Davebhoy, Your story A man was filling up his car with petrol when it overflowed and splashed all over the sleave of his jacket.
He paid for the petrol and left the garage. 200 yards down the road he lit a cigarette and the petrol vapours ignited as which point the police arrived and charged him with possessing a fire arm is NOT FUNNY
This very accident happened to a friend of mine in Belfast. As a result, he was shot dead. In Belfast, at that time, they didn't mess around, if they saw someone with an Armalite!