BBC: "Petrol firms say fuel not faulty"

This is an odd story ...

I can't quite work out whether there is genuinely something wrong with the fuel from these petrol stations, or whether it's the result of the BBC saying "Hey, there's something wrong with fuel across the country ... anyone having trouble with their cars lately?" ... and of course receiving thousands of emails saying "Yes."

The thing is, if they'd asked the same question two months ago, they'd have probably got the same number of results. There's a nice map here of where those emails are coming from:



Complete with the the following statement:

"... the map shows clearly that motorists are reporting that petrol stations all
over the country have been hit"

Erm ... no. The map clearly shows that motorists all over the country are whining about problems with their cars ... as they do every day of the week. I wish they wouldn't jump to conclusions so quickly.

Then again ... Miss. T's car has been having the symptoms described by many for the last two weeks. Loss of power, cut-outs and sluggish performance. Maybe there is something wrong with our fuel.

Hmm. Thank goodness I have a diesel ;o)