Gas + water = disaster

About 30 motorists in Dunedin and Oamaru encountered engine problems after filling their vehicles with contaminated petrol from one of four stations last Friday. The fuel had been contaminated with water during "routine pipeline testing" at a terminal in Dunedin earlier in the day. The contaminated 91-octane petrol was delivered to three BP sites (Regent on George St, Dunedin North on Cumberland St, and the one in Oamaru) and Mobil Northgate on Cumberland St. The 91-octane fuel tanks at these stations were closed after the problem was discovered. All had since been cleaned and reopened, but this is just another reason not to use cars. There's already the fuel costs and driver licences etc to worry about, but you can't tell until you start your car whether or not there's water in the petrol. Of course water may seem like a cleaner fuel, but if it's mixed in with petrol and you unknowingly fill up your car with the ominous mixture, then you're going to have a bad time. Save the water for an attempt at sabotage.