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These fuelish things

Have I been mis-sold a car? I feel I have. I was assured that I could not put petrol into a diesel engine by a Citroen salesmen. He categorically assured me that this was no longer possible. Needless to say (albeit 3 years on), this is exactly what happened. The dealership will not even investigate my allegation. Is this common practice?

Asked on 12 June 2010 by KH, via email

Answered by Honest John
You cannot put diesel into a petrol because the diesel nozzle is wider
than the petrol filler tube. But unless the car is fitted with a misfuelling prevention device (as is a modern Ford), you can put the narrow nozzle of a petrol pump into the wider filler tube of a diesel car. Misfuelling prevention devices from: www.caparorightfuel.com; www.sol-ace.co.uk; www.fuelsure.com; www.dieselkeydirect.com

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