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Red diesel
tenpolequint:
Would it be legal to run a purely off road vehicle on red diesel and would the red diesel be ok for the engines to run with this or would they kick up a fuss. I know red diesel has a dye added to it but is it a lower quality diesel or is there no such thing. i.e. diesel is diesel.
Manicminer:
As long as you don't use your vehicle on the public roads etc , ie private land , then you will have no problems legally or motor wise. Red diesel is diesel without the road tax duty - £1.00 a gallon.
hobbit:
Yes as above, your motor would run just as well on red, no difference apart from the colour, be prepared for a visit from somebody after you start buying it, a lot of sellers take vehicle registrations and pass them onto the authorities, to check on whether you are using it in road vehicles
muddyweb:
This will probably sound a bit 'anorak' even for me, but it will smell different when the engine runs too.
The red diesel compared to DERV will be a little different in terms of performance too, since they haven't spent quite so much time taking things out of it and putting additives in to make it "environmentally friendly".
drum:
In an old engine, just run cooking oil, 15p per litre at netto, and smells like a chippy everywhere you go :D
Not a serious suggestion, by the way.
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