These days we are going about our daily business at a real fast pace. Initially it may sound as an exaggeration but think a bit deeper and everyone will realise that our lifestyle has become much faster and we do not like to wait much for anything. But in our perpetual hurry, we often make simple mistakes that can turn into a real big issue. One such simple yet harassing mistake is the mistake of putting wrong type of fuel in the car. It is a common phenomenon nowadays, especially in the UK and is generally caused by a momentary lapse in the concentration of the motorist causing him to put petrol in a diesel car and vice-versa.

It is a universal truth that prevention is better than cure. Thus it is better to avoid wrong fuelling than to spend money on wrong fuel recovery. But what should be the preventive measure in this case? In order to reduce this trend, some equipments have been in market that will stop petrol going through the nozzle of a diesel car tank. Naturally, the question will arise whether there is any equipment to prevent diesel from going in a petrol tank? Thankfully, the nozzle of the diesel pipe at fuel stations is generally quite bigger than the width of the mouth of a petrol tank and thus it automatically stops this type of wrong fuelling.

However, the efficiency of the equipments for wrong-fuel prevention is yet to fully proven. It is also true that only a very small number of cars have such equipment. So a wide-spread solution is still on the works. At this moment, the best we can do is try an stay alert while fuelling our cars.

But what should a motorist do when he realizes that he has committed the mistake of wrong-fuelling? The car should not be started and if it was started, immediately turn it off. Call a wrong-fuel recovery service as soon as possible to save your car from further damage.

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