Well I know a guy who's delivered fuel for over 15 years, and he doesn't add anything, no 'additives.' It comes out of the suppliers terminals and gets delivered to garages as it is. It is a bonded item and once in the tanker, it is illegal for anyone to access the fuel. Also illegal at a petrol station to access the fuel tanks for whatever reason, except to take a manual 'dip' reading if the gauges are suspect.

tommo1 said:

Well I know a guy who's delivered fuel [haulier/fuel?] for over 15 years, and he doesn't add anything, no 'additives.' [?] It comes out of the suppliers [refinery/wholesaler?] terminals and gets delivered to garages [whose?] as it is ...

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Any chance of something evidence based?

Evidence from the Philpott trial
Rebecca Jewell, who specialises in fire investigations, told Nottingham Crown Court … low level traces of Total and BP petrol additives were found on Mick Philpott's tracksuit bottoms, traces of Total petrol were detected on his socks, slippers and left trainer, and traces of Shell petrol additives were found on his boxer shorts and right trainer.

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Well, he knows this guy, so must be true ....

jrkitching said:

The only difference between brands is the additive pack, which is usually added at the point of delivery.

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No it's added at the refinery

Had this confirmed by Shell wheni asked why they didn't have Shell fuel save in east Anglia and the answer is because for technical reasons the additive can't be added at the refinery.

tommo1 said:

Also illegal at a petrol station to access the fuel tanks for whatever reason, except to take a manual 'dip' reading if the gauges are suspect.

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Not sure where you got this from but it's incorrect

Or it's come in since I left the industry, which wasn't all that long ago.