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Post by mysty on Oct 31, 2023 12:46:00 GMT 1
We bought central heating oil today from a petrol station, to test out an oil boiler I repaired. Cheaper than buying diesel at just 1.50 a litre but its illegal to use it in the cars fuel tank. When we paid they wanted your details and had to fill out a form incase your stopped by the Gendarme not sure why but you have to keep the paper for at least three years. If you click the picture you can read the small print.  |
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Post by beejay on Oct 31, 2023 18:32:42 GMT 1
We bought central heating oil today from a petrol station, to test out an oil boiler I repaired. Cheaper than buying diesel at just 1.50 a litre but its illegal to use it in the cars fuel tank. When we paid they wanted your details and had to fill out a form incase your stopped by the Gendarme not sure why but you have to keep the paper for at least three years. If you click the picture you can read the small print. View Attachment
'Cos it's a legal requirement?
Or do you mean why is it a legal requirement? And, a gendarme could book you if you were using it in a vehicle. |
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Post by mysty on Oct 31, 2023 19:34:55 GMT 1
I have never heard of needing a paper before for buying heating oil but never bought it before and had no idea it was a legal requirement.
If you look on LBC and do a search for heating oil there are plenty of people selling oil they have and are no longer using so are you saying it is illegal to transport without a paper from a garage?
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Post by robertarthur on Oct 31, 2023 21:13:56 GMT 1
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Post by houpla on Nov 1, 2023 8:39:26 GMT 1
The same goes for buying wine in any quantity, e.g. a cooperative or vineyard. If you're stopped with a load of cubits in the boot, you need to be able to produce a facture. That's to do with ensuring that taxes have been paid.
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Post by omegal on Nov 1, 2023 14:48:53 GMT 1
The same goes for buying wine in any quantity, e.g. a cooperative or vineyard. If you're stopped with a load of cubits in the boot, you need to be able to produce a facture. That's to do with ensuring that taxes have been paid. True, when we had our restaurants and needed to collect (normally delivered) from the local what we personally called, the vinnerie, our wholesaler that had massive stainless steel tanks where one could buy several litres to put in your own ten litre bidons, we had to have a justificat that tax had been paid should we be stopped en route. |
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Post by mysty on Nov 2, 2023 6:36:34 GMT 1
@ h and O.
I do not see how a piece of paper stops tax fraud.
Cafes and restaurants can buy food and drink from a supermarket and use it in there business and pocket the extra cash.
Not that I'm saying anyone does that 😃
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Post by spectrum on Nov 2, 2023 8:35:40 GMT 1
Was the same when I was buying gallons and gallons of Red diesel for the Genny's, filled in the paperwork at the first garage, then had to show it if bought elsewhere.
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Post by cernunnos on Nov 2, 2023 8:43:46 GMT 1
The paper doesn't stop tax fraud , but if you are stopped and checked by the douane ( which is very unlikely) then it is proof that you paid the tax on the heating oil or GNR that you are transporting.
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Post by omegal on Nov 2, 2023 13:20:14 GMT 1
@ h and O. I do not see how a piece of paper stops tax fraud. Cafes and restaurants can buy food and drink from a supermarket and use it in there business and pocket the extra cash. Not that I'm saying anyone does that 😃 True but tax and TVA would have been applied when you buy it in the supermarket and then of course the onus is on the person to declare it once sold. You can go to a "vinnerie" not ask for a ticket drive off with say 50-100 litres of wine, no tax, no vat (sounds like a line from the opening song of Only fools and horses) so if there is a control, either on the road or at the business you will need to produce said facture. |
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Post by beejay on Nov 6, 2023 17:22:46 GMT 1
Surely, the reason is to prevent discourage no/low tax oil being used in road vehicles?
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Post by cernunnos on Nov 6, 2023 17:28:34 GMT 1
Yes , GNR is not usually transported in cans , but bought from a company with a tanker, same as heating oil.
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