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Although i drive a petrol car is the any additives to change red diesel to white cause my freind seems to think so
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I am almost certain that red dye is added to white diesel to make it red. Not the other way around.
If you know a good dye chemist, they might be able to treat the red diesel to remove the colour, but it would probably be expensive.
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it may change the colour, but it won't get rid of the chemical markers.
Regards
John S
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If there were, people wouldn't have to resort to using chip fat oil from their local supermarkets to get around paying tax on Diesel.
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Seem to remember a few years ago,a gang were convicted of filtering the red dye using " Fullers Earth "
It seems that the local agricultural merchants or whatever were selling many more times their normal quantities and suspicion's were aroused.
I think a chemical analysis would still show the diesel to be "Red " even though it looked "White"
Anyway its illegal and your vehicle risks being taken away by thoses good men HM Customs and Excise !
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Not to mention the damage that using red Diesel for a prolonged period may do to your engine...
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what sort of damage would occur because it was dyed red? AFAIK there is no other difference between the two.
Jonathan
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Red diesel does no physical damage to your vehicle. However, it is dyed red because the fuel duty has been reduced for agricultural, off-road use ONLY. To use any fuel on the road, you have to pay the full rate of duty, therefore the full price. Some people try removing the dye with sulphuric acid and selling the result at cheaper than the full pump price of ordinary diesel. This makes it a little harder for the Customs & Excise to spot, but there is still discoloration of the fuel, and in any case the leftover acid will ruin your engine. C&E officials have the right to stop you anywhere and dip your fuel tank to see what you've got in there. They are (as was mentioned recently on another thread) the only law enforcement agents who have the right to enter your premises without a warrant, or any forewarning.
It is possible to buy diesel made from vegetable oil legally, i.e. with all duty paid - look in the FAQs on this site for your nearest supplier. It is also possible to make your own biodiesel from vegetable oil if you know how, and use it illegally with the risk of having your car impounded and a minimum £500 fine for the first offence. Likewise, using red diesel on the road (whether or not the dye has been removed) is also illegal and carries the same penalties.
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