A lady called us from her Mini Cooper where she had broken down on the busy Avon Street in Evesham Worcestershire. “I mistakenly put the wrong fuel in my diesel car and I realized just couple of miles along the road when the car started to act weird!” Luckily we were very close to this area to send a mobile fuel drain unit out to her in a relatively quick time. We removed the wrong fuel, cleaned fuel lines, added fresh fuel and lady was back on the road.
Minis are prestigious cars, known for their quality build and reliability. So if you put the wrong fuel in your Mini car, and of course any other type of car, then there is a possibility to get very serious damage to the engine.
If you have accidentally misfuelled your car call us on 0800 193 1103 or 07538 889 922 – we will be with you very shortly and put you back on the road.
With ISO 9001 and PAS 43 we can assure that all safety and risk aspects are taken into account and we are fully certified for all roadside recovery and mobile fuel drain. So please be sure that you choose a certified company for the mobile fuel drain.
So how often do wrong fuel cases happen?
To calm you down here are some statistics: an estimated 120,000 drivers put the wrong fuel in their car every year – about 13 an hour – so you are not alone and such issues happen periodically. One of the most common reasons why this happens is that modern diesel cars run a lot smoother and quieter than they used to and people often simply forget that they are driving a diesel.
We can advise you to be cautious but if still mis-fuelling happens, just let us know and you will be rescued shortly!
Wrong fuel recovery