Intermarché is compensating around twenty drivers who broke down after taking 95 unleaded E-10 at the L'Union gas station near Toulouse. The fuel had been contaminated with water from a nearby car wash.
“It was painful, but it's behind me,” positive Maxime, who has just recovered his car. In late July, this Clermont resident broke down after picking up 95 E-10 unleaded at the Intermarché “Les Violettes” gas station in L'Union, near Toulouse. The fuel was contaminated with water. “This problem was due to water from the neighboring car wash seeping into the tanks,” explained the big retailer, which agreed to compensate drivers for the loss.
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Maxime will be reimbursed up to €1,386. “They are covering all the repair and rental vehicle costs related to this breakdown,” said the Clermont resident whose car broke down. cough after a few hundred meters.
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He found himself having to call the tow truck even though he was 400 km from home. The car is now repaired. “Spark plugs, injectors were changed and the engine was cleaned because the fuel was not compliant.”
Well, that marks the end of the Intermarché disaster!
It was pretty quick in the end! pic.twitter.com/Ql80Pl8Bmc
– Huh? (@TSAMaxime) August 14, 2024
About twenty drivers
Like him, about twenty drivers reported to Intermarché. “A file is created for each case and if this incident is the cause of the problem on the vehicle, then there is support,” the company assures, indicating that the pump is back in operation.