Wrong-fuel questions, answered
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Consequences
What to do
Driving
Quantities
I put 1 litre of petrol in my diesel car — is it OK?How much petrol in a diesel is safe?I put 2 litres of petrol in my diesel car — is it a problem?I put 3 litres of petrol in my diesel car — is it a problem?I put 5 litres of petrol in my diesel car — is it a problem?I put 10 litres of petrol in my diesel car — is it a problem?
Cost
How much does it cost to drain a fuel tank in the UK?How much do the AA, RAC and Green Flag charge for wrong fuel?How much does it cost to fix wrong fuel in a car?Is a fuel drain cheaper than a garage repair?Is there a call-out fee for wrong fuel?Does it cost more if I started the engine?How much does it cost to drain a van?Why does wrong fuel cost so much to fix?How much does it cost to drain a diesel car?Are there extra charges out of hours or on the motorway?
Insurance & cover
Symptoms
Comparison
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Scenarios
Vehicle
How do you drain the wrong fuel from a Ford Transit?How do you drain the wrong fuel from a Ford Transit Custom?How do you drain the wrong fuel from a Mercedes Sprinter?How do you drain the wrong fuel from a VW Transporter?How do you drain the wrong fuel from a Vauxhall Vivaro?How do you drain the wrong fuel from a Renault Trafic?How do you drain the wrong fuel from a Citroën Relay?How do you drain the wrong fuel from a Peugeot Boxer?How do you drain the wrong fuel from a Nissan Qashqai?How do you drain the wrong fuel from a Nissan Juke?How do you drain the wrong fuel from a Ford Focus?How do you drain the wrong fuel from a Ford Fiesta?How do you drain the wrong fuel from a Ford Kuga?How do you drain the wrong fuel from a Vauxhall Corsa?How do you drain the wrong fuel from a Vauxhall Astra?How do you drain the wrong fuel from a Vauxhall Insignia?How do you drain the wrong fuel from a Volkswagen Golf?How do you drain the wrong fuel from a Volkswagen Polo?How do you drain the wrong fuel from a BMW 3 Series?How do you drain the wrong fuel from a BMW 1 Series?How do you drain the wrong fuel from a Audi A3?How do you drain the wrong fuel from a Audi A4?How do you drain the wrong fuel from a Audi Q5?How do you drain the wrong fuel from a Mercedes A-Class?How do you drain the wrong fuel from a Mercedes C-Class?How do you drain the wrong fuel from a Toyota Hilux?How do you drain the wrong fuel from a Toyota RAV4?How do you drain the wrong fuel from a Kia Sportage?How do you drain the wrong fuel from a Hyundai Tucson?How do you drain the wrong fuel from a Škoda Octavia?How do you drain the wrong fuel from a Range Rover Evoque?How do you drain the wrong fuel from a Land Rover Discovery?How do you drain the wrong fuel from a Motorhome?