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Petrol thieves

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  • Strider590
    Strider590 Posts: 11,874 Forumite
    Around here they drill holes in your fuel tank, insert rubber bungs and than help themselves to half a tank everytime you fill up. Unfortunately the bungs fall out, the fuel gets all over the road and then some poor biker gets killed.
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  • asbokid
    asbokid Posts: 2,008 Forumite
    Strider590 wrote: »
    Around here they drill holes in your fuel tank, insert rubber bungs and than help themselves to half a tank everytime you fill up. Unfortunately the bungs fall out, the fuel gets all over the road and then some poor biker gets killed.
    Sale of Goods Act 1979...
    • 'of satisfactory quality', and
    • 'fit for purpose'
  • pitkin2020
    pitkin2020 Posts: 4,029 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    asbokid wrote: »
    Sale of Goods Act 1979...
    • 'of satisfactory quality', and
    • 'fit for purpose'
    :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: I would love to see them take it back, there would be a few stupid ones to try it,
    "I need to get this bung replaced"
    "What seems to be the problem with it [STRIKE]!!!!![/STRIKE] sir??"
    "Well it fell out of the bottom of a petrol tank from my neighbours car that I have been using to drain fuel from to top up my [STRIKE]transit van[/STRIKE] car, as it keeps falling out it clearly is not fit for purpose under that goods of sale thing majig, SO I want a refund and maybe some compensation too as a lot of fuel has been lost because the bung kept falling out!"
    Everyones opinion is the most important.....no wonder nothing is ever agreed on.
  • Flearoy
    Flearoy Posts: 274 Forumite
    yes as petrol is dear its getting theived from tanks. theres been a spate of tanks being emptied in my area by way of severed lines. ive gone out and bought braided hose to slip over the existing line exposed under the car. try and cut it with a hack saw creates sparks sparks and fuel go hand in hand for a magnificient fire works display.

    Good idea. You and I seem to have similar sympathies for thieving scum!
    Skip dipper and proud....
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