Sainsburys supermarket petrol?

skybluesaver

Hi folks.
Can anyone tell me if Sainsburys supermarket petrol is supplied by BP & actually BP fuel? I regularly see the tanker at my local Sainsburys store & on a few occasions its had the BP logo on the wagon.
I tend to use the local BP garage but Sainsburys does tend to be a little cheaper & the nectar points are better. If the fuel there is the same as BP then i would definetely switch.
Little concerned that supermarket fuels are of inferior quality especially after the fiasco with Tesco fuel damaging cars not so long ago.

Premier_2

skybluesaver wrote: »

...Little concerned that supermarket fuels are of inferior quality especially after the fiasco with Tesco fuel damaging cars not so long ago.

Don't be. All the fuel meets the legal quality standard
(except when an error occurs, which is extremely rare and for which you will be compensated if you experience any loss - such errors could occur anywhere).

Car manufacturers don't test their engines on 'quality' fuel, not for durability anyway, it would cost far too much. They buy the cheapest they can, as long as it meets the legal requirements.
In fact, you'd be surprised just how much is bought direct from the supermarkets forecourts for use in their development vehicles
It used to be Esso & BP when they gave away free glasses, but now its clubcard/nectar points, many of the engineers prefer the supermarkets when on the road.



Edit: see also:
http://www.whatcar.com/car-news/what-car-q-and-a/is-supermarket-petrol-different/215240

rev_henry

Premier wrote: »

Don't be. All the fuel meets the legal quality standard
(except when an error occurs, which is extremely rare and for which you will be compensated if you experience any loss - such errors could occur anywhere).

Car manufacturers don't test their engines on 'quality' fuel, not for durability anyway, it would cost far too much. They buy the cheapest they can, as long as it meets the legal requirements.
In fact, you'd be surprised just how much is bought direct from the supermarkets forecourts for use in their development vehicles
It used to be Esso & BP when they gave away free glasses, but now its clubcard/nectar points, many of the engineers prefer the supermarkets when on the road.



Edit: see also:
http://www.whatcar.com/car-news/what-car-q-and-a/is-supermarket-petrol-different/215240

That's very interesting, thanks for that.

Inactive

Despite all of the above, I would never buy fuel from Tesco.

vikingaero

It depends on where the Sainsburys supermarket is in relation to the oil refineries. If BP is the closest then they will supply the local supermarkets. Fuel is a heavy and expensive product to distribute.

For example, Esso only have one UK refinery in Fawley near Southampton. They won't truck fuel up north to Esso forecourts in Scotland. Instead they will have Esso stations supplied by Ineos at Grangemouth (formerly BP). And BP will have reciprocal agreements with competitors to supply BP forecourts with fuel.

The base fuel meets certain requirements and the major operators inject a mix of detergents and other chemicals into the tanker for supply at branded stations. The major supermarkets get the standard stuff without additives.

Lemonade_Pockets

vikingaero wrote: »

For example, Esso only have one UK refinery in Fawley near Southampton. They won't truck fuel up north to Esso forecourts in Scotland. Instead they will have Esso stations supplied by Ineos at Grangemouth (formerly BP). And BP will have reciprocal agreements with competitors to supply BP forecourts with fuel.

The base fuel meets certain requirements and the major operators inject a mix of detergents and other chemicals into the tanker for supply at branded stations. The major supermarkets get the standard stuff without additives.

What happens with the Super Unleaded?
For instance i'm fairly sure Sainsbury's is 97 RON where as BP is 98 and i think Tesco's is 99

vikingaero

By "additives" this could include octane boosters.

Premier_2

Lemonade_Pockets wrote: »

What happens with the Super Unleaded?
For instance i'm fairly sure Sainsbury's is 97 RON where as BP is 98 and i think Tesco's is 99

You obviously have to buy the fuel that has the correct (minimum) octane for your car. Like years ago when they had 2 star - 5 star.

Most cars in the UK are designed to run on regular unleaded 95 RON. Using a higher octane fuel than necessary will not give you any benefits.

michaelro

Premier wrote: »

You obviously have to buy the fuel that has the correct (minimum) octane for your car. Like years ago when they had 2 star - 5 star.

Most cars in the UK are designed to run on regular unleaded 95 RON. Using a higher octane fuel than necessary will not give you any benefits.

Depends on the car.
A high performance car will run fine 'generally' on 95/97 Ron but will perform better with higher octane fuel (Eg: Optimax) or with an added octane booster.

Lemonade_Pockets

Congratulations on missing my point completely.

My question was in response to vikinaero's post.

I was wondering how this cross supplying works when the different companies offer different octane rated fuel in the case of super unleaded.

KeithP

Lemonade_Pockets wrote: »

Congratulations on missing my point completely.

My question was in response to vikinaero's post.

I was wondering how this cross supplying works when the different companies offer different octane rated fuel in the case of super unleaded.

Congratulations on missing vikingaero's subquent post...

vikingaero wrote: »

By "additives" this could include octane boosters.

Obviously different quantities of octane boosters could be added to produce the required RON.