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If you have just finished filling up your tank and you realise that you have put petrol in instead of diesel, then do not drive off - this may be literally the worst thing that you can do. Resist the temptation of ‘brimming’ by filling up the remaining portion of the tank with diesel. If you have misfuelled by filling up completely with the wrong fuel, you will not be able to safely “drive your way out” by successively filling with diesel every few miles in the hope of diluting down the amount of petrol to a negligible amount. If you have already started driving, then pull over and stop as soon as it is safe to do so.
Services exist today to empty your fuel tank so that you can start again with the right fuel. The filling station where you bought your first tankful may be able to do this. Other options are a local garage or one of the mobile services dedicated to this function from the main motoring organisations. Afterwards, consider fitting an effective solution like FuelSure.
The fact that such services exist is an indication of the number of people in the UK who are being caught out when no diesel misfuelling device is fitted to their vehicle. The AA for example put its service in place when confronted with the high number of AA members being caught out by misfuelling (its statistics show over 40,000 callouts per year for its own organisation alone). The service is called “Fuel Assist” and is run using a fleet of vehicles fitted out for the purpose; it can be asked for via the normal Breakdown number for the AA.
Contaminated fuel that is drained after a misfuelling incident is disposed of via recycling through a waste management company. On average, the trained personnel who are specialists in fuel draining and replenishing arrive within an hour. Given the alternative of (extremely) expensive repairs and the time that a vehicle must spend in the garage to be repaired, a solution such as Fuel Assist can make a lot of sense rather than trying to drive your car to a garage and doing extensive damage in the process. Better still however is to stop misfuelling from happening altogether, with FuelSure.
If the amount of petrol that you have mistakenly added to your diesel fuel tank is small, do not turn the ignition on (and avoid activating central locking/unlocking for the reasons already given); instead contact the official dealer of the manufacturer or if need be the manufacturer directly. They will be able to advise you as to the best course of action. Contact us today and we’ll tell you how FuelSure can be fitted to your vehicle right way to prevent the problem.
In some cases, a very small amount of petrol, for example less than 10% of the total volume, may allow for the tank to be filled up completely with diesel and to run the car as normal. If the amount of petrol is over 10% of the total volume of the fuel tank, the draining of the tank by a professional and filling up from zero again with diesel only is required. In any cases, get professional advice first and be sure that you give them the exact information on any misfuelling incident, in order to save both time and money in the long run.
Better still, don’t be a victim of misfuelling. How? With a remarkably effective yet simple device, FuelSure, that fits easily to diesel car filler neck, and that systematically prevents the wrong fuel from being used. Get the facts today! - call us on 0845 475 8397 or contact us now via this page.
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