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• MISFUELLING A CAR: What should you do if you accidentally put the wrong fuel in your car?  (FAQs)
  , the high pressure fuel pump and the injectors. But no matter the type of contamination, in most cases the car will simply cut out and refuse to re-start long before any of these “worst-case” scenarios. Is it possible to misfuel a vehicle fitted with an anti-misfuelling device
• Best Current Groupon Car Deals (Article)
    Action Call : £35.50 for a 12-month personal breakdown cover policy with an excess of up to £1,000 included. Legal cover, misfuel cover and no-fuel cover included, available for any vehicle up to 15 years old
• Cheap hire car excess insurance (Article)
  insurefor.com Usually specialising in travel insurance, insurefor.com also offers hire car excess insurance with excess reimbursement up to £10000. This covers keys, misfuelling and if you have your bags stolen. How much does insurefor.com cover cost? Daily car hire cover starts
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  Updated version of ‘Diesel Head’ misfuel prevention device available 10 Feb 2015 (News)
  , since they have a slightly larger diameter than petrol nozzles. The device eliminates the possibility of misfuelling a diesel car. If a driver notices they have put petrol in their diesel tank, the cost to put it right is typically around £100 – or more if the car is driven before
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  AA: Rooney among 150,000 who misfuel annually 24 Sep 2008 (News)
  car, or in this case lots and lots of cars, it's all too easy to absent-mindedly put the wrong fuel in." The organisation tells motorists to not start the engine of a vehicle if they realise they have misfuelled and should instead seek assistance, which could save a costly repair bill
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  MotorEasy launches breakdown assistance service from £25 a year 14 Nov 2017 (News)
  garages. Cover options range from 12 to 36 months, with reduced costs available for longer policies. Driver illness, injury and misfuel assist are included as standard with all breakdown packages and MotorEasy says it will not add any excess or charges for drivers who use their full quota
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  2012 Honda Civic 12 Sep 2011 (News)
  , with a “smaller diesel engine” arriving towards the end of 2012. Some more small details include a switchable passenger airbag and a misfuel prevention device. The third of five films on the development of the new Civic features Honda engineers discussing noise and refinement . The video can be viewed
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  New Diesel and Petrol Treatment From Millers 18 Aug 2009 (News)
  of vehicles with capless or anti-misfuelling fuel systems. The UNI.POUR bottle now carries a patent application and is the first of its kind on sale in the UK. The ECOMAX range is available in 250ml single-use “One Shot Boost” versions for those requiring a quick clean up
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  Ford announces prices for new Focus 16 Dec 2010 (News)
  irrespective of driving conditions or road surface. Other features include the Ford Easy Fuel system (to prevent misfuelling), front, side and curtain airbags, ESP, ABS and Isofix child seat attachments. The lead-in model, the Ford Focus Edge, is priced from £15,995
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  Honest John’s Motoring Agony Column 18-4-2015 18 Apr 2015 (News)
  cover (general wear and tear, which is acceptable given potholes) and a failed misfuel prevention fuel tank closing mechanism due to a broken spring. We are told it needs a whole new part for £240 and that Renault cannot find the part in UK so it will take 5 working days to obtain
• Anti misfuel devices. 20 May 2010 (Forum)
  I have driven Diesel cars for 20 years, and not misfueled yet, (or even picked up the wrong pump nozzle). As I am about to retire, (again), and recieve my state pension, will my brain instantly turn to mashed potato, and if so which misfuel device should I fit?
• Misfueling Device 5 May 2011 (Forum)
  Hi Everyone, I have recently put petrol in my diesel car, and was wondering if anybody could recommend a goodsite that sold misfueling devices?
• Oh no (not) a misfueling Disaster. 6 Dec 2006 (Forum)
  Well, It happemned three weeks ago, I misfuelled the Landie with a tenner's worth of petrol. Topped it up with Dieselt (a lot of it !) and all has been well, in fact it seems to run smoother ! Could happen to anyone !
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  Why do so many of your readers fill their cars with the wrong fuel? 2 May 2011 (Ask HJ)
  What is wrong with people who misfuel their cars? Do they not understand there are things you just do not do? I find it difficult to believe that such...
• Citroen Xsara Picasso 2.0 HDi - Aftermarket misfuelling device 14 Aug 2012 (Forum)
  Does anyone know of a reliable misfuelling device to avoid putting petrol into a diesel Xzara Picasso.  The ones I have looked at don't do one for the Picasso.
• Misfuelling insurance 12 Nov 2010 (Forum)
  Caught the tail end of a discusion on the wireless tonight, apparantly you can now get insurance against misfuelling. Wouldn't bother myself, but in view of the cost involved with modern diesel engines perhaps it isn't a bad idea if you are of an absent minded nature. Anyone else heard of it?
• Misfuelling- a little prompt 23 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  I'm not going to bang on about the wrongs of people who misfuel diesels with petrol. Mishaps happen and the deed is done. When you go to the till the cashier usually confirms the pump and the amount. Why can't they also state type of fuel. Some may already do this, but many don't. The advice over
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  A misfueller and his money are soon parted 7 Nov 2009 (Ask HJ)
  Does wrong fuelling, in this case putting petrol in a diesel, result in permanent damage to the engine if it is driven until it breaks down? The car is...
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  Does misfuelling insurance cover having a tank drained as a claim? 16 May 2019 (Ask HJ)
  If an insurance policy has specific misfuelling cover, would claiming to have the tank drained be counted as a claim or be treated like a replacement windscreen...
• Fuel pump location v. misfueling 10 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  hi room, with all this misfuelling debacle why cant the petrol stations have dedicated pumps ie diesel on one side of the forecourt and petrol on tuther? that way at least the numpty in the wrong queue may at least get a friendly nod from the car behind or even better have painted arrows upon