Petrol Storage

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There is a thing called The Petroleum Regulations and a copy of these has to be posted up at every retail outlet that sells petroleum spirit (gasoline). As I understand it the max you can store (petrol) is 20 litres at home in an outbuilding - not in the residence. In the vehicle the max is 10 litres outside the tank in the vehicle (I stand to be corrected on this one) and it should be in an appropriately marked container(s). Please note that these are Petroleum Regulations and may not necessarily apply to diesel (derv).
BUT:- I have recently contacted the powers that be where I live on this subject and it would appear that the County Council (the enforcers of these regulations) is applying the Regulations to cover diesel in the same way as petrol. If our lot are doing this then I would think that the others are as well. The argument was 'common sense and safety' which I personally will not argue against in this particular case. In any event please be careful with this stuff as both items can be explosive - that is why they are used in the engine to make it work!!?