EV advice from the roadside charging specialists

Misfuelling is an increasing cause of breakdown in the UK. Often it is not covered under your vehicle warranty and most people who are victim

It is harder to put diesel in petrol than vice versa.  The diesel nozzle in most fuel stations is generally larger than the petrol one

Salvage vehicles and parts are a resourceful way of saving money and promoting environmental conservation if you have the experience or qualifications to fix or

Misfuelling with petrol in diesel is a more common mishap than you may have realised with 3/4 of 150000 reported cases a year being reported

In addition to the new tax being brought in for new diesel cars, the government has announced that by 2040 you will no longer be

Following Chancellor Phillip Hammond’s revelation of the 2018 financial budget, there has been a clear focus on ‘Clean Air’ and reducing our CO2 emissions. As

Being locked out of your vehicle can be a terrifying event. It is also not an easy thing to deal with on your own and

The new UK speeding laws come into effect from 24th April 2017, motorists caught speeding from this date onwards will find themselves facing tougher new

So You’ve gone to get into your car in the morning or when you’re leaving work to drive home and your car door locks are

The European Referendum In the run-up to the European Referendum on 23rd June, we will all be asking ourselves what factors will be making us

Contaminated Fuel Contaminated fuel from misfuelling can be a distressing mistake.  It is far more common than you would think and is equally common for

Most of us have probably looked at the premium fuels nozzle at the fuel pump while filling up and wondered whether we would see any

Tax on Fuel Frozen Again After all of the pre-budget speculation and predictions that the chancellor’s Budget statement 2016 would include an increase in fuel

Fuel Duty …  2016 budget With the 2016 Budget coming up next week, motorists are speculating as to whether Chancellor George Osborne will be increasing

Good car tyres are crucial for safe and economical driving.  Maintaining and changing your tyres properly and regularly will increase their life span. This guide

If you have noticed that your vehicle is running less economically than it used to, there could be an underlying mechanical problem. This guide covers

Keeping your car in tip top condition should be something that you do all year round, however in winter, it’s really important to make sure

The UK has been experiencing increasing numbers and deeper floods each year, some figures estimate the AA has rescued more than 3,000 cars from floods

VW, recently named the biggest auto manufacturer in the world has admitted cheating on emissions testing Included in this overview are the answers to many

One in five admit to insurance ‘fronting’ This is a guide to insurance fronting, young people’s insurance and how to avoid soaring insurance premiums and

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

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

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

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

[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

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?

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

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

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)

This is a subject that has been discussed on a regular basis throughout motoring forums, whether you get inferior fuel from a supermarket garage compared

So you have just filled your car up with fuel and have gotten back on the road. The only problem is, you have started to

When you’re borrowing a friends car, using a work vehicle or a loan vehicle, it can be a common mistake to make to put diesel

Time is money and when you’re rushing around focusing on your work, putting the wrong fuel in your van can be an easy mistake to

We attended a rather inconsolable customer last week. He’d pulled into his local Esso garage, Bournemouth, driving his 7.5 tonne Renault Midland lorry. Unfortunately, he

Went to the rescue of a chap on Sunday night, keen to get home after a long day in central London. He’d dropped into the

AFF had a tremendous time last month in Telford at the Professional Tow and Recovery Show. We knew from the previous year there was a

A good example of the indiscriminate nature of vehicle mis fuelling cropped up on Sunday. A Dutch gentleman had been playing golf at Wentworth in

We’re always apprehensive about older vehicles that have been mis fuelled, particularly with petrol engines. An old vehicle with high mileage will generally speaking have

They do say you should never drive your car once you’ve agreed its sale. Well, there is obviously something to the statement as proven by

Had a call out on Saturday just passed to attend a classic VW camper van stranded in Devon. The family were on board, as was

We received a call on Sunday evening from a customer who had filled his Honda VTR1000 with diesel – definitely not a good combination! Our

The weekend just passed we received a call from a rather desperate sounding customer. He had lent his 12 plate E200CDI Mercedes to a friend

Another busy weekend – this time with a very exotic motor car needing our assistance – Ferrari Testarossa. Those of you old enough, and those

Putting the wrong fuel into your car can be an incredibly inconvenient and, potentially, expensive experience. Here at Auto Fuel Fix, we have been specialising