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Here at Fuel Doctor we help one and all out if they put the wrong fuel in their car. Being the nations favourite wrong fuel recovery company and the cheapest independent fuel drain provider means our customers enjoy the best service no matter where they are.

We are also on hand for the public sector too, with contracts up and down the country with many companies and services, we are on hand to help keep public services going and an example of that below is our postie in the Lake District that put 50 litres of petrol in diesel in his postman's Vauxhall van.

We were on hand to drain the wrong fuel in no time and thankfully the mail was thus delivered on time and normally duties were resumed. If you live in the Lake District area and put the wrong fuel in your car, then why not speak to a member of our team or call our national call centre who can get a Fuel Doctor to you in no time on 0333 444 9000 totally mobile friendly and we take cards by the roadside too.

Well it's been a busy summer helping out folks up and down the country that put the wrong fuel in their cars, lorries, vans, bikes and even farming machinery. It's such a common mistake to put petrol in diesel and diesel in petrol and as a long as we are human we will keep making the mistakes. This is where Fuel Doctor comes in, we make these mistakes ourselves so we understand what it is truly like when you put the wrong fuel in your car and this is why to our customers we are the 4th emergency service.

Below is a recent happy customer we helped in Halifax West Yorkshire, the customer put the wrong fuel in her Hyundai IX35, 35 litres of petrol in diesel - ouch! But we took the pain away by getting roadside within an hour and charging her the cheapest independent fuel drain price in the UK and West Yorkshire area. After looking at other providers, we came in the cheapest and she noted how professional our man Lee was in looking after her and ensuring her that her car would be fine. Check out the picture below and if you ever put the wrong fuel in your car then make sure you call out Fuel Doctor from anywhere in the UK on our mobile friendly number 0333 444 9000

Fuel Doctor Morecambe ensured that the "Asda price" promise was upheld when we were called out by this Asda delivery who had put petrol in his diesel van. He was in the middle of his rounds from the online shopping service they provide, so needed to get back on the road quickly. He had not run the engine at the filling station in Morecambe so it was a simple job for us and he was able to refuel on site. 

We had the issue dealt with and he was back on the road within the hour. ​

Well if you are going to put the wrong fuel in your car in Loch Lomond there cannot be fewer places in the UK where you can sit around and enjoy the wait. Our customer here put diesel in his petrol tank and as a result made it 15 miles up the banks of Loch Lomond before coming to a halt in this stunning area of natural beauty.

Now, he called Fuel Doctor and told us to take our time - that's a first! However, as Scotland has many baron areas, we have Fuel Doctors to cover the whole country and so this means you are never far from a Fuel Doctor should you put the wrong fuel in your car, no matter if you are in Elgin or Edinburgh, we are on hand 24 hours a day 7 days a week covering Scotland.

Check out the stunning picture below of our man Gerry rescuing the campervan and getting him back on the road to enjoy his holiday/

We were recently called out to this stunning hotel in Oswestry, Shropshire by a hotel guest. He had been out for a drive to enjoy the area and take in some sites, upon filling up at a local fuel station he accidentally fuelled  with petrol instead of diesel and drove back to the hotel which is luckily where the car stalled.

He called Fuel Doctor Shropshire, and we were able to drain the fuel, clean the system, refuel his Alpha Romeo, and had him ready for his departure the next day. 

We were called about by Mr Jones who whilst travelling back from a Horse Show in Shropshire, called into the services on the motorway and mistakenly filled his Layland DAF with 80 litres of Petrol. He managed to cover some distance further down the motorway and came off onto a slip road heading towards the farm where he stored his horses is Shrewsbury, this was where his mistake became apparent as the vehicle stalled.

Luckily he was just clear of changing lanes but was still stationary on a busy road so needed a response as quickly as possible, so after a quick search on Google he found Fuel Doctor Shropshire, and gave us a call. We were able to get out to him within 15 minutes, we drained the petrol, cleaned his system and fuelled his vehicle with Diesel and had him heading home with his beloved horses within 45 minutes.
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