The hierarchy of the new highway code puts HGV vehicles right at the bottom of the road user pile & cyclist at the top who complain about diesel spillage from over filled HGV diesel tanks to be the main culprit. Watch the liability & environmental claims against hauliers start to rise. commercialfleet.org/news/la … sel-spills
lancpudn:
The hierarchy of the new highway code puts HGV vehicles right at the bottom of the road user pile & cyclist at the top who complain about diesel spillage from over filled HGV diesel tanks to be the main culprit. Watch the liability & environmental claims against hauliers start to rise. commercialfleet.org/news/la … sel-spills
If the cap is on and the seal is working how can the fuel spill out of the tank.
Also how can anyone fill a tank any higher than its filler kneck when the pump nozzle will cut off.
Yes it’s possible to forget to put the cap on which is along the lines of forgetting about the height when approaching a bridge with even worse potential results.
Dont stress,if things keep on going like this no-one will be able to afford to fill a tank.
As a motorcyclist I hate diesel spills.
Now as an HGV driver I brim the tank til it reaches the cap. Because I get fed up filling up to get inside and it only says 3/4 full.
So, how good is a well fitting cap, is it not perfect at keeping the diesel in?
I understand two-wheelers fears. As a youngster, and still learning, I managed to drop my beautiful Ducati motorcycle twice due to spilt diesel. It’s bloody lethal! Now, many years later, whatever I am driving I am looking carefully for damp patches or, hopefully, colourful oil patches on wet roads.
stu675:
As a motorcyclist I hate diesel spills.
Now as an HGV driver I brim the tank til it reaches the cap. Because I get fed up filling up to get inside and it only says 3/4 full.
So, how good is a well fitting cap, is it not perfect at keeping the diesel in?
“Well fitting caps” fit well. 
Those with worn rubber, or more often, quickly and clumsily put only half on aren`t.
Franglais:
stu675:
As a motorcyclist I hate diesel spills.
Now as an HGV driver I brim the tank til it reaches the cap. Because I get fed up filling up to get inside and it only says 3/4 full.
So, how good is a well fitting cap, is it not perfect at keeping the diesel in?“Well fitting caps” fit well.
Those with worn rubber, or more often, quickly and clumsily put only half on aren`t.
So it’s got nothing to do brimming the tank.
It would spill out of a half empty tank if the cap didn’t fit.
stu675:
Franglais:
stu675:
As a motorcyclist I hate diesel spills.
Now as an HGV driver I brim the tank til it reaches the cap. Because I get fed up filling up to get inside and it only says 3/4 full.
So, how good is a well fitting cap, is it not perfect at keeping the diesel in?“Well fitting caps” fit well.
Those with worn rubber, or more often, quickly and clumsily put only half on aren`t.So it’s got nothing to do brimming the tank.
It would spill out of a half empty tank if the cap didn’t fit.
If diesel comes out of a cool under-ground tank, into a warm day, it will expand.
Could that force it out?
If you top up completely after a shift and dont burn some off...■■ I dont have the definitive answer, but can see that might not be a good idea.
The fuel is probably stored underground and is much colder, as it warms up in the vehicle tank it will expand and leak on corners, roundabouts, junctions and driveways, thats why we leave ullage for expansion, most liquids are measured at 20°C
Brimming fuel tanks kills motorcyclists 
At almost £1.80 litre on some retail pumps why would you chuck it down the drain? Operators have had a 20p to 30p rise in fuel costs this week on fuel card transactions
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