Tesco sorry after fuel blunder wrecks cars

The supermarket giant has offered to pay for repairs following the gaffe at its Catterick Garrison garage in North Yorkshire.

About 25 drivers are believed to have been affected in the mix-up on Thursday, but the retailer says it may take some time to establish exact numbers.

A Tesco spokesman said: “There has been an isolated incident where a small number of customers received the wrong fuel when filling up at our store.

“We are in contact with customers affected to apologise and arrange any necessary repairs to their vehicles.”

He stressed that there was no issue with fuel contamination at Tesco petrol stations.

Last month, a similar blunder by a tanker driver at Sainsbury’s in Salford, Greater Manchester, affected 44 cars and caused about £14,000 damage.