As an organization, Wrong Fuel Recovery, has helped hundreds of people get a quick fix to their misfueling woes and cases of petrol in diesel car. While it seems like a very rare thing to happen, people would be surprised to know how many calls we receive to help people out with jammed engines. This is a result of putting petrol in diesel. But that is our job and we do it gladly each day knowing that we are helping put a smile on their faces.
It was a relatively easy morning, with not many calls coming in. So we mostly spent the time chatting amongst ourselves and sharing experiences. Suddenly the line beeped and I picked up the call. The call came from a lady named Amanda. She sounded like she was perhaps in her early or maybe mid-30’s. While her voice was calm, she did have a sense of urgency with which she talked. She had just rolled out of the gas station and barely travelled a kilometer when the car came to a grinding halt. I clarified that we only dealt with fueling errors and we could not help her otherwise. But she said she was quite sure it was her fueling error that had led to her engine jamming up. She had put petrol in diesel car.
Petrol in diesel car
We sent a team out immediately and it turned out our client was somewhat of a corporate hotshot, an ambitious young lady who was on the way to her office. As corporate life goes, even on the way to her office, she was incessantly talking over the phone with her superiors and colleagues in the office to discuss and close a big contract. As a result of the constant distraction, it seemed she had driven into the gas station and got her engine filled with diesel instead of petrol. The engine was only jammed though and once we drained it and carried the car to be refueled, it was fine.
The incident was an eye opener of sorts as to how engrossed we get in our work lives to even notice which fuel our car runs on. If you need a fast and professional wrong fuel recovery, you’re in the right place. Put petrol in a diesel car or diesel in a petrol car? Our Mobile fuel drain unit can be with you very quickly. Call us 24 hours a day, 7 days a week on 0800 193 1103 or 07538 889 922 to drain your fuel tank.