Everything You Need to Know About Red Diesel

Red diesel is a low-tax and therefore low-cost fuel that is used widely to operate registered off-road vehicles as well as machinery. It is also used to heat homes too! So if you are planning on using red diesel, it’s certainly useful to be aware of the rules and regulations relating to doing so.

So with this in mind, in this blog, we are going to run through some of the key information it’s useful to know relating to red diesel.

Red diesel in industry

There are specific rules in place relating to who is able to actually use red diesel. What’s more, ensuring you’re eligible is important. It can be used in agricultural settings, civil engineering, construction as well as hospitals. It is also used for machinery such as tractors, cranes, forklifts and for heating in commercial and industrial buildings.

In addition to this, the government has outlined the following ‘excepted vehicles’ that can also run on red diesel:

●     Unlicensed vehicles not in use on roads

●     Tractors

●     Light agricultural vehicles

●     Agricultural material handlers

●     Agricultural engines

●     Agricultural processing vehicles

●     Mowing machines

●     Snow clearing vehicles

●     Gritters

●     Mobile cranes

●     Mobile pumping vehicles



Finding a supplier of red diesel fuel

First of all, it is certainly worth having a look at the fuel suppliers that operate in your local area because you’ll want to know that they deliver to your location. This is going to be a factor that saves you a hell of a lot of hassle and you’ll have less suppliers to compare if you only look at the ones that will be able to deliver to where you are located. For example, if you’re looking for red diesel fuel in Derby you can easily search for this and find the information based on your location.

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