cooking oil as fuel?

Question

Is it illegal to run your car on pure vegetable oil.. Heavy fine if you run your vehicle on red deisel.. but whats the law on vegi oil.... Ive been told that using old fish shop oil is quite legal, because you are recyling. but pure fresh vegi oil ??????

Answer 1

it has to be used oil from retraunts and then it has to be filtered there are a few celebs i seen on tv that have cars that use it.



new veggie oil dosent work

Answer 2

The LAW as it stands in the UK is:



ALL users must pay 'fuel duty' on any product used.



Recycled veg oil is included. You still need to give Mr G Brown his tax.



You can physically run a diesel car WITHOUT ANY DAMAGE OR MODIFICATION on: Vegetable oil (NEW), commercial diesel, 'heavy oil' - used for domestic heating / kerosene (higher cetane rating - can burn a bit hot, but a great cold start fuel).



Only old vegetable oil requires processing - new 'rape seed' or generic cooking oil does not - straight in the tank.



Most users cut the oil 50/50 with diesel from a pump - this helps flow on cold days, and of course all pay the relevant taxes.

Answer 3

It is 100% illegal to run a motor vehicle on the public road on Red Diesel.



You can, however, use vegetable oil. You do have to register with Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs and complete a monthly return on how much you use.



I mix Straight Vegetable OIl and Diesel in a 50/50 mix. SVO is normally rapeseed oil available at Tesco's.



The fuel tank on my vehicle takes 90 litres, so if I can save a few quid, I will.

Answer 4

U can run a diesel car on cooking oil, it has to have been used first tho, and add 20ml of white spirit, to every 5 litres of oil



is not illegal to run it on the roads, but U do need to tell the tax man, so he can charge U the tax on it, which is not fair but that's the way it goes, oh U car will also smell like what ever was cooked in the oil, the exhaust gases that is

Answer 5

I have never heard that it is illegal to run a road vehicle on veggie oil. Red "field" diesel is illegal because it is not up to standards quality wise for road use. Since I doubt any lawmaker or government agency ever bothered to establish a standard for vegtable oil (since there's probably less than 1000 vehicles converted for using it) I don't think you have to worry at all.

Answer 6

I haven't heard of any laws banning it. But I assume there must be some reason everyone isn't going out and clearing the shelves of their local supermarket to use vegetable oil as fuel.

Answer 7

In Europe they are using sunflower oil to run buses.

Answer 8

As I understand it, if you are using it as a fuel, you must pay duty.



The Guardian has an interesting article on this http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,3604,878122,00.html

Answer 9

Customs and excise will fine you heavily , it's not worth it. All motor fuel is heavily taxed.

Answer 10

I have heard of that. I think you have to refine it somehow. That can be dangerous (refining the oil yourself)

Answer 11

no but you have to register with cos tums to pay tax on it cheaper then fuel

Answer 12

dumbass, go ahead, dump old oil in your car, see what happens. then email me.