TRADING Standards have stepped in to examine fuel following complaints at a Kilmarnock service station.
The watchdog confirmed it has received a number of enquiries from concerned customers about fuel purchased at Burnpark Services, after claims circulated on social media alleging potential issues.
A spokesperson for Trading Standards said: "We are aware of the situation at Burnpark Service Station and we have received several enquiries from local consumers over the past week.
"We have also spoken with the owner of the site and we've taken a sample of super unleaded, which is the grade of fuel that all the complaints relate to.
"We have submitted this sample to the lab for analysis and are currently awaiting the results of this testing.
"It could take a few weeks to obtain the results of the analysis but we have advised both the business and all our enquirers that we will update them on the results as soon as we have them."
It comes after Burnpark Services was forced to release a statement when it was hit with multiple accusations that its fuel was faulty.
The company said its fuel had been thoroughly tested and met all required standards, adding that products had been traced through every stage of the supply process.
A spokesperson previously said the business takes such concerns “extremely seriously” and confirmed that Trading Standards had independently taken samples for analysis.
Burnpark Services also said it remains confident in the quality of its fuel and will continue to offer “competitively priced fuel” while maintaining “the highest standards”.
The results of the independent laboratory testing are now awaited.
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