Diesel vs Red Diesel
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Diesel vs Red Diesel
I just wanted to know whats the difference between the 2 i know that red diesel does not get charged tax but is there any actual difference in the quality or is it all the same thing???????????
Also any other information about red diesel would be good.
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Also any other information about red diesel would be good.
Thanx
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Red diesel is red so if the law do a spot check on a normal diesel car and look at the colour of the diesel they can establish if the driver is using untaxed red stuff or white taxed stuff. Using red in your standrard family car is illegal due to it not being taxed as it is only meant to be used by hauliers and the like.
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Red diesel is red so if the law do a spot check on a normal diesel car and look at the colour of the diesel they can establish if the driver is using untaxed red stuff or white taxed stuff. Using red in your standrard family car is illegal due to it not being taxed as it is only meant to be used by hauliers and the like.
big no no for hauliers too, tractors (so long as they don't do too many miles on the road), generators etc. or any vehicle not being used on the public roads basicly
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think the law is due to change at the end of summer tho
410bhp and it does approx 6mpg
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The link below highlights all the vehicles that are allowed to use Red Diesel in section 8
HM Revenue & Customs Notice #75 "Fuel for road vehicles"
HM Revenue & Customs Notice #75 "Fuel for road vehicles"
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Hi Zedf
Yes there is a difference between red and white diesel
Red or gasoil as i know it is higher in sulpher and has a lower cetain number which makes it more smokey and gives less power.
To a trainned eye a road car on red stands out like a sore thumb on hard acceleration.
Cheers hope tthis helps Dixie.
Yes there is a difference between red and white diesel
Red or gasoil as i know it is higher in sulpher and has a lower cetain number which makes it more smokey and gives less power.
To a trainned eye a road car on red stands out like a sore thumb on hard acceleration.
Cheers hope tthis helps Dixie.
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its very confusing as to who can use red and who cant i know of a few farmer friends that have to us white in there fasttracks as they are moving diggers around from site to site so it is seen and haulaging!! as for sweeps we run two at work one tank is white for the main engine that moves it and one tank for red which runs the donky engine now i also know a few big contracters that run sweepers for a living and they all do the same so either were all doing some thing wrong and spending money were we dont need to or im right the ONLY time a sweeper can run both tanks on red as if it isnt going to be used on the road and is working on site ie and air field or big building site !!
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Marine diesel is red. Just as well that it is cheap - an Arun class lifeboat at full speed ( 2 485 bhp 18-litre V8 Cats) burned 45 gallons per hour. A Severn has 2 1000 bhp V12 Cats. God knows what one of them uses.
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its very confusing as to who can use red and who cant i know of a few farmer friends that have to us white in there fasttracks as they are moving diggers around from site to site so it is seen and haulaging!! as for sweeps we run two at work one tank is white for the main engine that moves it and one tank for red which runs the donky engine now i also know a few big contracters that run sweepers for a living and they all do the same so either were all doing some thing wrong and spending money were we dont need to or im right the ONLY time a sweeper can run both tanks on red as if it isnt going to be used on the road and is working on site ie and air field or big building site !!
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my old tuned up vectra diesel was never ever dipped
it ran 1.35bar boost as well
still have some red here at work if somebody wants to buy it
25 litres going cheap
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Veg oil now i heard about this before whats all that about do you just put it in the car or does it have to be mixed or something like that??????
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You are best mixing it to thin it down...otherise you could run into trouble without some mods... Anyway.. If the police do come at the back of you you best kill the engine or you will be in serious trouble.....It stinks just like a fish and chip shop
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You can run your car on veg oil as long as you pay duty of 45p per litre. Still half price though. I wouldn't try it in a common rail though.....just asking for big engine trouble.
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The Severn has 2x1250 bhp 32 litre engines,they slurp up about 540 litres(120 gallons) of the red stuff an hour at full chat-an expensive little beast eh