Can you mix red diesel and petrol?

In brief

Mixing red diesel and petrol gives a fuel that meets neither specification. They have nothing in common in use: petrol is volatile and spark-ignited, gas oil is heavy and used off-road or for heating. Petrol in gas oil makes it dangerously flammable. As waste, the mixture is handled as mixed fuel, usually coded 13 07 03*. Call 07950 582635 or send an enquiry.

What a mixture of red diesel and petrol is worth

Waste mixed fuel can earn a rebate or carry a collection charge, depending on its volume, quality, contamination and access, and on the oil market on the day. We never publish prices, because every load and every day is different: for an actual figure, call 07950 582635 or send an enquiry.

What to do with a mixture of red diesel and petrol

Keep it in closed, labelled containers away from ignition sources, do not use it in any engine, boiler or aircraft, and send us the five details so we can assess it.

Which is worth more as waste, red diesel or petrol?

Waste red diesel can earn a rebate or carry a collection charge, depending on its volume, quality, contamination and access, and on the oil market on the day. Waste petrol can earn a rebate or carry a collection charge, depending on its volume, quality, contamination and access, and on the oil market on the day.

How City Fuel Services handles waste red diesel

We collect waste red diesel from cans and drums up to bulk tanks, across England, Wales and mainland Scotland, from our licensed site in Droylsden, Manchester. Terms, a rebate or a charge, are agreed before collection.

Terms used in this answer

Mixed fuel: Petrol and diesel that have ended up in the same container, usually when vehicles are drained during depollution.
Hazardous waste: Waste with properties that can harm people or the environment, such as being flammable. Drained fuel is hazardous waste.

Key facts
Fuels	Red diesel and Petrol
Waste codes	13 07 01* and 13 07 02*
Mixture as waste	13 07 03* other fuels (including mixtures)