Budget & Fuel Duty on Veggie Oil

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RichardB - 02 Apr 2007 19:36 GMT

Hi all,

Some good news to share.....

Been thinking for some time about using
vegetable oil in my Land Rover and thought
I'd contact Customs % Excise for the correct
forms. These are now in post (EX103 if you
are interested)

The adviser then went on to tell me that in
the summer the additional duty will be
removed which is great news! I have to
register for the interim period and will be
informed when I can stop paying the extra.

The only restriction is that you need to be a
small user / producer using / making a
maximum of 2500 Litres per year.

Regards

RichardB

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Dave Liquorice - 02 Apr 2007 21:10 GMT

> Been thinking for some time about using vegetable oil in my Land Rover

Straight or "converted"?

> The adviser then went on to tell me that in the summer the additional
> duty will be removed which is great news!

Certainly is and will be a far bigger incentive to be truely "green" than
punative increases in VED.

> The only restriction is that you need to be a small user / producer
> using / making a maximum of 2500 Litres per year.

I wonder what the local chippee does with their waste VO? Converting it,
from what I've read, seems a bit iffy unless you really know what you are
doing. But provided the rubber bits of the fuel system of a DII TD5 can
tolerate filtred SVO I'd not be adverse to running on it or the smell...

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Steve/Aus - 03 Apr 2007 05:49 GMT

>> Been thinking for some time about using vegetable oil in my Land Rover
>
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> doing. But provided the rubber bits of the fuel system of a DII TD5 can
> tolerate filtred SVO I'd not be adverse to running on it or the smell...

I ran just one tank of 15% bio (with the bio part made from 100% new canola,
a commercial blend, not home made) and it f.cked up the fuel regulator on
the TD5 which is going to cost me somwhere in the region of $400 (aud)!
Steve W (in Aus)

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Andrew - 05 Apr 2007 10:33 GMT

> > Been thinking for some time about using vegetable oil in my Land Rover
>
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> > The only restriction is that you need to be a small user / producer
> > using / making a maximum of 2500 Litres per year.

I haven't been able to find anything about this change online anywhere.
Can anyone point me at any facts? TIA.

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RichardB - 05 Apr 2007 15:19 GMT

>>> Been thinking for some time about using vegetable oil in my Land Rover
>> Straight or "converted"?
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> I haven't been able to find anything about this change online anywhere.
> Can anyone point me at any facts? TIA.

Not seen anything published yet. The
information I got came from Customs & Excise
help desk. The lady read out information that
is on their intranet.

There is quite a bit of chatter about it here...

http://www.vegetableoildiesel.co.uk/forum/forumdisplay.php?fid=20

RichardB

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Andrew - 06 Apr 2007 12:30 GMT

> > I haven't been able to find anything about this change online anywhere.
> > Can anyone point me at any facts? TIA.
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> http://www.vegetableoildiesel.co.uk/forum/forumdisplay.php?fid=20

Thanks Richard. I'll keep watching..

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