It is the same in the UK except that Customs and Excise can sieze the vehicle as well as fine you for using red diesel. Not worth it. ken ----- Original Message ----- From: Harmon Seaver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> Sent: 04 February 2002 19:13 Subject: Re: [biofuel] Dyed Fuel
> Of course it makes little sense for truckers to use the off-road > fuel anyway, since they can deduct the fuel cost from their income tax > anyway -- it's a business expense. > > > > > motie_d wrote: > > > > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Anton Berteaux" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I live in california, and road diesel is dyed red. if they check > > they fine > > > you, i don't know how much. I have been told that semi trailer rigs > > get > > > checked often, that big pickups with off road diesel dispensing > > tanks get > > > checked, but that private vehicles almost never get checked. > > > > You have the dyed fuels turned around. Road fuel is un-dyed. Off-road > > only is colored Red. Don't be caught with Red fuel in your tanks on > > the road. I experimented a bit, and ONE gallon of Red dyed fuel is > > easily seen in a 100 gallon tank of otherwise clear fuel. It's pretty > > obvious if you try to cheat. > > The testing is very simple. They have a clear tube with a rubber bulb > > on the end. Insert into the tank, squeeze the bulb and fuel is drawn > > up into the clear tube. Visually, it's easy to see any trace of Red > > dye. If there is none, they squirt it back into your tank, and you go > > on. If it's Red or even possibly Red, they squirt the sample into a > > collection bottle for lab analysis. > > The rumor mill says it's $1 gallon fine for having Red fuel. My > > latest Truck carries 260 gallons. It would take a LOT of undetected > > cheating to break even. It isn't worth it! > > Motie > > > > > > Harmon Seaver > CyberShamanix > http://www.cybershamanix.com > > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. > To unsubscribe, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Get your FREE credit report with a FREE CreditCheck Monitoring Service trial http://us.click.yahoo.com/ACHqaB/bQ8CAA/ySSFAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
