More fuel raids

E39MSport

http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/1103/fuel.html

Updated: 23:33, Thursday, 3 November 2011
The Office of the Revenue Commissioners has seized 158,000 litres in a series of raids across the country today.
1 of 1 Revenue officials were backed up armed gardaí in some of the raids 158,000 litres of fuel have been seized today in series of raids by The Office of the Revenue Commissioners intended to combat illegal trade in mineral oils.
Revenue officials, backed up by armed Gardaí on a number of premises, carried out raids on ten petrol stations in Dublin, Galway and Louth.
In Co Louth, 136,000 litres of fuel were seized from a fuel depot, and a tanker with 19,500 litres of fuel contained within it was detained in a filling station. 2,660 litres of fuel were seized from an illegally trading filling station in Dublin.
In the lead-up to the operation two filling stations in Dublin were targeted, and approximately 20,000 litres of fuel were seized; the two premises were subsequently closed down.
€8,000 was detained in a private residence in Co Galway as part of the raids, and €31,000 was detained in a private residence in Co Louth.

ThisRegard

Post could do with editing to remove all the other stuff.

I'd be interested to know where exactly the stations are.

Fiona

I have often seen Revenue checks up the road from me in Ashbourne with cars and trucks pulled over.

E39MSport

ThisRegard wrote: »

Post could do with editing to remove all the other stuff.

I'd be interested to know where exactly the stations are.

Done. Sorry, got distracted.

Royal Dub

place on Collins Ave, opposite Kitty Kiernans gone this morning

corktina

158000 litres seized.What do they do with it all? One would hope they would run state vehicles on it and that the savings would pay for repair to any damage to engines that may occur.

Anan1

corktina wrote: »

158000 litres seized.What do they do with it all? One would hope they would run state vehicles on it and that the savings would pay for repair to any damage to engines that may occur.

Might be better to use it in something less sensitive than car engines..

OldmanMondeo

corktina wrote: »

158000 litres seized.What do they do with it all? One would hope they would run state vehicles on it and that the savings would pay for repair to any damage to engines that may occur.

Give it to the ESB to produce electricity? What else could it be used for?

Robbo

Pretty easy to hazard a guess at the place in Gort and the one on the outskirts of Galway, what's unfathomable is how there'll be an operation going again in no time in these places.

Cionád

Royal Dub wrote: »

place on Collins Ave, opposite Kitty Kiernans gone this morning

That was the dodgiest looking diesel vendor. Strange how they could be operating in plain sight for months.

Bandara

Shut down the other 50+ independant toerags blatently selling washed derv

I'll give them a list if they want

Gregor Samsa

Cionád wrote: »

That was the dodgiest looking diesel vendor. Strange how they could be operating in plain sight for months.

My Dad lives around the corner. He says Revenue have been checking that place for ages. He's seen them there a few times since they opened.

You're right about it being dodgy looking.

Paulw

Hammertime wrote: »

Shut down the other 50+ independant toerags blatently selling washed derv

I'll give them a list if they want

I think a list would be very useful.

msg11

phutyle wrote: »

My Dad lives around the corner. He says Revenue have been checking that place for ages. He's seen them there a few times since they opened.

You're right about it being dodgy looking.

It's been checked by customs in my mind once in the past. It did say on one of the pumps, ' N&R fuels, is open for business on the Old Airport Road'.

Bandara

Paulw wrote: »

I think a list would be very useful.

Well for a start 15 (maybe 16) of the current top 20 derv garages listed on pumps.ie are selling washed fuel. Allegedly of course.

Paulw

Hammertime wrote: »

Well for a start 15 (maybe 16) of the current top 20 derv garages listed on pumps.ie are selling washed fuel. Allegedly of course.

Yeah, but facts of those closed down would be more precise and accurate. You can't go on allegations alone.

bikerg

Has anyone had any problems with their cars from buying diesel from this garage.

Bigcheeze

Paulw wrote: »

Yeah, but facts of those closed down would be more precise and accurate. You can't go on allegations alone.

On Pumps.ie, almost all the cheapest Diesel garages are Indys while almost all the cheapest Petrol garages are International Oil companies. I have all the evidence I need.

robbie_998

Bigcheeze wrote: »

On Pumps.ie, almost all the cheapest Diesel garages are Indys while almost all the cheapest Petrol garages are International Oil companies. I have all the evidence I need.

I am quite tempted to ask for the list of places to avoid but something tells me mods wont be too happy with that.


or to the PM's :pac:

Gophur

Guilty by insinuation, eh?

