As this brings the point of sale to the gantry loading meter, It is recommended that the printing of temperature of fuel loaded to road tankers be mandatory. Gantry loading metering systems should be brought under metrological control through a system of self-verification using industry standards and codes of practice. Visibility of the verification should be through Trading Standard inspection and audit of the self-verification scheme. Use of accredited calibration teams is also proposed and the infrastructure for this needs to be established. Other changes to the practices governing the measurement of fuel deliveries have been recommended.
Environmental regulation calls for tight stock control in retail tanks.
As a result the temperature of deliveries should be available. The industry should consider how to establish and use temperature measurement at point of delivery without affecting the contract position. The final source of product loss to the retailer is brought about by the introduction of vapour recovery at the loading terminal and the retail tank filling. At the retail end, little change in vapour loss is expected, following the introduction of vapour recovery, over what would have been lost to atmosphere before. At the loading gantry, again no more loss of product is found but due to the change to sealed loads, this loss is not 'made up' by added liquid product.