why do petrol pumps not sell petrol in cans or glass bottles?
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There are several reasons for it why petrol is not given in plastic bottles:
1. Static Charge: Flowing fluid creates static charge and in plastic bottles the charge keeps on accumulating. Now, if the bottle comes in certain distance of a conductor or conducting environment thermal discharge occurs and if oxygen rich air is available there the petrol gets fire. Now this is the most dangerous situation as you will not even know and the petrol would have ignited itself.
2. Plastic dissolves in Petrol: The mineral water bottles are made up of PET (polyethylene terephthalate) and pet dissolves in petrol. So while storing petrol in PET bottles the plastic may dissolve and will leak creating a dangerous situation.
3. Unsocial Elements of the society: The unsocial elements use petrol to make petrol bombs, burn bikes, cars, buses with petrol and create nuisance so to keep a check on these activities petrol is not given in plastic bottles.
4. Explosive licence limitation: Petrol Pumps in India are administered by PESO (Petroleum and Explosive Safety Organization) which forms all the Petroleum Rules. As per section 8 of Petroleum Rules 2002, you can carry petrol upto 1 litres in glassware or stone ware bottle or upto 25 litres in metal cans from a petrol pump without any licence. But you can’t use plastic bottle for the same.
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