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'Even above 275L, it says you need a license - it doesn't say it's illegal.'

Its commonly said 'it illegal to possess plutonium', but obviously someone does operate nuclear powerplants, and thise are people with the right licence. Same applies to drugs, explosices, etc.

The question is - are requirements of the lisence realistic for you to meet as an average homeowner?

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You can still store up to 275L without a license, which is surely enough for the use case we're discussing. I can't help but think you're nitpicking.

However, I picked a random Council to see, and it looks extremely doable for a homeowner with the space to do so to get a license to store up to 2,500L. It's not even particularly expensive (£44 pa)

http://www.suffolk.gov.uk/community-and-safety/suffolk-tradi...

Thank you, I have not dug into it in detail.

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