Joe Nonety
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Not if...I got a call from someone recently who ran out of petrol so I had to buy a jerrycan and 5 litres of petrol to get them motoring again. Is it safe to keep a jerrycan in the car at all times as it would be a handy device to have?
The one I got isn't the best as it leaked when I poured in the petrol and also you have to open the cap every so often to release pressure.
it wouldn't be a huge problem to pick up a few 2l bottles (or possibly a jerrycan now that it is needed) in the petrol station you already need to visit.
I got a call from someone recently who ran out of petrol so I had to buy a jerrycan and 5 litres of petrol to get them motoring again. Is it safe to keep a jerrycan in the car at all times as it would be a handy device to have? The one I got isn't the best as it leaked when I poured in the petrol and also you have to open the cap every so often to release pressure. I remember there was a class one on the UK Apprentice show that looked quite safe.
People - maybe I'm missing something here, but don't we all (well most of us) fill our *petrol* tanks with that highly flamable stuff every few days ? What's it called again ? Oh yeah, petrol. And then drive around with the stuff sloshing around like it was only water . . .
Given a proper strong container which is properly restrained and protected from puncture there shouldn't be any more risk than filling your tank up. I guess there is a potential risk of asphyxiation or explosion if the fumes enter the body of the car, but that's where the importance of a proper container comes in - one that doesn't leak.
Having said that, I have a feeling there is some law from the dark ages making it illegal to carry petrol in anything other than the tank.
I carry diesel in a can around in my campervan ever since almost running out on a very, very long road with almost nothing on it for I don't know how many miles, but it was a long way. I understand diesel is less flamable & volatile.
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People - maybe I'm missing something here, but don't we all (well most of us) fill our *petrol* tanks with that highly flamable stuff every few days ? What's it called again ? Oh yeah, petrol. And then drive around with the stuff sloshing around like it was only water . . .
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