vyv_cox
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$3.8 per gallon (US) which makes it almost exactly $1 per litre. $1 currently worth 64 pence.
Before I have another go at the Belgains - what colour is Irish diesel?
- Thread starter Burnham Bob
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$3.8 per gallon (US) which makes it almost exactly $1 per litre. $1 currently worth 64 pence.
Robin
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I should add that my figure was for marina supplied diesel and in our marina is $3.85/US gallon, road diesel locally was about $3.30/US gallon last time I looked.
Bosun Higgs
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At a guess - Belgium also had a derogation which came to an end at the same time ours did. They forced their boaters to convert completely over to taxed diesel so its not likely to be well received by their boaters over there if they see British boats arriving using red diesel. In short " we have had to give it up, why are you getting away with it?".
sailorman
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Why to are the French not recognising the new battery Hen Regs, is that so different !
Fascadale
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I'm not sure that a few yachtsmen having problems with taxation over the colour of their fuel is sufficient reason to leave a union whose purposes are to further and maintain peace in Europe, to ensure that the peoples of Europe prosper and to ensure that those peoples have a better quality of life.
Whilst its true that many Little Englanders have had good cause to be hot under their collars over the EU banana regulations I'm still not convinced that that is cause to abandon our principal trading partnership.
And as for giving up our freedoms to faceless Brussels bureaucrats do you think that none of these are UK appointees? Do you think that the UK has no say in the decision making of the EU?
Whilst its true that many Little Englanders have had good cause to be hot under their collars over the EU banana regulations I'm still not convinced that that is cause to abandon our principal trading partnership.
And as for giving up our freedoms to faceless Brussels bureaucrats do you think that none of these are UK appointees? Do you think that the UK has no say in the decision making of the EU?
ukmctc
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In NI its red.
sailorman
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ukmctc
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NI is the UK init
You'd think so, but NO it aint, only on paper, none of the govt depts here have anything todo with UK and don't talk to each other. You can't tax your UK reg car here, you cant tax your NI reg car in UK. Different Police too.
Heckler
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Ive filled up several times in Dun Lougaihre (sic) Dublin Bay, ROI, its green.
Stu
Heckler
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Stop digging, the project is doomed!
Stu
SAMYL
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And you can't wear a GB sticker on your car either.
rib
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al carpenter,jet a1 is not red
temptress
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Guppa - sorry but you are wrong. In Ireland tax free diesel is GREEN!
BlueSkyNick
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And when you mix it with red, it comes out a rusty brown colour which can be a bit scary, especially if you have plastic fuel tanks !!
Quandary
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More ballox, what is it that makes this forum such a mine of misinformation. I can show you my tax disc if you like, or you could enquire how GB is full of oil delivery lorries registered OIL****?
emnick
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diesel
Green in Fenit in 2010 HM opened up at 20:30 for us so as not to delay our departure next day great place to sail!
Forgot to say Thanks to Burnham Bob
Green in Fenit in 2010 HM opened up at 20:30 for us so as not to delay our departure next day great place to sail!
Forgot to say Thanks to Burnham Bob
Burnham Bob
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thanks to everyone who responded. i have sent the following to my contact at the belgian embassy.
Happy New Year Mr Dickshen! From your correspondence, am I right to assume that boats from the Republic of Ireland with diesel dyed green (to differentiate it from road fuel) in their tanks would also be fined by Belgian officials? Could you please confirm that Belgian Customs Officials are instructed to dip the tanks of boats registered in the Republic and flying the flag of Eire? I would hope that the UK is not being singled out when other EU countries continue to supply marked diesel to leisure craft.
Let's see if this can of worms can tempt the belgians into another admission. if they do i will then try to get some focus through MPs and Euro MPS on the fact that we are not alone
Happy New Year Mr Dickshen! From your correspondence, am I right to assume that boats from the Republic of Ireland with diesel dyed green (to differentiate it from road fuel) in their tanks would also be fined by Belgian officials? Could you please confirm that Belgian Customs Officials are instructed to dip the tanks of boats registered in the Republic and flying the flag of Eire? I would hope that the UK is not being singled out when other EU countries continue to supply marked diesel to leisure craft.
Let's see if this can of worms can tempt the belgians into another admission. if they do i will then try to get some focus through MPs and Euro MPS on the fact that we are not alone
Supine Being
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I don't have the original reply that they sent to you off hand Bob, but didn't they say that they will fine dyed diesel rather than red diesel? I could be wrong.
Koeketiene
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BERT T
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Green diesel
YES FOLKS AGRICULTURAL DIESEL IN THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND IS DEFINITELY GREEN.
I live close to the Border.
YES FOLKS AGRICULTURAL DIESEL IN THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND IS DEFINITELY GREEN.
I live close to the Border.