Petroleum licenses

If you store more than 15 litres of petroleum spirit (petrol) then you will almost certainly need a licence to do so. There are one or two exceptions to this rule - these relate to storage for use in motor vehicles or other internal combustion engines – contact Trading Standards

All fees for a petroleum licence are payable annually.

for storage of not more than 2500 litres - £40
for storage exceeding 2500 litres but not more than 50,000 litres - £55
for storage exceeding 50,000 litres- £115

The fee for transferring a licence is £8 and you can download the PDF form needed to apply for a transfer from the more information section below.

I need a licence, what do I do now?

You can either contact us to request an application pack or you can download a form from the More Information section below, complete it and return it to us at:

Derbyshire County Council
Trading Standards Service
Chatsworth Hall
Chesterfield Road
Matlock
Derbyshire
DE4 3FW

This should be completed and returned with the fee, copies of plans of your premises (scale 1:100), including location of petroleum storage and the actual storage arrangements. Cheques or postal orders should be made payable to Derbyshire County Council.

We will consider the application once we have received all relevant information and advise you of the outcome.

Licence conditions

A licence is issued subject to strict conditions containing important safety requirements, which must be followed. A copy of the conditions will accompany your licence. The licence must be kept available on the premises in a site register.

Petroleum licenses

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