Carrying gas in the car

put your back seats down and carry the bottle

Hi Dave
i think this varies from state to state, in QLD you now have to have a bung or cap fitted before a refilled bottle or swap and go leaves the shop, i think that you can carry up to 30kg although this sound outrageous.

MATTIE

i now tow my BBQ down to swap and go.

Just hold it out the window in one hand.

This reminds me of a tragic tale ten or more years ago. A tradesman got up one morning, jumped in the van and turned the ignition on.
It happened in W.A. and the bloke died in the explosion and subsequent fire.

Of course for that to happen the gas bottle probably was not turned off and the hoses leaked. I reckon its ok to transport a bottle on it's own with a window open but I would not leave it to develop a leak and fill the car with an air fuel mixture.

People carry bottles in the car all the time and you dont hear about cars blowing up much. The big risk is avoiding all the loonies in deadly misslies coming at you. If there is a law against it is because the dreaded manager class has invented a new rule to justify it's existence. Its all about reasonable risk and taking precautions with what ever you do.

Owen

What's the difference between putting a BBQ bottle in the boot and driving around with a 68LT LPG cylinder in the boot????

Transporting gas