Who collects waste petrol from garages and workshops?
In brief
City Fuel Services collects waste petrol from garages and workshops across England, Wales and mainland Scotland, from drums, cans and IBCs. Call 07950 582635 or send an enquiry.
Booking a collection of waste petrol
Send us five details: your business name (or name) and the collection postcode; roughly how much waste petrol there is; what it is and any contamination; how it is stored and how a vehicle reaches it; and whether you need one collection or regular ones.
Rules at garages
Petrol in a workshop is a fire risk under DSEAR, so drained fuel is kept closed and away from hot work.
How City Fuel Services handles waste petrol
Every load of waste petrol is assessed before anything is booked. Tell us the quantity, the containers and any contamination; we confirm the terms, collect with a suitable vehicle, and take it to a permitted facility on a consignment note.
Terms used in this answer
- IBC (intermediate bulk container)
- A plastic tank, usually holding 1,000 litres, in a steel cage on a pallet base. The most common container for drained fuel.
- Uplift
- The fuel trade's word for a collection: pumping fuel out of a tank or container and taking it away.
| Sector | Garages and workshops |
|---|---|
| Typical containers | Drums, cans and IBCs. |
| Fuel | Petrol |
| Also called | gasoline, motor spirit, unleaded |
| Waste code | 13 07 02* (petrol) |
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Petrol in brief
Unleaded petrol, also called gasoline or motor spirit, is a light, volatile fuel for spark-ignition engines, made in the UK to BS EN 228. Petrol can be recovered, but its volatility, evaporation losses and handling controls mean it is usually worth less than the same volume of clean diesel.
Official guidance: GOV.UK: hazardous waste.