Thread: Petrol v diesel economy

Originally Posted by 300winmag

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30 odd years ago there was a Shell service station in Blenheim Road Ch-Ch ..
Shell spent thousands trying to track down fuel losses on the site,... an additional suction line was pulled up which went under the back fence into the neighbours property, attached to the other side of the fence was a semi rotary hand pump with 3m of hose..

Here's what my mate down there had to say about it. He was in fuel distrib'n:

That would be the corner of Middleton Rd and Blenheim Road. Was a Shell servo opposite as well. That would help explain why they said it was ‘uneconomic’ to keep them open. The one on the other side has been a car yard for many years. I guess opportunity and ability are always incentives to be creative.