It's not as if he can just take his tractor or other machinery to a local garage, as
red diesel is only sold at selected depots.
The fact that we caught a person with
red diesel justifies the operation.
There is a requirement for the supply of
red diesel to high output sites, Aggregate Handling Depots (AHDs) and Material Handling Depots (MHDs).
It's
red diesel so it's pumped into drums and then taken away to put into another machine.
More than 70 vehicles were dip tested for
red diesel, with one man, in his 20s ordered to pay a fine for using
red diesel and summonsed to court for having no insurance.
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) said in extreme weather, farmers will be allowed to use
red diesel in their tractors to help grit and clear snow from public roads.
FARMERS in Wales can use
red diesel during extreme cold weather conditions, it was confirmed yesterday.
It is also hoped the move will help prompt a change in legislation over the use of
red diesel by farmers taking part in such operations.
HM Revenue & Customs warn that using rebated fuels - such as
red diesel and kerosene - is a criminal offence.
The price of red gasoil had decreased by LL2,900 Monday after Cabinet removed VAT on
red diesel oil last week.
FARMERS'' fuel bills could sky-rocket if EU plans to remove tax exemptions for
red diesel get the go-ahead.
But Inspector Mick Little, head of the force's road policing unit, said he believes it will rise again, and also predicted an increase in the illegal use and theft of
red diesel, an industrial fuel used by farmers which is cheaper because it is not subject to the same tax.
