CHECK you METAL JERRY CANS now

[NorthernRaider]

Just went out the back for some air and to swig my coffee, god awful stink of petrol in the garden, opens vented garden store and stench of petrol fumes is terrible.

I'm baffled because all the lids are sealed, and I take GREAT care with looking after and maintaining the metal bodies of the jerry cans or so I thought. They all sat there nicely painted red or green, shiny and smart but its clear there is a problem.

Cutting to the chase the metal Jerry cans are stored on paving stones in the garden store, upon closer inspection its obvious that when I use and replace the cans I have scrubbed them on the floor as I put them in or lift them out. One can had enough paint scratched off its BASE ( where I never looked) for it to rust and in three tiny places the bugger had rusted right through and severely enough to bust through the protective coating lining the inside. 20 litres of petrol had seeped away over a few weeks.

Guys please check the structural integrity of your stored jerry cans ESPECIALLY the bottom.