Until the national fuel pass is implemented, the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation has decided to dispense limited volumes of fuel from Ceypetco filling stations to vehicles starting from July 21, based on the last digit of the vehicle number plate.
According to the Ministry of Energy, Ceypetco filling stations will only pump fuel worth Rs. 1,500 for motorcycles at a single time.
For three-wheelers, the limit has been set at Rs. 2,000 worth of fuel.
The maximum amount of fuel allowed to be dispensed to other vehicles stands at Rs. 7,000.
The decision was taken at a meeting, chaired by Power & Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekara, held earlier today to discuss the resumption of fuel distribution from July 21.
Fuel pumping at 1236 Ceylon Petroleum Corporation fuel filling stations countrywide will begin on Thursday 21 using the new app with QR code and the last number on the vehicle number plates, a high ranking CPC official said.
Over 1 million motorists have already registered with the new system which will take several days for the proper operation of the system in a streamlined manner , he revealed.
The pump attendants at the CPC filling stations countrywide are being provided training to operate this QR code from the CPC officials. Measures will be taken to provide smart phones to filling stations,he said that the present problem is the shortage in the market.
The secretary of fuel distributors association Shelton Fernando said that at present smart phones are banned at petrol sheds and threads danger in searching QR codes by pump attendants near the fuel pumps.
The implementation of this system hurriedly will create problems for pump attendants he pointed out.
Fuel Station Owners’ Association (FSOA) Chairman Kumara Rajapaksa urged the public not to wait in queues as arrangements have been made supply fuel in accordance with the newly introduced ration system.
Under the QR code system, fuel will be issued for motorists sufficient for two days and the Cpc will make arrangements to supply adequate fuel quantity fuel filling stations.They can pump fuel any petrol shed presenting the QR code he added. .
The pump operators at the CPC filling stations across the country are currently undergoing training to operate this QR code from the CPC officials., he said.
It was decided that the dates for fuel distribution based on the last digit of the vehicle number plate will be as follows:
Number plates ending with 0, 1, 2 – Tuesday & Saturday
Number plates ending with 3, 4, 5 – Thursday & Sunday
Number plates ending with 6, 7, 8, 9 – Monday, Wednesday & Friday
Further, the officials also agreed to test the National Fuel Pass system as a three-day pilot project at selected filling stations in Colombo District from the 21st July to dispense a weekly quota of fuel according to the last digit of the number plate using QR codes.
This program will be implemented island-wide from Monday (July 25).
Thereby, technological assistance pertaining to the National Fuel Pass system will be provided to filling station employees and the general public, through the members of security forces, the National Youth Corps and the National Youth Services Council.
Meanwhile, it was decided to dispense fuel to vehicles according to the number plate’s last digit and remove the other vehicles parked in queues.
