attention.

Imo, it’s far more dangerous to transport cans with dregs rather than full cans with a little expansion room. Especially in warm weather. It’s the vapour that goes bang!

[lakelandterrier]

Originally Posted by Pikey Dave

Imo, it’s far more dangerous to transport cans with dregs rather than full cans with a little expansion room. Especially in warm weather. It’s the vapour that goes bang!

Fully agree.

Also agree better to carry tanks empty then fill close to launch point. May bw worth paying the extra 1-2ppl at local independent than argue tecinical point at AsdTesBurySon v. certified tank v. "can".

Wonder what view OP has now after some debate / advice

[gpsguru]

Originally Posted by essjay2730

Driving down to Cornwall this summer with a bombard aerotec 380 in the boot. Will also have x2 25 litre quicksilver petrol fuel tanks with fuel in. Is there any requirement to display the red diamond warning side for flammable liquids on the rear of my vehicle. HSE websites seem to suggest not but wanted others' views or experiences. Thanks

Privately, you can legally carry 240L of Petrol, provided it is stored within approved containers, and no, you do not need to display a diamond.

Personally, I would transport the tanks empty and fill up at your destination ..........

[willk]

Originally Posted by lakelandterrier

Wonder what view OP has now after some debate / advice

Probably drank the petrol after post #20 !

[jeffstevens763@g]

So you fill em up at site and dont use em what you gonna do?

[essjay2730]

As some of you had worked out I'd not gone completely crazy and thought I'd add even more weight to the car than was already taken up with boat gear, suitcases, people etc. Both tanks were filled from a previous launch where the 3 of us on board had a way to go that was aborted 10mins in.

Good news is I took the opportunity to launch yesterday in Poole as the weather was too good to not take advantage of, so I'm now down to 1 full tank and about 5 litres in the second. Did a round trip to Lulworth that burned off most of the first tank.

Good to know it was never a requirement though. Thanks all.