Bad surprise for some customers of the Intermarché service station. This Saturday, after refueling, their car displayed abnormal behavior. “There are several people who have encountered this problem,” laments David. I went there Saturday morning, at 9 o'clock. After filling up with unleaded 95, I got back in my car and after 400 m, it was only moving forward in fits and starts. »
David brings his car home anyway. “I don’t know if I did well,” he confides. I did 3 km like that, I hope I didn't cause too much damage by insisting like this. » Once home, the motorist realizes that he is not the only victim. “I am a priori the eighth,” he says. In any case, the same mishap happened to Domenika.
“We filled up with unleaded (E-10) at the Intermarché station in Senlis and after traveling a few hundred meters, the car started to show anomalies,” she testifies on social networks. Impossible to accelerate above 30 km/h. She started to jolt and seeing him check engine lit up. As it is still under warranty, we notified the mechanic in Saint-Maximin who explained to us that the tank was full of diesel! »
Intermarché management has been notified. “They told me that they had stopped the distribution of gasoline and that analyzes were underway,” explains David. This Sunday, in fact, only diesel and ethanol were available at the Intermarché service station. Unleaded gasoline 98 and 95 being unavailable at the six pumps of the station, to the great dismay of Aurélien. “It doesn’t work anywhere?” », he asks before being informed of the situation. “I was staying with friends and they advised me to come here because it was cheaper,” he explains. I have to fill up with gas to get back to the Ardennes. »
-David must now deal with the consequences. ” Tomorrow (this Monday), a tow truck will come to tow my vehicle, he announces. You will have to empty the tank and clean the engine. If it is proven that there was a human error, I will contact Intermarché so that they can use their insurance. Anyway, the problem comes from them and it has already happened at other gas stations. » David will also have to notify his employer. “I work in Paris, I will make arrangements with him and telework while waiting to recover my vehicle,” he sighs.
Contacted this Sunday, the Intermarché group acknowledged “the existence of a problem at its Senlis service station. » “Saturday morning, after a first return from a customer, we stopped the distribution of SP 95 – E10 pumps, confirms the brand. In total, five customer reports were reported to supermarket management between Saturday and Sunday noon. Analyzes will be launched at the start of the week to find out if there has been a fuel inversion in the tanks. If this is confirmed, our insurance will cover the damage caused by this error upon presentation of the customers' supporting documents. »
