A motorist was caught on camera as he filled his car with cooking oil in a Tesco car park. The man was seen outside the supermarket with his trolley loaded with the oil.
He was then seen to take each bottle from the trolley, unscrew it and then pour it into his vehicle. The bizarre sight was filmed by a passerby who posted it on Facebook, reports Cheshire Live.
And it sparked a massive response with many pointing out where he might be going wrong. And while some said it could be done - most pointed out he might not be doing it the right way.
The video was filmed outside the Congleton branch of the supermarket by resident Mark Rainford on Tuesday March 15. He posted it on Facebook asking 'what fuel prices'.
Since then it has had hundreds of reactions and comments with many more shares. Speaking to Cheshire Live, Mark said: "I filmed it and as I walked past him he was taking all the tops off the bottles first, that's what made me laugh. He had clearly thought it through."
Hundreds of people were amused by the video, with some praising the man for his ingenuity and saying the car would 'run just fine'. Others were more pessimistic over the vehicle's chances of functioning.
The video comes after a record rise in petrol and diesel prices, at a time where energy bills are also increasing. As of Wednesday morning (March 16), diesel rose to a record high of £1.76 per litre, while petrol was recorded to be at £1.64 a litre.
Can you fill up your car with cooking oil?
A quick Google search will bring up advice over whether using cooking oil to power vehicles is viable. Cooking oil delivery firm Cater Oils says recycling vegetable oil into a biodiesel is possible.
But on its advice page, the company adds a caveat that people 'really shouldn't' just pour the oil directly from the bottle into their cars. This is due to it being so thick and sticky.
This means it won't flow properly through the engine and it will not be burnt efficiently. This could cause it to solidify and build up, damaging the engine.
The process of turning cooking oil into biodiesel, and therefore an efficient source of fuel, is called transesterification. But Cater Oils advises that this should be left to the experts.
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