Wrong Fuel in Car Brighton and Hove, East Sussex

Local Call-Out and Roadside Repair in East Sussex

Have you put unleaded in a diesel car, or diesel in the petrol vehicle (and shockingly the majority of drivers do this at least once at some point) - we handle it right away. Wrong Fuel SoS' seasoned fuel drainers are available 24/7. Just call up our rapid response number and they'll come , flush the incorrect fuel and get you swiftly back on your journey.

An angry elderly fellow telephoned us when his automobile refused to start near Brighton and Hove. "In my urgency to get where I was going, I put petrol in my diesel car. I didn't really realize until the car started to jerk and then it stalled right on the street." Happily, our fuel technicians are experienced in handling things just like this, and we shortly had the gentleman on his way again.

Did you put incorrect fuel in your car by mistake in Brighton and Hove? The primary thing is not to fret! Secondly, you want to call us so we can assist you with the drain. Our firm is SPA accredited, and provides nationwide cover for any person who has inadvertently misfuelled.

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A woman had broken down on a road, Brighton and Hove having just wrong fuelled. She was in tears and very distressed as she had put £60 petrol in her diesel car. As she phoned us we attempted to sooth her as well as we could, telling her that it would be ok. By the time we reached her she was not annoyed any more and was really interested in watching our fuel drainer carry out the fuel drain on her immaculate Land Rover Range Rover Classic. Later she said: "My car is like my child, I only recently bought it so it truly worried me that I had put a lot of wrong fuel in it. I'm so gratified that it was easily repairable."

It is becoming a frequent situation, and roadside assistance professionals have got the know-how and hardware to handle these types of incidents promptly and properly. Phone us NOW for the very best misfuel recovery and repair solution.

Regardless of whether you're driving a brand spanking new car or an old style, we have the gear along with expertise to correct the difficulty on the sopt. We clean out the incorrect fuel, resolve any issues brought about by the misfueling, and get you going.

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I had a fantastic evening golfing on my off day and was feeling cheerful the following working day as I set off to assist a young couple who were vacationing in Brighton and Hove. They had stopped after inserting the wrong fuel in their white Mercedes-Benz SL-Class, and the car was about half an hour away. I showed up at their car and laughed while I heard to the gal berating her partner for being so silly. "Just how could you actually manage to put the wrong fuel in the vehicle?" she asked him. I attempted to explain that this happens regularly in East Sussex and that it is absolutely nothing to worry about, nevertheless he in spite of everything had an earful. Poor chap. Anyhow, I drained all the polluted fuel, flushed the fuel system and filled them up with the proper fuel. Watching them drive away I waved good-bye and considered what her indoors would ask me if perhaps I made the same blunder... I'd never hear the end of it!

With generations of joint fuel drain practical knowledge you couldn't be in safer hands. Our wrong fuel specialists have personally seen it all and done the lot. They are competent on the most current cars and carry all pertinent certificates. The company is completely V.A.T. authorized and insured so you know we are no amateur or “fly-by-night” enterprise.

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A few of the more routine facts we see from our specialists in Brighton and Hove:

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We were phoned by a man whose burgundy red Daewoo Lanos had conked out on a street after a misfuel. "I confused the pumps and put petrol instead of diesel in my vehicle in error. WrongFuelSOS.com came out and sorted out the issue right after my vehicle quit." We drained the petrol from the diesel tank and flushed the fuel lines thoroughly and the gentleman was able to continue with his sheduled delivery.

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A gentleman phoned us from his luxury Fiat Scudo where he had ground to a halt on the bustling road. "I mistakenly put the wrong fuel in my diesel car and I soon realised it a number of miles along the road!" Happily we were in a position to attend him in a relatively quick time, considering the traffic, and he was soon back behind the wheel.

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Standard Misfuel Warning signs:

Here is a list of common wrong fuel signs and symptoms:

  • Diminished vehicle power
  • Car stalling, chugging or coughing
  • Hassles starting the vehicle
  • Increased smoke

How to find out if I put the wrong fuel in my car?

If you’ve just filled up at a petrol station and the cars starts to act a bit strange you might start to wonder if you accidentally put the wrong fuel in it.

Well, there are a few things to can check that will be able to tell you:

  1. How is the car responding? There are some very common misfuel symptoms which can be a good indicator of wrong fuel:
    • Loss of engine power – can feel like the car has run out of fuel
    • A lot of smoke (more than usual)
    • Engine coughing or starting to splutter
    • Won’t start – or keeps stalling.
  2. Look at your fuel receipt. It will state clearly if you filled up with diesel or unleaded. If you don’t have the receipt, you can often return to the petrol station where you filled up and give them the date and time (and pump) where you refuelled and they will often be able to give you a VA receipt.
  3. Smell it. Diesel and petrol have very distinctly different smells. Anyone familiar with the motor industry should be able to help you with this. Or you could even get another car to park alongside and smell the fuel caps of both, comparing them to determine what the fuel type is.
  4. Call us to come out and assess the car. In the majority of cases we will be able to tell if the car has been misfuelled before beginning work on it. If we discover that the vehicle does not need a fuel drain, you will only be charged a call-out fee.

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Wrong Fuel SoS is fully authorised and registered to undertake all varieties of fuel drains with regards to the removing of contaminated fuel. To find out precisely how we will help get you on the move once more call us.


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