pow
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Registered: 11th Sep 06
Location: Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire
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My mate runs a 106 D on red. Man its fucked.
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SVM 286
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Registered: 13th Feb 05
Location: pain
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Originally posted by Jambo
wtf is red diesel?
It's a really cool band Jam. 
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monty46
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Registered: 27th Jan 08
Location: Northern Ireland
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some people in N.I go across the border where their agricultural diesel is green so is not as easily seen by the eye but will still come up when dipped.
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Wrighty
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Registered: 28th Feb 04
Location: Howden
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to be honest cant see there be much chance of him getting caught at all
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mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
Location: St. Helens
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Im tempted to put it in mine, mine dont look like a deisel, my dad uses it in his van
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Doug
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Registered: 8th Oct 03
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Even if you just put one tank of red in there will be red dye staining the fuel system so it can be detected later on in the vehicles life.
Not worth the risk tbh as they charge you pack taxes and everything!
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WATSON
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Registered: 16th Jun 05
Location: Fife, Scotland
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My old 306TD was ran on red for most of its life even before i bought the car 
doesnt do any damage or anything still runs the same, around my way everyones getting checked the now, £500 fine and you get the car taken off you.
not worth the bother.
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corsa - gus
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Registered: 8th Jan 07
Location: Aberdeen, Scotland
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Originally posted by bartstart
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Originally posted by corsaloonjc
Will get his car took off him oooor a big fine!
its a £500 fine first time you get caught
Not bad that, I spend an average of £75 per week on diesel which would be cut to £37.50 ish so it would take me around three months to save enough to pay the fine, and considering I have never heard of anyone being dipped around my area its not that big a risk 
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Jay
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Registered: 26th Sep 04
Location: Liverpool
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Originally posted by mattk
Im tempted to put it in mine, mine dont look like a deisel, my dad uses it in his van
I put it in my Mondeo, been using it for ages now.
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Ellis
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Registered: 11th Sep 07
Location: Aberdeenshire
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Everyone up here does it
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Baskey
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Registered: 31st May 06
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ran some in my van once, i thought it smoked more, mabee i was just freaking out
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Ellis
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Registered: 11th Sep 07
Location: Aberdeenshire
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Originally posted by Baskey
ran some in my van once, i thought it smoked more, mabee i was just freaking out
Generally it does smoke more, thats how most the folk around here get caught...
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Kyle T
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Registered: 11th Sep 04
Location: Selby, North Yorkshire
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It's more often farming communities that get dipped. Providing you keep it quiet and don't go mouthing off in the pub - you should be alright.
But like someone has already said - the dye will be in the system for quite some time after using it.
I've never used it, as I don't do enough miles to warrent the risk - but I say go for it if you're doing a few tanks per month.
Lotus Elise 111R
Impreza WRX STi
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Mertin
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Registered: 12th Oct 05
Location: Scotland
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If your driving a battered old car, covered in mud and wearing a boilersuit your probably likely to get dipped
If you get dipped at a later stage though, and stopped using red diesel and it still shows up whats to say that you cant just say the previous owner mustve used it?
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
Location: Bedfordshire Drives: Ford Fiesta
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This is when you need to be certified colour blind tbh.
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DAZ1985
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Registered: 3rd Sep 06
Location: Scholar Green, Cheshire
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Every diesel I've had i run it on red. never missed a beat till i got some really cheap old stuff that blocked my filter
smokes on more and smells no different and will pass an mot
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STEvieXE
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Registered: 21st Jan 03
Location: Ballymena N.I.
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doesnt matter on the colour, around here they test for it using emissions from the xhaust
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Deadude
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Registered: 30th Jun 07
Location: Spondon, Derby
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i thought the only dif with red diesel was just the fact its died red so the police or whoever can tell if ur using it....
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