Chancellor's Spring Statement - Red Diesel

[Athy]

20 minutes ago, WotEver said:

Me neither. A few quid extra to fill your tank is neither here nor there. 

Not so sure: didn't you notice that, when petrol and road diesel went up to about £1.40 per litre, the roads were totally empty of traffic?

[Naughty Cal]

Just now, Athy said:

Not so sure: didn't you notice that, when petrol and road diesel went up to about £1.40 per litre, the roads were totally empty of traffic?

No.

[Athy]

Just now, Naughty Cal said:

No.

Gosh, there were two of us, then!

[Naughty Cal]

5 minutes ago, Athy said:

Gosh, there were two of us, then!

If you need/want to go somewhere and you need fuel you pay whatever price it is.

The most we have paid for red diesel was almost  £1.36 A litre at Royal Norfolk and Suffolk Yacht Club. We needed it so we bought it and paid the price.

[rusty69]

2 hours ago, Detling said:

Many/most boaters will simply buy fuel in cans and fill up using those

Many/most people I know already do just that.

[Momac]

10 minutes ago, Naughty Cal said:

The most we have paid for red diesel was almost  £1.36 A litre at Royal Norfolk and Suffolk Yacht Club. We needed it so we bought it and paid the price.

Was that special Royal diesel?

[Machpoint005]

15 minutes ago, MartynG said:

Was that special Royal diesel?

No, that would have been heavily subsidised!

[WotEver]

3 hours ago, Athy said:

Gosh, there were two of us, then!

Three, at least. 

[b0atman]

On 18/03/2018 at 12:22, jake_crew said:

We bought red diesel from a local agricultural suppliers (in Jerry cans) for the boat and had reg no and address details taken.

A while later we had a visit from the men in the tricorn hats (actually black suits) who examined the diesel engines & vehicles in the workshop and around the smallholding.  They dipped the tank of the Land Rover and declared that all was well.

I have heard that their equipment can sniff the difference between red and white, although as Mandy siad, they would say that wouldn't they.

 

Where the men in the Diesel detector van

[Señor Chris]

On 18/03/2018 at 13:41, WotEver said:

I doubt that many boaters will want to struggle along the towpath with several Jerry cans of diesel just to save a few quid.

Boaters with cassette bogs already do much the same.

 

[Alan de Enfield]

5 minutes ago, Señor Chris said:

Boaters with cassette bogs already do much the same.

 

Only when :

1) They have run out of diesel, because they were too tight to fill up at the last Marina, or

2) Because the cut is frozen over (and if the had a pump-out, they'd be up the creek without a paddle)

The rest of the time (whilst cruising) they moor up outside the sanny-station, walk the 10-20 yards, empty and walk the 10-20 yards back.

[Naughty Cal]

On 3/18/2018 at 15:43, MartynG said:

Was that special Royal diesel?

No it was sh*te diesel that made the boat smoke for the rest of the week until we had used it all 

[Momac]

3 hours ago, Naughty Cal said:

No it was sh*te diesel that made the boat smoke for the rest of the week until we had used it all 

Is there another  other diesel supplier at Lowestoft ?  Presumably there is beyond the bridge?

[Alan de Enfield]

18 minutes ago, MartynG said:

Is there another  other diesel supplier at Lowestoft ?  Presumably there is beyond the bridge?

Yes - in the marina at the 'far-end'.

[DRP]

On 3/21/2018 at 12:59, Naughty Cal said:

No it was sh*te diesel that made the boat smoke for the rest of the week until we had used it all 

You may have unwittingly hit on the answer.

Fit all boats with a holding tank/digester, and run the engine on the gas produced. Simples!