Ninehigh
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| posted on 11/2/11 at 05:56 PM |
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"Medium diesel"
Place I'm working at has these barrels of "medium diesel"
Just looked it up and it turns out this is Red diesel.
Now, I'm here all night, on my own, and there's a hand pump sticking out of one of the barrels.
If you was in my situation, and let's say for the sake of argument that the site manager has given me permission to half-inch some overnight,
would you stick a few litres in your car? I'm not talking filling the tank, just the canful (in a 60l tank)
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big_wasa
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| posted on 11/2/11 at 06:02 PM |
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I shift thousands a litres a day of this stuff.
If you get spot checked they will squash your car into a cube. They even go around super markets with cotton buds and rub them around the exhaust and
test it.
Never rip of the tax man its a bigger crime than murder 
On the other side of it. Most cars will run fine on it and some around this way have done so for years.
Its not just white with a dye, its not aswell refined as white.
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wylliezx9r
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| posted on 11/2/11 at 06:03 PM |
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Personally being the law abiding governement loving person that I am...........................I'd fill the whole fecking tank up !
I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered.
George Best
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owelly
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| posted on 11/2/11 at 06:04 PM |
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Don't do it! During the 2000 fuel crisis I had to queue up to get a rationed 10 litres like everyone else even though I had 2,000,000 litres or
MFO (red diesel) sat at work!
It only takes a random fuel tank dip check point at some point in the future and you'll be in court for tax evasion which is a civil offence,
not a motoring offence. Trained noses can smell red exhaust fumes!!
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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snapper
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| posted on 11/2/11 at 06:06 PM |
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Add a drop of petrol to it, it won't be red anymore
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owelly
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| posted on 11/2/11 at 06:09 PM |
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quote:
Add a drop of petrol to it, it won't be red anymore
It will still be red! You can filter it through fullers earth which will remove the dye but it will still test positive. Mixing red diesel with green
diesel also removes the colour but not the dye trace!
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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T66
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| posted on 11/2/11 at 06:20 PM |
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Mugs game mate - pay for it like the rest of us......
Might as well not tax your car or insure it while your on.
We pay for that aswell, including those who dont bother.
You cannot mask using red diesel, if theres any doubt they will pull your filters off.
Life is hard enough, keep it simple 
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Peteff
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| posted on 11/2/11 at 06:28 PM |
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If the duty is paid on it you can use red diesel for the road but you have to prove that the duty is paid.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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thunderace
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| posted on 11/2/11 at 06:29 PM |
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told my mate he was useing red he asked how the hell do you know ?
i told him i can smell it he was shocked ,
then he said he filtterd it with cat litter and it was no longer red ?
lol it was still red to me
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 11/2/11 at 06:30 PM |
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It could be that easy to get caught? I've never seen anyone doing checks (even during the taxi mot where they say they check for it as part of
the test)
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dave r
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| posted on 11/2/11 at 06:35 PM |
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went to a off road show once, and they were checking every 4X4 in the carpark
I'd love to give my imaginary friend a great big hug,
but this jacket makes it impossible.
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 11/2/11 at 06:36 PM |
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So not even worth risking a small amount then... No problem
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HowardB
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| posted on 11/2/11 at 06:47 PM |
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I've seen them doing spot checks on the Mull of Kintyre, all diesel vehicles were being stopped and checked.
I'd say it's not worth the risk.
Howard
Fisher Fury was 2000 Zetec - now a 1600 (it Lives again  and goes zoom)
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daviep
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| posted on 11/2/11 at 07:09 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by thunderace
told my mate he was useing red he asked how the hell do you know ?
i told him i can smell it he was shocked ,
then he said he filtterd it with cat litter and it was no longer red ?
lol it was still red to me
You must have a way better nose than me then, I've worked on nearly every type of plant that runs on diesel both white and red and there is no
difference to my nose.
There is a huge amount of nonsense spoken about red diesel with regard to stained filters, tanks, and fuel lines. I couldn't say that there is
no chemical marker present but there is certainly no red dye left behind.
I wouldn't risk running red in any vehicle which is likely to be "dipped", so if you ever g to car auctions, farms or building sites
or anywhwere else that red diesel maybe available, also wouldn't touch it if your motor looks a bit tatty especially if it's a van or
4x4.
Davie
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owelly
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| posted on 11/2/11 at 07:10 PM |
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Often see tanks getting dipped at the local farmers market and there seems to be increased dipping when the gyppos are near when it comes to show
season!!!
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 11/2/11 at 07:31 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by daviep
I wouldn't risk running red in any vehicle which is likely to be "dipped", so if you ever g to car auctions, farms or building sites
or anywhwere else that red diesel maybe available, also wouldn't touch it if your motor looks a bit tatty especially if it's a van or
4x4.
Davie
Ah now this was my thinking, it's a normal family car
The question is I've never been tested so far (since 1997) so what are the chances of getting tested later (knowing my luck 99%)
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ali f27
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| posted on 11/2/11 at 07:44 PM |
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Kind of all depends if you have new rangerover probs not get stopped if you have older car van will be stopped
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carpmart
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| posted on 11/2/11 at 07:46 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Ninehigh
quote:
Originally posted by daviep
I wouldn't risk running red in any vehicle which is likely to be "dipped", so if you ever g to car auctions, farms or building sites
or anywhwere else that red diesel maybe available, also wouldn't touch it if your motor looks a bit tatty especially if it's a van or
4x4.
Davie
Ah now this was my thinking, it's a normal family car
The question is I've never been tested so far (since 1997) so what are the chances of getting tested later (knowing my luck 99%)
Every time you see the Rozzers you'll be looking the other way whistling and pretending to look all 'casual', your bound to get
tugged!
You only live once - make the most of it!
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Range Rover Sport - Wife's Car
Mercedes A class - Son's Car
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 11/2/11 at 07:47 PM |
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To be fair I've done worse things while driving 
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skydivepaul
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| posted on 11/2/11 at 08:45 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by ali f27
Kind of all depends if you have new rangerover probs not get stopped if you have older car van will be stopped
if you can afford a new rangerover you probably wont give a crap about the price of fuel
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zilspeed
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| posted on 11/2/11 at 08:48 PM |
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I once got dipped for red diesel.
Driving, a police bike told me to follow him to an area where Vosa were dpping tanks.
I was driving an unmarked white transit.
After they had dipped the tank, I told them that I worked for the council and it was an unmarked hire van so I would be pretty surprised if there was
any red in the tank, which was the truth.
They gave me the 'not impressed, why didn't you say earlier' look.
Well you never asked.
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mrwibble
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| posted on 11/2/11 at 08:59 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by zilspeed
I once got dipped for red diesel.
Driving, a police bike told me to follow him to an area where Vosa were dpping tanks.
I was driving an unmarked white transit.
After they had dipped the tank, I told them that I worked for the council and it was an unmarked hire van so I would be pretty surprised if there was
any red in the tank, which was the truth.
They gave me the 'not impressed, why didn't you say earlier' look.
Well you never asked.
very good.
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steve m
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| posted on 11/2/11 at 09:02 PM |
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I might use red diesel, and if stopped , say its a reflection, of my colorado red diesel mondeo
hahahaha
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 11/2/11 at 09:17 PM |
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I once saw it advertised in a station at about 25p/l.. I thought if I got caught with it I'd just say "Twenty-five pence per f**king litre
officer, I'm not stupid!"
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Simon
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| posted on 11/2/11 at 09:30 PM |
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I got stopped in my Range Rover and they dipped the tank.
Funny thing was it was petrol with dodgy exhaust, they just had to carry on once they started
ATB
Simon
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