This is the bizarre moment when a man was seen refueling his car with a trolley full of cooking oil as drivers struggled with the cost of filling it.
With petrol prices hitting record highs, a customer was filmed outside a Tesco supermarket in Congleton, Cheshire on Tuesday afternoon.
In the video, he can be seen at the rear of his car carrying a trolley load of vegetable bottles, which he begins to open.
One by one, he then spills the oil into his vehicle, as surprised spectators look at him.
Mark Rainford, who recorded the clip, said: “I filmed it and as I walked past it, he first took all the tips of the bottles, that’s what made me. He had clearly considered it. . ‘
This is the bizarre moment when a man was seen refueling his car with a trolley full of cooking oil outside a Tesco supermarket in Congleton, Cheshire – as drivers struggled with the cost of refueling.
While some viewers have praised the man for his invention, the use of cooking oils as a substitute for fuel can prove extremely dangerous and can cause permanent damage to engines.
A man on social media said: ‘It’s going to be a busy night for the AA when everyone tries this in their modern diesel engines.’
Another reviewer said: “Do not put veg oil in your car or van unless it is an old type of diesel engine.
‘You f *** your engine on, it’s too thick and you blow up the diesel pump. And most of all, not to put it in a petrol car / van. ‘
In the video, he can be seen at the rear of his car carrying a trolley load of vegetable bottles, which he begins to open. One by one, he then spills the oil into his vehicle, as surprised spectators look at him
A third person posted: “To use veg oil you need a heater in the fuel system and also the glycerin in the oil will eventually clog the fuel system and homogenize the engine lubricating oil.
“The only way it works is to convert it into biodiesel with toxic and dangerous chemicals.”
The AA and RAC were asked for comment.
The video comes as customers continue to be hit by a record increase in petrol and diesel prices at a time when household energy bills are also rising.
The average petrol price on the suburbs hit a record 165.89p per liter yesterday, up from 148.0p a month ago – while diesel was at 177.34p, up from 151.6p a month ago.
Senior Tory MP Robert Halfon warned that the increases could put Britain in a ‘de facto lockdown’ by making it impossible for people to fill, ministers were warned.
The backbencher said parents will soon no longer be able to take their children to school while workers struggle to get to work.
The video clip comes as the customer continues to be hit by a record increase in petrol and diesel prices at a time when household energy bills are also rising
Yesterday morning, diesel rose to a record high of £ 1.76 per liter, while petrol was picked up at £ 1.65 per liter.
The steep rise in fuel prices has also triggered fears of a wave of opportunistic theft by those who want to sell the fuel or pay others desperately.
The Telegraph reported that rural households that store oil in their backyard tanks are being targeted by thieves who are using electricity to sell the stolen fuel on the black market.
Sarah Lee, director of policy for the Land Alliance, told the MailOnline Police that the public had already been advised to “keep their tanks in a well-arranged position”.
“With disturbing reports of thieves targeting rural households to steal oil to sell on the black market, it is critical that rural homeowners and farmers ensure their safety, including CCTV and security coverage, is up and running,” she said.
Drivers continue to be robbed of record fuel prices as petrol reaches an average of £ 1.65 per liter. Figures from data firm Experian Catalist show that the average cost of a liter of petrol on UK forecourts has risen by 16p in the last month.
The steep rise in fuel prices has also triggered fears of a wave of opportunistic theft by those who want to sell the fuel or pay others desperately. In Newcastle, police are investigating the theft of 15,000 liters of fuel worth about £ 25,000 stolen from an industrial warehouse (photo)
The theft of 15,000 liters of fuel, worth about £ 25,000, from an industrial storage facility was reported in Newcastle earlier this week.
In a February footage, a man in a hood and a tracksuit walks up to pumps at a co-op station in Washington, Tyne and Wear and steals the council’s recycling bin value of gasoline.
A quick Google search will provide advice on whether the use of cooking oil for vehicles is viable.
Cooking oil delivery company Cater Oils says recycling vegetable oil into a biodiesel is possible.
But on its advisory side, the company adds an accusation that people “really do not” just spill the oil directly from the bottle into their cars.
This is because it is so thick and naked.
This means that it does not flow properly through the engine and it does not burn efficiently. This could cause it to set and build up, damaging the engine.
The process of converting cooking oil into biodiesel, and therefore an efficient source of fuel, is called transesterification. But Cater Oils advises that this should be left to the experts.
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