Sometimes having a new car is a defining event for a family, with newborn babies and animals to take for a walk, and when you’ve changed from petrol to diesel this can be a lot to take in and sometimes we forget. This happened to a family in Harpenden on Milton Road. They were going for a day out and had stopped for fuel and in the hubbub they had picked up the green nozzle at the station. “If I knew why I’d done it I’d be a millionaire”. His wife shouted “the amount of times he’s done things without knowing!!” Their Ford Fiesta diesel was full of petrol and we advised them not to drive the car and to wait for our engineer. He promptly arrived and drained the fuel from the tank and flushed the system through to ensure smooth running. “I’m doing the fuel next time. He can’t be trusted! I wouldn’t even trust him with a light switch” mentioned the wife. It can be hard and unforgiving in a stressful situation. Our advisers are trained to be friendly, sympathetic and professional in all circumstances.

Wrong Fuel Help to the rescue in Harpenden

A boot full of dogs, was a problem for a dog walker in a Vauxhall Astra, she was stranded in Sainsburys in Harpenden having brimmed up with petrol. Heavens she exclaimed when our technician reached her – I never thought it would happen to me! She had found Wrong Fuel Help on the Internet through a Google Search on her mobile phone. Following a fuel drain she made her way again to the countryside where she and the dogs could exercise.

Wrong Fuel Help is always on hand for any fuel mistakes

I’m so used to filling my open top loader with diesel I forgot that I was in the Toyota Yaris which takes petrol…..£30 of diesel went in. The gentleman asked if we couldn’t just test it with him. We advised him that it’s much better to drain the fuel out and put the correct fuel back in. He agreed as his Toyota Yaris was fairly new so our fuel technician drained the diesel fuel and replaced the lot with petrol. We tested the car and he continued his journey through Harpenden. It is not very often that we encounter a diesel in petrol car situation however our technicians are fully trained and insured to take car of such problems