[Ggh]

Thinking it may be cheaper to get fuel in 5000litres a time.
Anyone else doing this?

Cheers guys.

[NWH]

You may have a valid point but isn’t life too short to be worrying about saving a few quid.

[Ggh]

Guess it depends. If I can save £300 a month it’s worth it. Plus the time of vans going to fill up.

[Splash & dash]

If you intend to store more than 275 ltr you will need a licence from your local petroleum office this lasts for 3 years . The limit on petrol is 30 ltr .

[Smudger]

How much would a tank cost ? + would it need to be underground ?

Darran

[Ggh]

If you intend to store more than 275 ltr you will need a licence from your local petroleum office this lasts for 3 years . The limit on petrol is 30 ltr .

It’s white diesel so I’m hoping doesn’t apply?

[Ggh]

How much would a tank cost ? + would it need to be underground ?

Darran

About £4000 with pump etc.

Nope, was reading through gov regs last night.

Most farmers have them for plant. Not really any different to a kerosene tank.
My worry is theft.

[Splash & dash]

If you intend to store more than 275 ltr you will need a licence from your local petroleum office this lasts for 3 years . The limit on petrol is 30 ltr .

It’s white diesel so I’m hoping doesn’t apply?

It still applies to white diesel or red ,  your local whole time fire station will be able to give you advice as it’s them that issue the license

[Ggh]

If you intend to store more than 275 ltr you will need a licence from your local petroleum office this lasts for 3 years . The limit on petrol is 30 ltr .

It’s white diesel so I’m hoping doesn’t apply?

It still applies to white diesel or red ,  your local whole time fire station will be able to give you advice as it’s them that issue the license

Really? I used to be a firefighter, never heard of a licence for fuel. Station was super rural, surrounded by farms.
Maybe it’s a new thing?
We had a compressed air foam pump, on a sprinter to deal with that sort of thing. Lots of lanes you couldn’t get a rescue pump down.

[Splash & dash]

If you intend to store more than 275 ltr you will need a licence from your local petroleum office this lasts for 3 years . The limit on petrol is 30 ltr .

It’s white diesel so I’m hoping doesn’t apply?

It still applies to white diesel or red ,  your local whole time fire station will be able to give you advice as it’s them that issue the license

Really? I used to be a firefighter, never heard of a licence for fuel. Station was super rural, surrounded by farms.
Maybe it’s a new thing?
We had a compressed air foam pump, on a sprinter to deal with that sort of thing. Lots of lanes you couldn’t get a rescue pump down.

Ime a watch manager retained , our local whole time station are the  petroleum officers for the county , give your nearest whole time station a ring and ask them for the petroleum officers number  they will be able to advise you but the limit is 275 ltr for diesel  and 30 ltr  petrol without being registered.

[Simon Trapani]

Stupid idea imo.

[Splash & dash]

Stupid idea imo.

I tend to agree unless the op has 10 + vans I don’t see it’s worth the hassle or expense 

[Ggh]

Stupid idea imo.

Why’s that?

I currently spend around 2k a month on diesel.
Work is increasing though.
I’m moving to a larger unit which is several miles from where I currently have the fuel account and several miles from any filling station.
The unit is well placed for us though. We travel a lot.
I’d rather have the guys fill up from the unit on Monday morning, and be able to head straight off without having to detour for fuel.

[Matt.]

Are u guna be able to purchase your diesel at a much better rate than the forecourt, like a serious discount to make it worth this hassle…

I spend about a grand a month on fuel and I just use Asda as they are pretty much cheapest on the high street ( not including Costco which is retailing it about 13p a litre cheaper than Asda )
Don’t shoot me down if am a penny out it was 1.49.9 a litre the other week and Asda was 167.7

Any who’s I don’t have a unit and don’t want one but if I was in ur situation I would consider what ur wanting to do, next time u see a farmer ask him the question …..

This might be right up your street mate

EBay item number 134503721961

Thank me later on 👍

[Splash & dash]

Are u guna be able to purchase your diesel at a much better rate than the forecourt, like a serious discount to make it worth this hassle…

I spend about a grand a month on fuel and I just use Asda as they are pretty much cheapest on the high street ( not including Costco which is retailing it about 13p a litre cheaper than Asda )
Don’t shoot me down if am a penny out it was 1.49.9 a litre the other week and Asda was 167.7

Any who’s I don’t have a unit and don’t want one but if I was in ur situation I would consider what ur wanting to do, next time u see a farmer ask him the question …..

This might be right up your street mate

EBay item number 134503721961

Thank me later on 👍

I agree I don’t think the savings would be worth the initial outlay or hassle if there are any at all , our fuel bill bill is around £1200 a month and I certainly wouldn’t entertain doing it .

[a900]

I would expect you would need a bunded tank for storing the fuel. It might save a bit of time with a few vans running but I would expect there would be a decent set up cost. Tank. Bund. Base. If gravity feed a raised base. Level indicators. Hoses with auto shut off.

We are paying £1.41 this week on the fuel card.

[Splash & dash]

I would expect you would need a bunded tank for storing the fuel. It might save a bit of time with a few vans running but I would expect there would be a decent set up cost. Tank. Bund. Base. If gravity feed a raised base. Level indicators. Hoses with auto shut off.

We are paying £1.41 this week on the fuel card.

Yes it would have to be a bunded  tank but all oil tanks are theses days as far as ime aware , they come ready made like it a tank within a tank .