| Are You Paying Too Much for Diesel Fuel? | | | | per hour or approximately £148 per day assuming |
| You may be paying too much for diesel fuel and not | | | | an eight hour day. Extrapolating this number over the |
| even realise it. If you are buying diesel fuel and | | | | period of a year and then over an entire fleet, it is |
| supplying industrial, construction or farm equipment as | | | | easy to see the impact using red diesel fuel can have |
| well as over the road trucks with the same fuel, you | | | | on a budget and the bottom line. |
| could definitely be paying too much. For advice on | | | | These same savings can be applied to any off road |
| ways to solve this dilemma, contact your local fuel | | | | vehicles including agricultural, manufacturing, farming |
| supplier. | | | | and marine. In addition to rolling stock, there are |
| What is Red Diesel? | | | | many pieces of equipment, such as generators or |
| The biggest difference between the diesel fuel in an | | | | pumps that can use red diesel and add to the savings |
| over the road truck and a tractor using red diesel | | | | in much the same way. |
| fuel, is the taxes on the fuel. The government | | | | Where Can I Find It? |
| imposes significant taxes to pay for roads, bridges | | | | This fuel is available from a vast number of |
| and repairs to maintain them. These taxes apply to | | | | registered red diesel suppliers across the UK. Many |
| vehicles designed and intended for use on public | | | | companies have fine-tuned their process to make |
| roads. | | | | sure you never run out. Orders can come in bulk |
| It derives its name from the red dye added to the | | | | quantities delivered by articulated tanker and smaller |
| fuel to distinguish it from the same diesel fuel used | | | | deliveries can be as small as a 205 litre barrel. |
| on the roadways. Using this dye allows fuel oil | | | | However, if an emergency arises, many companies |
| distributors to sell diesel fuel without charging | | | | are prepared to make a guaranteed same day |
| highway use taxes. The government monitors this | | | | delivery. Many of the big companies operate 7 days |
| program by checking highway vehicles using diesel | | | | a week, 365 days a year. With fuel prices constantly |
| fuel for the red dye. | | | | changing make sure you call around to get the |
| How Much Are the Savings? | | | | lowest available rate. If you already have a supplier |
| The difference in taxes between regular diesel and | | | | who you work with consistently, you may want to |
| red diesel fuel is approximately 47.5 pence per litre. | | | | see if they will match the lowest bidder. Loyalty has |
| Using a mid-size tractor or bulldozer with an average | | | | value and developing a relationship with one supplier |
| fuel usage of 39 l/hr the savings would be over £18 | | | | can pay dividends. |