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Contaminated fuel - keep your receipts
CONSUMER group CHOICE is reminding consumers to always ask for a receipt when purchasing petrol following a spate of contaminated fuel incidents that have left a number of consumers tens-of-thousands of dollars out of pocket.
Read MoreZimbabwe: Selling Contaminated Fuel Lands Firm in Court
Stadic Petroleum (Private Limited) was on Monday taken to court by the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) for allegedly selling contaminated fuel.
Read MorePumps closed at Victory Fuels until state test results return
RINGGOLD, GA (WRCB) - The state will not let a local store sell gas after several cars started having problems with its fuel. Customers said their cars broke down feet away from the gas station.
Read MoreLawsuit asserts Utah company supplied bad fuel to Amtrak passenger trains
The federal government is suing a Utah company, alleging it sold Amtrak contaminated fuel that caused train engines to break down after they left Salt Lake City, stranding passengers and costing taxpayers tens of thousands of dollars.
Read MoreFeds blame bad fuel from Utah company for Amtrak breakdowns
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A Utah oil company is to blame for an Amtrak train breakdown in 2011 that cost thousands in tax dollars, according to a federal complaint.
Read MoreMotorists warned to be vigilant after contaminated fuel leaves drivers to foot repair bills
Consumer advocacy group Choice has found evidence of petrol stations unknowingly selling tainted fuel, leaving angry motorists to cover thousands of dollars in repair costs.
Read MoreTanzania: Revisiting Fuel Adulteration and Role of Ewura
Many may remember the impact of petroleum adulteration, common in Kiswahili as 'kuchakachua'. In 2000's stories of adulteration of petroleum products,
Read MoreMotorist accuses garage of selling diluted fuel
A Wigan motorist has accused a garage of selling fuel heavily diluted with water after his car broke down just minutes after filling up.
Read MoreUganda: UNBS Cars Damaged By Fake Fuel
The standards body has lost millions in endless repairs of its vehicles as a result of adulterated fuel
Read MoreAn Ounce of (Water) Prevention
The microbes that infiltrate and degrade fuel supplies are typically either bacteria or fungus. Numerous species of bacteria have been found to degrade fuel
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