Red fuel for narrowboats?

Question

Hi >
Thank you very much Chancellor.
Not being a road vehicle, my boat uses red fuel, and always has done. It the same stuff as road deisel, with a dye in it.
The tank & fuel systems are all dyed red, which can't realistcly be flushed out & cleaned.
I am now expected to pay an increase of six times the previous cost. Some mighty increase in yet more taxation.
I already pay British Waterways, the Inland Waterways Association, the fees for using certain bits of the system, and dear knows what else.
Farmers can still run tractors, combines, etc on red deisel.
What is he thinking, when it comes to boats.
Gordon, you obviously do not have a boat, just gas guzzlers.
Twit, in my opinion.
I shall continue to use red deisel at a sixth of the proposal.
What will they do?
Chase me up some remote canal with blue lights flashing ?
I doubt it.
It is, in my opinion, another stealth tax, and should be evaded/ avoided. One of which is legal.
What do you fellow boaties think ?
Bob.

Answer 1

Hi. You are right we are all being ripped off over vat on fuel. One idea for not letting the tax man get his grubby paws on your hard earned cash, is to use vegetable oil. The cheapest sunflower oil you can by. To stay legal so as not to have your collar felt by the boys in blue, is to keep a record of what you bye and send the tax man his wedge. You still pay the tax but the actual cost is only about one third of the price of red or ordinary diesel. I think you only have to make some minor adjustments to your engine. There are allot of car drivers running around on veggie oil. I know that there is an enterprising firm in London going around collecting old used chippy oil and refining it then using it in there diesel waggons. Still paying the vat but there "fuel" only costs about 25pence a litre. Not that bad.
Anything to wipe the smile off the vat man.
Good luck.

Answer 2

I'm not any car wiz but my guess would be your going to have to at least start with getting the tanks emptied and the fuel lines emptied. Besides that I don't know, why did you go and try to use red diesel anyway, if you can't afford the cost of regular diesel then get a truck with a gasoline engine. Good luck getting your fleet back in working order.

Answer 3

you cant compare your recreation to a farmer,they are working to produce foods and such,you are having fun and the goverment hates to see people having fun so you get taxed
and yes they could chase and charge you ,more than likely they will just wait for you to fuel or someone report you
be careful

Answer 4

go 4 it

Answer 5

well i put it in my car, and chip oil! we are being ripped off! carry on using it!