Red diesel shortage?

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DeeGee

Member

Location

North East Wales

• Feb 9, 2022

• #1

Without wishing to sound too much like Corporal Jones in Dads Army......
According to a reliable source, namely the fuel delivery driver with whom I wanted to order tractor diesel, there is no red diesel at all to be had from Stanlow in Cheshire. No doubt this is a temporary issue but nevertheless rather worrying if it is true.

Anyone else heard this?

 

Yale

Member

Livestock Farmer

Location

North East Wales,upland farm,800-1300ft

• Feb 9, 2022

• #2

AFAIK red is sometimes just white with dye added as they load the trucks.

Shortage of red dye?

 

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Still Farming

Member

Mixed Farmer

Location

South Wales UK

• Feb 9, 2022

• #3

DeeGee said:

Without wishing to sound too much like Corporal Jones in Dads Army......
According to a reliable source, namely the fuel delivery driver with whom I wanted to order tractor diesel, there is no red diesel at all to be had from Stanlow in Cheshire. No doubt this is a temporary issue but nevertheless rather worrying if it is true.

Anyone else heard this?

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Push to big shove for White for most uses possibly?

 

Turnip

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Mixed Farmer

Location

Aberdeenshire

• Feb 9, 2022

• #4

Seems to be in good supply here. Last week, 30 minutes after calling got a delivery.

 

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betweenthelines

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Location

southwest

• Feb 9, 2022

• #5

How to start a wave of panic buying

 

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7610 super q

Never Forgotten

Honorary Member

• Feb 9, 2022

• #6

Yes, Q panic buying, and actual shortage.....

 

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Flatland guy

Member

Location

Lincolnshire

• Feb 9, 2022

• #7

If I remember correctly , doesn't construction have to use white diesel from April 2022 perhaps they are all filling up as many tanks as possible before that date

 

JeepJeep

Member

Trade

• Feb 9, 2022

• #8

That's from Pattersons inc VAT.

Might be wrong but I don't think they store it they run in and out Stanlowe like a few round here

White Rocketted around here 153.9 Shell Denbigh this morning

A lad I know with Pumps and a Garage 12 miles the other way is 151.9 he's up 3 p since last week.

 

76masseyman

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Location

Lincolncestershire

• Feb 9, 2022

• #9

Flatland guy said:

If I remember correctly , doesn't construction have to use white diesel from April 2022 perhaps they are all filling up as many tanks as possible before that date

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A company I know, that will have to revert to white, was only sent half their recent order of red. When they questioned their suppliers, they were told it had been estimated how much red they would use leading up to April the 22nd, and that is what was sent.
Seems the suppliers will be audited on who they supply.
Mentioned it to another person today, and he had heard the same from a builder that his supplier won’t supply him any further red.

 

bobk

Member

Location

stafford

• Feb 9, 2022

• #10

Haven't some categories been taken off red ? smaller market = less interest from sellers

 

Still Farming

Member

Mixed Farmer

Location

South Wales UK

• Feb 9, 2022

• #11

Flatland guy said:

If I remember correctly , doesn't construction have to use white diesel from April 2022 perhaps they are all filling up as many tanks as possible before that date

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No good if HMRC come knocking?

 

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Flatland guy

Member

Location

Lincolnshire

• Feb 9, 2022

• #12

The tanks will all have traces of red diesel or do all tanks/ engines have to be flushed prior to going on white?

 

roscoe erf

Member

Livestock Farmer

Location

South Wales UK Famous for rain and sheep

• Feb 9, 2022

• #13

Flatland guy said:

The tanks will all have traces of red diesel or do all tanks/ engines have to be flushed prior to going on white?

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Good luck with that

 

Danllan

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Location

Sir Gar / Carms

• Feb 9, 2022

• #14

Flatland guy said:

If I remember correctly , doesn't construction have to use white diesel from April 2022 perhaps they are all filling up as many tanks as possible before that date

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There are some fellows not far from here who farm but who have building as their main income...

 

steveR

Member

Mixed Farmer

Location

Gods own County, Shropshire of course

• Feb 9, 2022

• #15

JeepJeep said:

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That's from Pattersons inc VAT.

Might be wrong but I don't think they store it they run in and out Stanlowe like a few round here

White Rocketted around here 153.9 Shell Denbigh this morning

A lad I know with Pumps and a Garage 12 miles the other way is 151.9 he's up 3 p since last week.

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Got some Civils contractors here at the moment, and their gaffer said DERV was 156p this morning when he filled the Transit near Cannock!!

 

ARW

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Location

Yorkshire

• Feb 9, 2022

• #16

I ordered some last Thursday and they double checked what I would use the red diesel for and apologised that she had to check with everybody

 

tepapa

Member

Livestock Farmer

Location

North Wales

• Feb 9, 2022

• #17

JeepJeep said:

White Rocketted around here 153.9 Shell Denbigh this morning

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It was £1.499 yesterday morning, so it's up 4p overnight

 

steveR

Member

Mixed Farmer

Location

Gods own County, Shropshire of course

• Feb 9, 2022

• #18

ARW said:

I ordered some last Thursday and they double checked what I would use the red diesel for and apologised that she had to check with everybody

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Sign of the times, I guess... Will only get worse!

The civils lads are still in confusion on what to do in the future. Tanks of white will be too vulnerable to theft...

 

JeepJeep

Member

Trade

• Feb 9, 2022

• #19

tepapa said:

It was £1.499 yesterday morning, so it's up 4p overnight

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I always look as I pass and though "f**k that" Costco end of the M56 always 8-9p cheaper.

 

Selectamatic

Member

Location

North Wales

• Feb 9, 2022

• #20

I had some Red Diesel delivered yesterday, after phoning round a couple of the usuals, no one mentioned shortages to me...