Veg Oil News !!!!!!

[Gary406]

ok hmr have just told me it is illegal to mix new or used vegetable oil with petrol to use in your diesel car ?

what the f*ck ?

[Bailes1992]

No it's not? You pay VAT on the petrol, so whats the issue? if that was the case it would be illegal to run veg oil 50/50 with diesel?

[Gary406]

yep it is . heres a statement from HMR webpage

You can use vegetable oil in your car and mix it with diesel (vegetable oil is generally used as a substitute for diesel) but you will have to make arrangements to pay the Excise Duty to HMRC. See question 'How do I notify Revenue & Customs that I am using cooking oil in my vehicle?'.

Important Note: It is illegal to run your car on any fuel substitute without having first paid us the duty.

so you still have to pay duty , so it is ILLEGAL TO USE STRAIGHT OIL IN YOUR CAR OR EVEN MIXED WITH DIESEL

[Welly]

I've just found this and it says you must notify HMRC of your intention to produce (or use) fuel substitutes (like Veggie) but I think this may have a volume of fuel associated with it (think I remember you're ok as long as it's less than 2000 ltrs per year or something??).


http://customs.hmrc.gov.uk/channelsPort ... t#P19_2506

[Bailes1992]

2499litres a year duty free

[lozz]

isay 4kem its your car your petrol your cooking oil ,
just dont tellem your using it who needs to know and if anyone does ask just act dumb and say you didnt know about it

[Gary406]

only bio diesel which meats certain criterias is legel to use in road vehicles

if you use just waste oil or new oil they class that as a substitute which means that is liable for duty fee

so i it not legel to use SVO in a road car .....

so you may as well just use red diesel cos you will get the same fine / prosecution

[Gary406]

OK I WAS GIVEN THE WRONG INFORMATION

HMR HAVE JUST INFORMED ME YOU CAN USE 2500 LITRES OF VEGETABLE OIL MIXED WITH YOUR DIESEL FUEL TAX FREE

FUCKIN PRAT TOLD ME A COMPLETE LOAD OF BOLLOKS

[sirwiggum]

Bit of a worry when HMRC aren't even sure of their own rules!

[highlander]

Bit of a worry when HMRC aren't even sure of their own rules!

Nope, that's just government

[GeordieBoy]

Bit of a worry when HMRC aren't even sure of their own rules!

Most of them aint got a clue, Veg Oil is per person, while Bio is per property.

Can legally use 2499 ltrs tax free, soon as you use 2500 ltrs you must pay fuel duty on all of it.

[Gary406]

i know i couldnt beleive it that they told me the veggie oil is classed as an additive and additives are subject to duty fees

any way got the correct info now with a reference code for the phone call

geordieboy got another 40 litres today and done 5%petrol and it seems much better im happy with it now

also the smell seems to have died down a little over the last 60 miles

[GeordieBoy]

geordieboy got another 40 litres today and done 5%petrol and it seems much better im happy with it now

also the smell seems to have died down a little over the last 60 miles

Nice 1, stick at it. The smell does get less, as you think about it less. ATM you're proberly thinking too much about it.
Give it a few weeks and you wont even know its on the stuff.

[Gary406]

ye will do mate, defo sticking with it

today 20 litres KTC veggie oil was on offer at costco

it works out to 99p a litre this lot ive got

[lozz]

so does that mean iwill have to use my fog lights when idrives thru wigan?