Over the last decade, wrong-fuelling has become one of the most widely talked about and feared topics causing car breakdown. It is happening not only in the United Kingdom but throughout the globe. In this ‘Blog’ section, we will make an attempt to shed lights on contradiction between facts and myths, what motorists should do following a wrong-fuelling incident, expenses of fuel recovery and many more that you should have a fair hang of.

The motorists may consider the information shared through our blogs as straightforward and simple solutions if they ever find themselves stranded with a car that does not move due to wrong fuel in its tank.

Take a look at statistics

According to surveys, there is hardly any car insurance company that provides coverage for vehicle breakdown caused by wrong-fuelling. As the motorists have no chance to approach their car insurance providers for compensation following such a mistake, these companies are unable to provide any data in this regard.

To know the real statistics regarding the number of wrong fuel cases in a year, you need to collect data from the motoring organizations that perform fuel recovery. They will tell you most of the car owners are not aware of consequences linked to wrong fuel in car. You will be surprised that many of them even cannot state what actually has brought the car to a sudden stop. Therefore, it is often specified as unspecified mistake. However, on inspection, the experts easily realize.

An official statistics is available from the AA and it reports that more than 150, 000 motorists fall prey to wrong-fuelling mistake every year in the UK.

If wrong fuel mistake happens, what will you do?

One of the objectives of this write-up is to educate you about what to do after you accidentally put wrong fuel in car. Let us sum up the must-do actions as follows:

• Don’t try to start your car engine as it will lead to circulation of contaminated fuel throughout the engine.
• Call a wrong fuel drainer as immediately as possible. It is better to call someone who provides on-site service.

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Wrong fuel in car? Well, that will cost an insanely high price. Some wrong fuel experts charge £5,000 or more to sort out the problems. According to the researchers, most of the so-called wrong fuel removal works charge the motorists with unnecessary expenses and in most of the cases, things could have been done in a much simpler way.

An estimated figure of more than 150000 motorists is putting wrong fuel in car every year. And if total repairing bill is considered, the motorists have to bear £50million for repairing purpose. Sometimes, repairing is not possible to get the car back in the fittest condition and replacement is deemed important. In that case, expenses shoot up.

Repairing charge varies drastically from one car breakdown service center to another. A Skoda Octavia owner has to pay £110 to get his car tank emptied, with charge of full flush out and a new filter installation included.

However, the cost will jump up to more than £1,000 for fuel recovery as well as payment for fuel pump and lines in case of a BMW 320d car. Cases of wrong fuel fill-up are very common and that have prompted several agencies to focus only on recovery of contaminated fuel. Most of the wrong fuel incidents involve installation of petrol in diesel car as nozzles of the diesel pump are too big to fit the opening of a petrol tank.

In new-age diesel powered cars, fuel has more usages than being a propellant only. It also serves as a lubricant for the metal components in the car. Unleaded petrol is powerful enough to strip the diesel lubricants off the metallic components, thereby causing them to grind with each other.

Most drivers are fortunate that they realize the mistake before driving the car away and it results into no or little damage.

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Wrong fueling in cars might cost an extreme amount of money. To sort these problems an expert can charge more than 5000 Pounds. According to researches, the motorists are charged with unnecessary expenses in the name of wrong fuel removal works and for things which could have been solved in a much easier way.

Estimation reveals that each year more than 150000 motorists falls victim on putting wrong fuel in their car. If the total bill of repairing is taken into consideration then almost 50million Pounds are spent for these purposes. In some cases repairing is not suitable to get the car back to its fittest condition and parts are needed to be replaced. In such cases, expenses rise up.

Charges of repairing these problems vary from one car breakdown centre to another. To empty a tank including the charge of full flush out and new filter installation may cost a Skoda Octavia owner 110 pounds.

However in case of a BMW 320d car it will cost more than 1000 pounds for fuel recovery and payment for fuel pump and lines. Wrong fuel fill-up cases are becoming a usual problem and have triggered many agencies to concentrate on recovery of contaminated fuel. Most incidents involve using petrol in a diesel car as nozzles of these diesel pumps are larger to fit the opening of a petrol tank.

Fuel has a wider role to play apart from being a propellant only in diesel powered cars these days. One of them is to act as a lubricant for metal components in the car. Unleaded petrol has the power to strip the metal lubricant of therefore causing the metal components to grind.

Most of the drivers can detect this mistake before driving away, therefore, causing less damage to the vehicle which is fortunate enough.

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