Is it illegal to carry a full gerry can in your boot?

[golders]

Hello,

Just wondered if its illegal to carry a full Gerry can in your boot? In case you run out of fuel. Lots of people reckon its is. How come the AA/RAC can carry them (or do they have a special licence?)

[Jezz_S13]

I think that there is a limit to the amount of fuel you can carry. Might be 5 litres.

[marty_t3]

That's probably why most fuels cans happen to be 5L ....

[Jezz_S13]

Originally posted by marty_t3
That's probably why most fuels cans happen to be 5L ....

Possibly, but that's why i said it, was a guess really but I'm sure there are strict rules about how much petrol you can carry or even store at your house and it's quite a small amount.

[Papa Lazarou]

I remember during the fuel protests reading something about it? I think it was 5 litres. But then you had Taxi drivers filling their garages with jerry cans of fuel...

[Jezz_S13]

One bloke filled his green wheelie bin full, about 50 gallons, it slowly melted and cause a right mess.
People in space suits had to come in a decontaminate etc.

TWAT.

[RohanC]

Originally posted by Jezz_S13
or even store at your house and it's quite a small amount.

I certainly know that my house ins company isnt too keen on petrol being kept inside.... IIRC my old policy said no more than 1 litre..

[Jezz_S13]

What about 2 gallons of varnish, 1 gallon of nitromores, feck knows how much paint and 4 blow torch canisters under the stairs. Oppps.

[Andy Dee]

I think it is 5 litres. I remeber doing a Hazmat ( Harzourdous Materials and Carriage) course at the MOD and they were saying if you didnt have the Hazmat licence it was illegal to carry round a jerry can fillled with fuel.

Not sure if the same law still applies.

[brucy]

during the fuel crisis some bloke in Leicester (i think) stored fuel in his cellar or something, but it leaked out and becuase of the fumes and the fire risk the whole street had to be evacuated