Gas station operators swapped fuels – salzburg.ORF.at
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Diesel instead of petrol in the tank has recently been fatal to the people of Salzburg. But not because they filled up incorrectly, but because a supplier incorrectly filled thousands of liters of fuel into the tanks of a gas station in Salzburg-Süd. The error was only noticed when the vehicles were damaged.
Car driver Cornelia Thöni became suspicious after a few hundred meters of driving. Her car began to shake, on the Alpenstrasse the shake got worse and at the crossing in front of the courthouse the engine died completely.
The woman from Salzburg was able to start her vehicle again and got home with it, but nothing worked the next day and the driver called the breakdown service.
Roadside helper notices the smell of diesel in the petrol tank
The ÖAMTC technician couldn’t find any defect, smelled the tank and said he suspected that it was diesel. They immediately looked at the fuel bill and it said ROZ95, also premium petrol. The technician’s suspicion was confirmed in the workshop.
“The workshop contacted the gas station and they said yes, there was a mistake and diesel instead of petrol ended up in the wrong tank.” The gas station operator regrets the incident and emphasizes that the damage was repaired immediately. In addition to the Salzburger’s car, two motorcycles were filled with the wrong fuel. The gas station operator is responsible for the damage caused to the vehicles.