UK: Report on Fuel Dispenser Calibration in Derbyshire

British trading standards officers have been testing the accuracy of fuel pumps on the service stations of Derbyshire for the last year - checking a total of 730 nozzles.

Over the period in question, all but four service station site were found to be "spot on" . The four sites were delivering over the prescribed limit, meaning customers were actually receiving more fuel for their money.

The implications for petrol retailers is the importance of maintenance and regular checks by authorised and experienced service station maintenance companies.

In the four months prior to June last year, one garage was averaging losses of 2784 litres of petrol and 1044 litres of diesel because of the error. The pumps have now been recalibrated, saving the retailer around £6,400.

Derbyshire County Councillor for community safety, Clive Moesby, said: "Petrol inspection may not seem like the most glamorous aspect of our work but it is important in these days of rising fuel prices that people are getting what they paid for.

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