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A SUPERMARKET chain has admitted selling contaminated diesel fuel at a filling station.
Last week customers at a Tesco superstore in Warndon, Worcester, complained of car trouble after filling their tanks.
The supermarket initially said that it would carry out tests, but said it did not believe the diesel to be of a poor standard.
But now, the Worcester News reports the company has admitted finding water in one of the storage tanks at the superstore in Mill Wood Drive.
Customer Richard Davey said Tesco had contacted his insurer admitting liability for the damage to his Ford Focus.
He said: “I filled it up at the Warndon store on November 20, and I know of at least five other people who had the same problem. I’m sure there will be a lot more out there, and some of them perhaps don’t know yet why their cars went wrong.”
Mr Davey, who works for Wychavon District Council, said: “They have agreed to pay nearly, £2,200, which covers the cost of the repair work, and I also hope to get the cost of the fuel back, and the cost of recovering my car, which was £90.”
The problem was originally reported to the Worcester News by driver Laura Yeomans, who said: “I filled my car up on November 28 with diesel and got the fuel filter warning light.
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Last week customers at a Tesco superstore in Warndon, Worcester, complained of car trouble after filling their tanks.
The supermarket initially said that it would carry out tests, but said it did not believe the diesel to be of a poor standard.
But now, the Worcester News reports the company has admitted finding water in one of the storage tanks at the superstore in Mill Wood Drive.
Customer Richard Davey said Tesco had contacted his insurer admitting liability for the damage to his Ford Focus.
He said: “I filled it up at the Warndon store on November 20, and I know of at least five other people who had the same problem. I’m sure there will be a lot more out there, and some of them perhaps don’t know yet why their cars went wrong.”
Mr Davey, who works for Wychavon District Council, said: “They have agreed to pay nearly, £2,200, which covers the cost of the repair work, and I also hope to get the cost of the fuel back, and the cost of recovering my car, which was £90.”
The problem was originally reported to the Worcester News by driver Laura Yeomans, who said: “I filled my car up on November 28 with diesel and got the fuel filter warning light.
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