Misfuelling Recovery Service – Tow Show
Auto Fuel Fix spreads the word on Misfuelling Recovery Service at Professional Tow and Recovery Show AFF joined loads of other recovery specialists and tow operators this September at the Telford International Centre for the Professional Tow and Recovery Show 2015. With around 1,500 visitors making their way from all parts of the UK and […]
Damaged Repairable Cars – A Guide
Damaged Repairable Cars for sale Accident damaged repairable cars or crashed cars for sale are the perfect opportunity to buy a car for a lot less money and providing you have the necessary mechanical skills and some free time, you can, with a little TLC, end up with the car of your dreams. Similarly, you […]
Using Road Signs to pinpoint your location
If you have put the wrong fuel in your vehicle, helping us to pinpoint your exact location will inevitably reduce the amount of time that you are stranded and reduce the amount of damage to your vehicle. If you have put petrol in diesel or vice versa, and not realised before leaving the fuel station, […]
Biofuels – Better than Petrol or Diesel?
Biofuels are liquid transport fuels blended with petrol or diesel. They are made from plants that absorb energy from the sun and store it chemically as sugars or similar materials. Biodiesel can be used as a fuel for vehicles in its pure form, but it is usually added to diesel. Biodiesel is produced from oils […]
Fuel Protect’ Misfuelling Insurance, £19.99
[youtube_sc url=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iftvz5vW81I” title=”misfuelling”] • There are 150,000 mis-fuelling incidents a year on UK roads • Every four minutes, someone puts the wrong fuel in their car • Costly recovery and repairs are a thing of the past The UK’s largest independent roadside specialist recovery services, Auto Fuel Fix has just launched Fuel Protect, a […]
UK Diesel & Petrol Prices
The petrol prices and diesel prices in the UK has seen record highs in recent years, but what percentage of the money goes to where? How much of the fuel price is duty, how much is for the actual product, delivery and VAT? This article explains why we have the highs and lows, who gets […]
A customer who has misfuelled & driven 10 miles
One of our engineers was called out to a customer who had misfuelled their vehicle by putting petrol in their diesel tank. Below is the great customer feedback we received from another satisfied customer. Our engineer was able to save the customer hundreds, if not thousands on the advice given by his local garage. Customer […]
Misfuelling a Ford Focus – A satisfied customer
On the 5th of September, Auto Fuel Fix were called out to a misfuelling incident where Marion R had put petrol in a diesel Ford Focus in Oxford. We’re always proud of our excellent customer service and were glad to receive this thankyou email from Marion: “I couldn’t have asked for a more efficient, expert […]
Car Tax Bands & Dirty Diesel Tax
Car tax bands (also referred to as road tax and formerly known as Vehcle Excise duty) are currently based on your vehicles carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Cars and light goods vehicles registered before March 2001 have their vehicle tax rates based on the size of the engine. Vehicle Tax bands pre March 2001 New vehicle […]
Lemans trip finds water in a bikes petrol tank
Yes this really happened, water accidentally put into a petrol tank, AFF attended a very concerned 30 year old man Monday night who’d arrived at Dover by ferry and couldn’t get his Suzuki SV650 to start. As the story unravelled it became clear that he’d passed his full bike test only one month ago and […]