BPC limits fuel supply for ride-sharing motorcycles at 5 litres per day

Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) has ordered a five-litre daily limit of octane or petrol per day for motorcycles used in ride-sharing services to maintain regular fuel supply across the country.

A BPC press release on Tuesday said that the decision has been taken to reduce anxiety and panic regarding the fuel situation among the people of the country and to maintain regular fuel supply, bdnews24.com reports.

BPC says that fuel oil is being imported from abroad as per the schedule and shipments are arriving in the country regularly.

Also, fuel is being sent regularly from the main facilities to various depots across the country through railway wagons and tankers.

However, BPC has given directives to authorities to limit the amount of fuel that can be supplied per day in metropolitan areas for motorcycles used in ride-sharing services.

The BPC has also set some conditions for the supply of this fuel.

These include that when taking oil from a filling station, the consumer must provide a purchase receipt stating the type, quantity and price of the oil.

The next time a purchaser gets oil, they will need to submit the original copy of the previous purchase receipt.

In addition, the motorcycle's registration number and driver information will need to be verified with the ride-sharing app before the fuel is delivered.

The notice said that everyone is obliged to buy and sell fuel oil at the price set by the government. Charging excessive prices on the pretext of a crisis is a legal offence, it noted.

The government sets the price of fuel oil at the beginning of every month and has yet to take any decision on increasing the price of fuel oil under the current circumstances, the BPC said.

The organisation has urged consumers and dealers to follow these instructions to maintain normal fuel supply in the country.

On Friday, the BPC fixed the amount of fuel oil per daily trip according to the type of vehicle.

According to the new guidelines, a maximum of two litres of octane or petrol can be supplied to motorcycles per day, 10 litres to private cars, and 20-25 litres to SUVs, jeeps, and microbuses.

Diesel-powered pickups and local buses can be supplied with 70-80 litres, while long-distance buses, trucks, covered vans, and container trucks can get up to 200-220 litres.

Now, the BPC has decided to increase the limit to a maximum of five litres per day for motorcycles used in ride-sharing services.