When did this happen?.....Diesel more expensive then Petrol?

kelticknight · **Posted:** Wed Mar 19, 2008 8:39 pm

noticed on way home tonight that diesel when up at stations to 1.29 :shock:

tonycrd · **Posted:** Thu Mar 20, 2008 8:03 am

I use diesel too to heat my house and water for the shower. Its not the same stuff as we put in our cars, they say it's less refined.

Could try if my wife's car runs on it, its only 0.58€ at the moment...

kelticknight · **Posted:** Thu Mar 20, 2008 7:53 pm

i wouldnt as it would cause your wife so much problems

Uffe · **Posted:** Fri Mar 21, 2008 6:35 am

In Denmark they say it's the same stuff they put in both tanks. Only difference is that they color the diesel used for home heating. If you get caught driving by burning diesel for home heating they will fine you heavily - well that's in Denmark, and we go a long way to penalize peoples wallet if they screw up.

kelticknight · **Posted:** Fri Mar 21, 2008 8:18 am

they have road checks here where they dip your tank to see what colour diesel you have,you could de driving somewhere and see a row of trucks ,commerical 4x4 pulled in to be checked and normally have few cops cars with them in case you make a run for it

FinKj · **Posted:** Tue Apr 01, 2008 3:52 am

tonycrd wrote:

:shock: I use diesel too to heat my house and water for the shower. Its not the same stuff as we put in our cars, they say it's less refined.

Could try if my wife's car runs on it, its only 0.58€ at the moment...

I think it´s the very same stuff - well here anyway, but the one you heat your houses with and drive your agricultural machinery, is less taxed, called paraffine.
The fact is, there´s been a number of characters trying to drive their diesels with paraffine and got caught and had to pay the diesel taxes several times over.
I´ve heard, there´s some marking additive to point out, whether the stuff is paraffine - it smells quite different than diesel.
A very small amount of paraffine mixed in your diesel tank will change the smell.
I´ve no idea, how this goes in other EU countries, but be careful, if it would be the same, we have in Finland :!:

ivanidea · **Posted:** Tue Apr 01, 2008 5:54 am

Red diesel, heavy oil (aka heating oil), marine diesel (orange) and derv all were the same (apart from colour).

Changes in emmisions legislation have meant that the road diesel now has less sulphur to make it cleaner for the environment, although performance and mpg is reduced, so more is used!

I believe some (if not all) modern emmision controlled diesel engines (Euro4?) will not run on red diesel due to the higher level of sulphur (clogs up the particulate filter).

On my recent trip to France, I was paying 1.25e (94p/L). Back home, the price was £1.14p/L.

I am seriously looking for a Liberty with LPG already fitted, but they are rare (I have only seen one for sale), but I expect the price will rise similar to petrol as the government tries to get more money from us poor motorists.

Ivan

kelticknight · **Posted:** Tue Apr 01, 2008 8:51 am

ivanidea wrote:

Red diesel, heavy oil (aka heating oil), marine diesel (orange) and derv all were the same (apart from colour).

Changes in emmisions legislation have meant that the road diesel now has less sulphur to make it cleaner for the environment, although performance and mpg is reduced, so more is used!

I believe some (if not all) modern emmision controlled diesel engines (Euro4?) will not run on red diesel due to the higher level of sulphur (clogs up the particulate filter).

On my recent trip to France, I was paying 1.25e (94p/L). Back home, the price was £1.14p/L.

I am seriously looking for a Liberty with LPG already fitted, but they are rare (I have only seen one for sale), but I expect the price will rise similar to petrol as the government tries to get more money from us poor motorists.

if ti catches on,goverment will charge extra in tax as normal
Ivan

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