Environmental Issues of misfuelling

Each year in the UK alone it is estimated that at least 150,000 drivers misfuel that is one every three and a half minutes - generating around 7.5 million litres of contaminated fuel or the equivalent of three Olympic-sized swimming pools.

Globally misfuelling must occur every few seconds and the contaminated fuel that results must be a major issue for the environment because much of it ends up being dumped by uncaring and irresponsible vehicle owners.

In the UK The AA is investing around £1.7 million in AA Fuel Assist, which retrieves the contaminated fuel and also ensures that it is recycled through a waste management company. The end product being used to power cement kilns and furnaces.

The AA Technical Performance Manager, says that the scale of the problem has been getting significantly bigger, especially over the last five years: He explains that there has been a significant growth in diesel car sales and modern diesels are so quiet that people sometimes forget they're driving one. There are also an increasing number of people owning more than one car, so it is very easy to absent-mindedly put the wrong fuel in.

Our Diesel Key misfuelling device makes all of this toxic waste a thing of the past for those adopting our solution to misfuelling and therefore is a great contribution to the environment.