Can anyone tell wether Jerry cans are still acceptable to fill up at garages ?.
I only ask as i have two on my old Bedford RL that i use when i go on long journeys, but i was warned of an incident where a fellow RL owner was tannoyed and told to stop filling his Jerry can as it was not an aprroved petrol can.
He asked to speak to the manager and then asked for a competition where each would hold their cans ,his Jerry and the manager his plastic approved petrol can ,full of petrol over a blow torch and see who chickened out first.
A lot of local gardening services use Jerry cans, they are approved by the armed forces, but garages literature does state to despense fuel in approved containers only.
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Never have problems using one at local Texaco garage.
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I don't think that the specification deals with blow torches, but it should say something about falling over and leaking. The jerry can is a very old design and not stable. If the stopper has deteriorated then it will be a hazard if it falls over.
I remember one of the tales told by national servicemen during their stay in the desert. They had a big problem with fuel theft, and one day caught an indigenous carrying two of their jerry cans away from the camp. They made him run back with the cans at gun point while they followed in a Land Rover.
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Stopper shouldn't go wrong.
Got to be better than one of those little plastic jobs, except for the long thin lead-free filler nozzle you get on them.
Nozzles become a bit of a problem with modern cars.
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You can buy a special spout or use a funnel.
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If you're talking about an old steel jerry can then I wouldn't use it at all. Regardless of any other factor, there'll probably be a lot of dirt and rust inside which could well get transferred to the car's tank.
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Whilst filling up the other day, (Birmingham) I read the label beside the pump which clearly indicated that Jerry Cans were acceptable, but must be labelled with "Fuel, Highly inflammable" (as must the plastic ones) Maybe advice (and acceptability) varies depending on company policy.
Tim{P}
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Of course jerry cans hold 4.5 gallons (being originally American and holding 5 US gallons) which is actually over the maximum permitted of 2 gallons.
I often fill a jerry can however, to take home for various lawnmowers, strimmers, chainsaw, tractor, etc.
I've never been stopped, but I do try to make it inconspicuous by filling it inside the boot or low down hidden by the door, and always at the same time as filling the car.
In good condition the seal is excellent - designed to stand being pressurised by the baking sun of the Libyan desert.
Try storing a plastic can upside down in the sun!
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(being originally American and holding 5 US gallons)
err No actually. Its called a Jerry Can because it was developed by the Germans and Italians in North Africa, and stolen and copied for use by the 8th army and later the American army where the monika Jerry Can stuck.
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Of course jerry cans hold 4.5 gallons (being originally American and holding 5 US gallons) which is actually over the maximum permitted of 2 gallons.
Like TVM said, they're a German idea, and 4.5 is roughly equivalent to 10 litres.
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Thats interesting as mine hold 20 litres. They're available brand new from Screwfix.
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>Like TVM said, they're a German idea, and 4.5 is roughly equivalent to 10 litres. - not where I come from...
4.5 Imperial Gal = 20 litres
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thanks local yokel, got my formulae mixed up! 20 litres it is
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The lorry has a filter in the fillerhole which pulls out like a Landrovers one
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It's that 20 litre capacity that's the problem with filling jerrycans with flammable mixtures under the meaning of the Act. They're Ok for DERV; but as far as I'm aware, an approved petrol container is limited to a max of 10lts/2gallons. [Which is anyway, the legal limit for the carriage of stored petrol on a vehicle that isn't certificated as a fuel tanker.]
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To comply with petroleum licence conditions, only containers of an approved type with a capacity not exceeding 23 litres may be filled-up at petrol filling stations.
In the case of the private motorist, a maximum of 2 metal containers of an approved type, not exceeding 10 litres, or 2 plastic containers of an approved type not exceeding 5 litres, may be kept in a motor vehicle.
Metal containers must have a vapour proof, securely fitting cap and must not exceed 23 litres capacity and must be labelled as follows:
"Petroleum Spirit - Highly Flammable"
Plastic containers must be labelled as follows:
Manufacturer's name
Nominal capacity in litres (maximum 5 litres)
Complies with SI 1982/630
Petrol highly flammable
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