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is it legal to store petrol?
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would it be legal to store petrol in my shed?if so how much.can you use plastic containers or jerry cans,and how long does petrol keep for?cheers.
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Found this on the London Fire Brigade site
http://www.london-fire.gov.uk/news/detail.asp?id=34
It is against the law to store more than 20 litres of petrol and this must be stored in no more than 2 x 10 litre proprietory metal petrol containers. If plastic containers are used no more than 10 litres must be stored in 2x5 litre proprietary petrol containers. They must be marked as "PETROLEUM" and "HIGHLY FLAMMABLE".
There is more in the article, but hope this helps for starters.
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In the fuel tank of a car, motorbike or mower, there is an air-vent and petrol gradually evaporates. After months or years, the lighter fractions have gone, leaving only the heavier ones, and the remaining petrol is more like paraffin (I realised this when my stored car would not start...).
In a sealed can it cannot happen -- all fractions remain inside and the petrol should "keep" as long as the can lasts. Beware, however, of cans with a poor seal, which will vent under the high pressure generated in warm conditions. Incidentally these are even more likely to go up in flames.