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Old 14 May 2008, 10:11 AM
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Is there any legal limit on the amount of fuel I can carry in my car? I usually carry 5 * 20L petrol cans full of Shell VPower when I attend track days - usually to maximise time on track, and I cant always guarantee the nearest Shell will be open / have Vpower in stock.

I carry the fuel in proper containers made for the job, and are securely tied down in the car I am driving. The fuel tank in the car is also usually topped up before I set off.

I have looked at various driving .gov.uk sites and cant find anyting on the topic.

Dont even know if I should display some sign on the car incase I do pile into an accident to let emergency services know I am potential fire ball.
Old 14 May 2008, 10:37 AM
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i should have thought that in the correct containers there shouldnt be a problem. I jave just purchsed a Jerry can to carry some with me too.
Old 14 May 2008, 10:44 AM
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There are limits and markings should be shown, dont know what the limits are though. sorry
Old 14 May 2008, 11:01 AM
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Details are here :PETEL Number: 95/9:: PORTABLE PETROL CONTAINERS
Old 14 May 2008, 03:26 PM
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Cheers for that, so answer is no law for private use, but I guess exercise some common sense!
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Interesting
So when I took 70 litres of VPower and about 15 litres of Methanol and NF Booster recently to track I broke the law - saying that I kind of knew this anyway.............. given that most containers are plastic that people use and it says max 2*5 litres
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