Looks like the red diesel question may be resolved

[lw395]

becoming a problem in the truck world, Jelley in fuel filters, injector failures etc.

Mostly not actually bug I believe.
More breakdown of fuel stored too long.

 

[DJE]

That will upset an awful lot of farmers and fishermen, as well as the boating community.

And an awful lot in the construction and quarrying sectors.

Will it also affect railways and smaller commercial shipping? (Pilot boats, tugs, work-boats, and such like)

 

[AntarcticPilot]

On the other hand, when did you last hear of a car with fuel sitting around in its tanks for months before use? My local narrow gauge railway (Leadhills and Wanlockhead) were having huge problems with fuel in their diesel locomotives, which get very intermittent use, until I advised them to clean out all their tanks (storage and loco) and treated them to a nice big bottle of Fuel Set. No issues since.

You live near Leadhills? Respect! I visited the lead mining museum once, and it's a great place. Really enjoyed the underground tour of a lead mine, and the depiction of the life of the mine workers was excellent.

Visiting Alston the week after next, so hopefully I'll be able to see how things compared on English side!

If you're interested in lead mining, you might like to read "Adam Brunskill" by Thomas Armstrong. It's set in the Yorkshire lead mines, and the eponymous hero is a lead mining engineer.

 

[JumbleDuck]

You live near Leadhills? Respect! I visited the lead mining museum once, and it's a great place. Really enjoyed the underground tour of a lead mine, and the depiction of the life of the mine workers was excellent.

I'm near-ish - about thirty miles away. You're right about the museum, which is well worth a visit. Did you go to the Wanlockhead Miners' Library as well? It's the second oldest subscription library in Britain. The oldest subscription library in Britain is the Leadhills Miners' Library, about two miles away. A studious lot, these eighteenth century lead miners.

Visiting Alston the week after next, so hopefully I'll be able to see how things compared on English side!

There are two lead mining museums very close to each other there, Nenthead and Killhope. I'm disappointed that I have so far been to neither. The South Tynedale Railway at Alston is well worth a visit, and the station café is excellent - no need to take a train to use it.

If you're interested in lead mining, you might like to read "Adam Brunskill" by Thomas Armstrong. It's set in the Yorkshire lead mines, and the eponymous hero is a lead mining engineer.

Ordered, on your recommendation!

 

[Daydream believer]

Diesel, red or white, is 35 second. Heating oil, is 28 second. Most domestic oil fired boilers use 28 second, although some do use diesel. I would not run a modern diesel engine on 28 second heating oil.

The gvmt can increase the duty and VAT on 35 second oil and leave 28 second where it is, thus not causing a problem for the majority of oil fred boiler owners.

I stand corrected re the 28 second . It was a long time ago. But i did run some plant on it without problems, so I expect low tech inboards to run just as well. Different game with modern high tech ignition, emission systems though

 

[johnphilip]

I suspect that the farmers and fisherman will claim the tax back via tax returns. If they can't I can see food prices increasing.

I think the construction industry will also be counting the cost. Duty is not like VAT that is reclaimed as an input tax. If they do not pass the cost on to their customers their profits will be reduced, so yes they will pay less tax as they will have less profit to pay corporation tax on.