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by Elrac 3353 days ago
If so, that served him right for running a 70 KW Diesel engine to operate a 0.5 KW freezer.

If he was ignoring regulations on energy efficiency, it's very possible he was also ignoring regulations on health and hygiene.

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There was a locked plug socket on the base of a lamppost outside, and a very small sign saying it was for the use of the street food trader.

I asked the trader to use the socket, rather than his engine, since the diesel fumes were coming into our office, and the adjacent building was a primary school. He refused, so I reported him to the local council. They referred it to the police, since the van's number plate wasn't in their records.