Sainsburys contaminated fuel

seaney76

Recently purchased diesel from a local sainsburys filling station for my van. Drove home less than a mile, tried to start the vehicle and it would start, I had it recovered to the dealership and they confirmed contaminated fuel. 

Where do we stand on recouping the repair cost from sainsburys. I’ve notified them of the situation 

powerful_Rogue

seaney76 said:

Recently purchased diesel from a local sainsburys filling station for my van. Drove home less than a mile, tried to start the vehicle and it would start, I had it recovered to the dealership and they confirmed contaminated fuel. 

Where do we stand on recouping the repair cost from sainsburys. I’ve notified them of the situation 

I can imagine it's going to be a struggle if no other drivers have reported the same issue.

TadleyBaggie

Try asking on your local “spotted” Facebook group if others have had the same experience using diesel from that particular Sainsburys. 

Grumpy_chap

What was the diesel contaminated with?
How much of a full tank was added?

Benny2020

Does your van actually use diesel?

greyteam1959

Benny2020 said:

Does your van actually use diesel?

😁😁😁,..........

Benny2020

Worth asking, plenty of Youtube videos of people trying to fill their Teslas with petrol.

TripleH

Benny2020 said:

Worth asking, plenty of Youtube videos of people trying to fill their Teslas with petrol.

I often fill teslas with petrol. Sometimes I even throw in a match for good luck...

thebullsback

Is the fuel Contaminated? Nearly every Tyer  kicker I know spouts this tale I would ask for samples and I would be amazed if one of the largest fuel retailers whos tanks are regularly filled and emptied had contaminated fuel 

Grey_Critic

thebullsback said:

Is the fuel Contaminated? Nearly every Tyer  kicker I know spouts this tale I would ask for samples and I would be amazed if one of the largest fuel retailers whos tanks are regularly filled and emptied had contaminated fuel 

From my experience in the trade except in very rare cases the problem of contaminared fuel is due to either driver error (wrong fuel) or tanker driver not paying attention and putting the wrong fuel in the underground tanks - in the days of 2 star it was a regular mistake.

I knew of two cases - a garage who got water contamination after a storm when the cap had not been fitted after filling - and a Morrisons that the tanker driver put the fuel in the weong tank.

[Deleted User]

Make sure you get a sample of the fuel from your tank.