You need a licence to store petroleum spirit.

If you want to store petroleum with a view to dispensing it into the fuel tank of an internal combustion engine (eg into a vehicle in a petrol station) then you need a licence. You will need to follow safety rules about how to store petroleum, please contact trading standards for further advice - details to the right of this page. The standard conditions for a petrol filling station licence are also on the right of this page.

Fees

The Fees and Charges can be viewed by clicking here. Or looking at the Fees and Charges page link in the 'Documents to Download' section to right of this page.

Cheques should be made payable to 'City of York Council'.

Apply for a licence

Download an application form to renew your licence to store petrol and return your completed form to us.