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Would I be able to report an oil company for delivering oil to an old and bad tank

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Squaremozaic · 25/08/2024 14:39

My mother is in her 70s. For a few years I was noticing some behaviours in her that leads me to highly suspect some form of dementia and likely a behavioural type. She's displaying behavioural and mood stuff and waning comprehension. The local GP office where we are both patients and I am known are useless. I raised concerns a few times but they keep citing 'any memory loss?' to me.

As for memory loss - it's not extremely obvious. Maybe it looks like she's forgetting to behave or something. I don't know. It's definitely behavioural, mood, waning comprehenion, poor spacial awareness as in placing chairs and furniture in bad places and in front of and behind doors so you can't really open them.

Anyways she was told last year by an oil delivery driver that the oil tank has to be replaced by the next fill.

She has completely ignored this and she's completely argumentative and combative about this. Not to the oil company but to me. She has no comprehension on the consequences involved for ignoring this.

I am thinking about reporting the oil company for continuing to deliver oil to an old and rusty and failing tank. They really should not be putting any oil in the tanker any more but they are doing it.

Where do I report the company to. I think if the company was reported to an environmental agency they will be forced into stopping oil deliveries and then maybe my mother's hand will be forced into dealing with this.

Or will I take the issue to the GPs and explaining them the seriousness of what's involved.

OP posts:
QuestionableMouse · 05/03/2025 17:23

Buy some caution tape and stick a massive sign on the tank saying "leaking tank - do not fill."

Maybe also ring her GP and ask for a home appointment. There's simple memory tests they can do at home to help narrow down what's going on.

newkettleandtoaster · 05/03/2025 21:03

From your last few posts it sounds like you live with her, OP?

I didn't realise that at first. Do you live with her in her home?

Squaremozaic · 05/03/2025 21:16

newkettleandtoaster · 05/03/2025 21:03

From your last few posts it sounds like you live with her, OP?

I didn't realise that at first. Do you live with her in her home?

Yes

OP posts:
newkettleandtoaster · 05/03/2025 22:57

So what's the set up? Why are you living with her? Do you pay rent or what?

If you're actually living there I think you need to just step up.

Order it, pay for it, get it done.

What's stopping you doing that?

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