E39MSport

robbie_998 wrote: »

I am quite tempted to ask for the list of places to avoid but something tells me mods wont be too happy with that.


or to the PM's :pac:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056448337

Nissan doctor

One of fuel depots/petrol stations in Ardee who sold the cheapest diesel have had all their pumps closed off for the last week or so:eek:

Matt Simis

Hammertime wrote: »

Well for a start 15 (maybe 16) of the current top 20 derv garages listed on pumps.ie are selling washed fuel. Allegedly of course.

Given they are in different parts of the country so its not like you are watching them all physically, how do you know this?

Gophur

As an aside, I was in a garage today where they had a '08 Transit and a '09 Focus with engine trouble from bad fuel.

bikerg

Nissan doctor wrote: »

One of fuel depots/petrol stations in Ardee who sold the cheapest diesel have had all their pumps closed off for the last week or so:eek:

The service station in Ardee still have the pumps closed. The fuel depot and car wash is still opened.

Nissan doctor

bikerg wrote: »

The service station in Ardee still have the pumps closed. The fuel depot and car wash is still opened.

As is the shop. I wonder whats in store for the two other non brand stations in the town that where/are still charging the same cheap diesel price:rolleyes:

vetstu

Nissan doctor wrote: »

As is the shop. I wonder whats in store for the two other non brand stations in the town that where/are still charging the same cheap diesel price:rolleyes:

Sure doesn't the same South armagh businessman own the two either side of Lidl. Must be good money in it too with the big farm (and pub) he's building at the minute. :-)

Agent_47

ex Campus garage up the road from me is out of diesel and petrol 3 weeks a 2 days so far and I won't be near the shagger anymore. These places should be closed down. He is obviouslt awaiting a supply but is probably being watched and any tanker vehicle going near it.

Senna

There was an indy garage close to me closed down by the customs a few weeks ago, they were selling derv 4/5p cheaper than anywhere else, but i seen customs taking samples there a couple of times before over the space of a few months.
How long does it take them to test the samples, or do they know straight away?

MugMugs

vetstu wrote: »

Nissan doctor wrote: »

As is the shop. I wonder whats in store for the two other non brand stations in the town that where/are still charging the same cheap diesel price:rolleyes:

Sure doesn't the same South armagh businessman own the two either side of Lidl. Must be good money in it too with the big farm (and pub) he's building at the minute. :-)

He the same fella in Dundalk on the old N1 ?

Grimreaper666

The biggest thievery of the lot is done by the government when you see the amount of tax and vat on a gallon of diesel or petrol, it seems to be fair game at every budget now ffs.........:(

MugMugs

Yes but your money is going into the state. not a provos pocket. It also won't kill your engine.

bikerg

Well got a full tank of fuel from another service station in Ardee on Monday night, and the car shut down 20 miled after filling up. Engine light came on, car shut off power... No warning . Just got the car back, and it turns out the fuel was contanminated. Gonna stick with the AA advised, go to Topaz, their fuel is checked regular and their pumps are checked by NSAI. For the sake of .5c litre

Bandara

Matt Simis wrote: »

Given they are in different parts of the country so its not like you are watching them all physically, how do you know this?

Quite simple really, I'm doing this business many years, know pretty much all the people in the respective fuel companies who have contracts to supply these garages with their own companies fuel, yet the garages are only buying E5 from them, and they are not buying Derv off anyone in the trade, yet they are selling more than ever and at a price thats cheaper than cost, and their veeder roots are showing large volumes flying out the door. Its not rocket science.

And also because the people operating these site are in some cases operating up to ten similar sites in the same manner (ie the traveller who is operating 8 sites in Dublin at the moment for example (it was ten but 2 were closed on him recently).

Its not exactly a secret in the trade, you ask any fuel rep and they all know exactly where to avoid.

Nissan doctor

bikerg wrote: »

Well got a full tank of fuel from another service station in Ardee on Monday night, and the car shut down 20 miled after filling up. Engine light came on, car shut off power... No warning . Just got the car back, and it turns out the fuel was contanminated. Gonna stick with the AA advised, go to Topaz, their fuel is checked regular and their pumps are checked by NSAI. For the sake of .5c litre

Since I've changed to diesel power I don't fill up in Ardee at all any more:eek:

vetstu

MugMugs wrote: »

He the same fella in Dundalk on the old N1 ?

Not sure, he has a depot in Culloville so that's enough reason to steer clear.