Question for purchase of petrol

AeroDaChav

Is it legal for a person under the age of 18 to purchase petrol/diesel from the petrol station in a container like a jerrycan? For example if your parent/guardian needed petrol for their car could you go up to the station on your own and purchase fuel for them.

Sorry if I posted this in the wrong section or something I'm new to this forums site

sidcon

AeroDaChav wrote: »

Is it legal for a person under the age of 18 to purchase petrol/diesel from the petrol station in a container like a jerrycan? For example if your parent/guardian needed petrol for their car could you go up to the station on your own and purchase fuel for them.

Sorry if I posted this in the wrong section or something I'm new to this forums site

Fuel cannot be dispensed by anyone under the age of 16.

Dizzyblonde

Welcome to Boards.
I've moved this thread into the Legal Discussion forum because it's not suited to Dublin County North.

brian_t

Considering we are getting near bonfire season, it would be somewhat irresponsible of a garage to sell fuel to children.

uck51js9zml2yt

The law would apply to under 16's.
The garage would have no proof that it's for use by a parent to get their car started.

Peregrinus

sidcon wrote: »

Fuel cannot be dispensed by anyone under the age of 16.

The issue raise in the OP is not who the fuel is dispensed by; it's who it's dispensed to.

There's no law preventing the sale of fuel to an under-18 year old. (Hey, you can get a driving licence for a car at 17, and for certain motorcycles and tractors at 16; you have to be able to buy fuel for them.) Nor am I aware of any rule banning the sale of fuel to under-16s, though I suspect some garage owners would have a policy of not doing that.

GM228

Peregrinus wrote: »

sidcon wrote: »

Fuel cannot be dispensed by anyone under the age of 16.

The issue raise in the OP is not who the fuel is dispensed by; it's who it's dispensed to.

There's no law preventing the sale of fuel to an under-18 year old. (Hey, you can get a driving licence for a car at 17, and for certain motorcycles and tractors at 16; you have to be able to buy fuel for them.) Nor am I aware of any rule banning the sale of fuel to under-16s, though I suspect some garage owners would have a policy of not doing that.

I think S66 (c)(i) of the Dangerous Substances (Retail and Private Petroleum Stores) Regulations 1979 would cover the "by" and "to" to anyone under 15 at least.

http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1979/si/311/made/en/print

66. A person—

( c ) shall take all practical steps to—

(i) prevent unauthorised persons or a person under 15 years of age having access to engine petroleum or to a container which has not been rendered free of all traces of petroleum or vapours of such petroleum, and

It's possible the age 16 requirement is a licensing requirement under the Auto Fuel Traders Licence rather than a specific legislative requirement meaning a violation may come under the Finance Act?

hullaballoo

What about daysul?