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Petrol station fined for drinks bottle sale


A retailer has been fined for selling petrol poured into a plastic drinks bottle

Richard Young

Posted 10 March 2020 | JoTS Online


Content Tags:  Updates|Health and Safety|East of England


UPDATES: A petrol station operator has been fined £60,000 for selling petrol in a drinks bottle following a successful prosecution by

A petrol station operator has been fined £60,000 for selling petrol in a drinks bottle following a successful prosecution by <a href="https://www.suffolk.gov.uk/community-and-safety/suffolk-trading-standards/">Suffolk County Council Trading Standards</a>.

Petrogas UK Ltd, operator of the Applegreen Petrol Station in Ipswich, pleaded guilty to charges of selling ...

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