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what are rules using red diesel in tractor when it should be white?
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<blockquote data-quote="Tomtrac" data-source="post: 4393508" data-attributes="member: 6462"><p>White diesal is for roads and red for off roads</p><p>Dont know where you lot are getting this that red is just for farms</p><p>As prev post </p><p>If a mill mix vehicle or seed dressing truck is taxed as plant its ok no mot and red </p><p>Same as cranes,if they operate off the road they are ok to drive to and from site on the same red fuel tank only carrying for there off road work</p><p>gritter lorries are taxed as gritters NO mot and red </p><p>There is a special vehicle tax bracket also for red use</p><p>If you fill up red at a garage as most HGV fuel stations have a red pump you have to fill a form in reg no.use etc if filling over a certain amount off lt </p><p>In one quarry i worked at they where using one -two artic loads of red a week all plant is red as they dont go on roads </p><p>Now the difference is you CANNOT use RED for PLEASURE as not in boats etc horse paddock topping,hedge cutting houses etc </p><p>if a riding school is part of a farm on the same VAT number etc its ok but if if not and for pleasure its white</p><p>The grey area is if its a buisiness and not part of a farm is it classed as pleasure i have argued with plod its ok tractor and topper etc working in a horse field as plant etc working off road but cutting hedge on a road isn't aaahhhh every person has a different idea bang head there are so many different cases its is very hard to get it right just turn off the flashing lights and drive round covered in cow sh!t under the plods/vosas noses </p><p>Dont use a big shiny tractor with flashing lights saying hey look here i go past again</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tomtrac, post: 4393508, member: 6462"] White diesal is for roads and red for off roads Dont know where you lot are getting this that red is just for farms As prev post If a mill mix vehicle or seed dressing truck is taxed as plant its ok no mot and red Same as cranes,if they operate off the road they are ok to drive to and from site on the same red fuel tank only carrying for there off road work gritter lorries are taxed as gritters NO mot and red There is a special vehicle tax bracket also for red use If you fill up red at a garage as most HGV fuel stations have a red pump you have to fill a form in reg no.use etc if filling over a certain amount off lt In one quarry i worked at they where using one -two artic loads of red a week all plant is red as they dont go on roads Now the difference is you CANNOT use RED for PLEASURE as not in boats etc horse paddock topping,hedge cutting houses etc if a riding school is part of a farm on the same VAT number etc its ok but if if not and for pleasure its white The grey area is if its a buisiness and not part of a farm is it classed as pleasure i have argued with plod its ok tractor and topper etc working in a horse field as plant etc working off road but cutting hedge on a road isn't aaahhhh every person has a different idea bang head there are so many different cases its is very hard to get it right just turn off the flashing lights and drive round covered in cow sh!t under the plods/vosas noses Dont use a big shiny tractor with flashing lights saying hey look here i go past again [/QUOTE]
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