--- title: Diesel in a petrol car in Back? Mobile drain url: https://fuelfixer.scot/diesel-in-petrol/back/ focus: diesel in a petrol car in back phone: 01295 380724 area: Scotland updated: 2026-08-10 --- # Diesel in a petrol car in Back — mobile drain **Short answer** If you have diesel in a petrol car in Back, Na h-Eileanan Siar, do not start the engine and call 01295 380724. A mobile technician comes to you anywhere in Back — forecourt, roadside, home or workplace — drains the contaminated fuel, flushes the lines and refills with clean fuel. Typically 45-90 minutes on site, from £150, usually same day. Diesel will not ignite on a spark, so the engine misfires, smokes or refuses to start. A drain normally resolves it. [Call 01295 380724 — 24/7, all of Scotland](tel:+441295380724) Back sits in [Na h-Eileanan Siar](/coverage/na-h-eileanan-siar/), highlighted here. Trunk roads: A857, A859 and A865. **Scottish-owned** Scottish-owned and Scottish-run, working every council area from the Borders to Shetland. Part of Fuel Fixer Ltd. ## Diesel in a petrol car in Back: the facts Place | Back | Council area | Na h-Eileanan Siar | Trunk roads | A857, A859 and A865 | Problem | Diesel in a petrol car | Typical cost | From £150 | Time on site | 45-90 minutes | Attendance | Scheduled around ferry sailings, quoted with travel included | Helpline | 01295 380724 | ## What to do right now - Do not turn the key or start the engine — that is what turns a drain into a repair. - Do not move the vehicle. On a forecourt, apply the handbrake and tell the station staff. - Call 01295 380724 with your location, your vehicle and which fuels were mixed. You get the price before we set off. - A technician attends with a licensed drainage unit and makes the area safe. - The contaminated fuel is pumped out and the fuel lines are flushed through. - Clean fuel goes in, the vehicle is started and checked, and you drive away. The waste fuel leaves with us for compliant disposal. [Call 01295 380724 now](tel:+441295380724) ## Where we attend in Back Petrol station forecourts, supermarket filling stations, the roadside, service areas, home driveways and workplace car parks across Back, Na h-Eileanan Siar. There is no tow and no garage — the vehicle is drained where it stands. In Na h-Eileanan Siar most call-outs come off A857, A859 and A865, and we routinely attend Stornoway, the causeways and the island ferry terminals. ## Getting to Back Back is in Na h-Eileanan Siar, so attendance is planned around the ferry timetable rather than a drive time. That means two things worth knowing before you call 01295 380724: the arrival window is given as a sailing, not an hour, and the price quoted already includes the travel, so it does not move once the technician lands. Leave the vehicle where it is in the meantime — the wait costs you nothing as long as the engine stays off. ## Cost of a fuel drain in Back Guide prices. Your exact price is confirmed on the phone before a technician sets off. Island and remote Highland jobs are quoted with travel included, so the figure you are given is the figure you pay. Your situation | What is involved | Typical cost | Time on site | Spotted it, engine never started | Drain the tank, flush the lines, refill with clean fuel | From £150 | 45–90 mins | Engine started but not driven | Drain plus a flush of the lines and filter | Mid range | 1–2 hours | Driven a short distance | Drain, flush and a check of the pump and injectors | Higher | 1–3 hours | Driven until it lost power or cut out | Drain, flush and fuel-system diagnosis | Upper end | Assessed on site | AdBlue in the diesel tank | Full drain and flush of tank and fuel lines | Quoted per vehicle | 1–3 hours | [Call 01295 380724 for a price](tel:+441295380724) ### Everything else we do in Back [Wrong fuel in Back](/wrong-fuel/back/)[Petrol in a diesel car in Back](/petrol-in-diesel/back/)[AdBlue in the diesel tank in Back](/adblue-in-diesel-tank/back/)[Unleaded in diesel in Back](/unleaded-in-diesel/back/)[Red diesel in the tank in Back](/red-diesel-in-tank/back/)[Contaminated fuel in Back](/contaminated-fuel/back/)[Mobile fuel drain in Back](/mobile-fuel-drain/back/)[Fuel doctor in Back](/fuel-doctor/back/)[Misfuelling in Back](/misfuel/back/)[Wrong fuel symptoms in Back](/wrong-fuel-symptoms/back/)[Wrong fuel drain cost in Back](/wrong-fuel-cost/back/)[Wrong fuel engine damage in Back](/wrong-fuel-damage/back/)[Wrong fuel in a van in Back](/wrong-fuel-in-a-van/back/)[Wrong fuel in a boat in Back](/wrong-fuel-in-a-boat/back/)[Fuel collection in Back](/fuel-collection/back/)[Contaminated fuel collection in Back](/contaminated-fuel-collection/back/)[Fuel disposal in Back](/fuel-disposal/back/)[Heating oil collection in Back](/heating-oil-collection/back/)[Heating oil disposal in Back](/heating-oil-disposal/back/)[Kerosene collection in Back](/kerosene-collection/back/)[Kerosene disposal in Back](/kerosene-disposal/back/)[Agricultural fuel collection in Back](/agricultural-fuel-collection/back/)[Commercial fuel uplift in Back](/commercial-fuel-uplift/back/) ### Nearby places we cover [Stornoway](/areas/stornoway/)[Tarbert](/areas/tarbert/)[Castlebay](/areas/castlebay/)[Lochboisdale](/areas/lochboisdale/)[Lochmaddy](/areas/lochmaddy/)[Balivanich](/areas/balivanich/)[Barvas](/areas/barvas/)[Ness](/areas/ness/)[Carloway](/areas/carloway/)[Callanish](/areas/callanish/)[Uig](/areas/uig/)[Leverburgh](/areas/leverburgh/)[Scalpay](/areas/scalpay/)[Bragar](/areas/bragar/) ### Elsewhere in Na h-Eileanan Siar [Stornoway](/areas/stornoway/)[Castlebay](/areas/castlebay/)[Lochboisdale](/areas/lochboisdale/)[Lochmaddy](/areas/lochmaddy/)[Balivanich](/areas/balivanich/)[Barvas](/areas/barvas/)[Ness](/areas/ness/)[Carloway](/areas/carloway/)[Callanish](/areas/callanish/)[Leverburgh](/areas/leverburgh/)[Scalpay](/areas/scalpay/)[Bragar](/areas/bragar/) ### Answers [I put diesel in my petrol car will it be ok?](/answers/i-put-diesel-in-my-petrol-car-will-it-be-ok/)[I put petrol in my diesel car what do i do?](/answers/i-put-petrol-in-my-diesel-car-what-do-i-do/)[How much does it cost to drain wrong fuel in scotland?](/answers/how-much-does-it-cost-to-drain-wrong-fuel-in-scotland/)[Can i drive with the wrong fuel in my car?](/answers/can-i-drive-with-the-wrong-fuel-in-my-car/)[Who can drain wrong fuel near me in scotland?](/answers/who-can-drain-wrong-fuel-near-me-in-scotland/)[What happens if you put adblue in the diesel tank?](/answers/what-happens-if-you-put-adblue-in-the-diesel-tank/) ### More [Back wrong fuel cover](/areas/back/)[Diesel in a petrol car explained](/diesel-in-petrol/)[Na h-Eileanan Siar coverage](/coverage/na-h-eileanan-siar/) ## What Scottish customers say Rated **4.8 out of 5** from **6,053** verified reviews on [Reviews.co.uk](https://www.reviews.co.uk/company-reviews/store/fuelfixer-co-uk). Reviews are collected independently and published in full — including the ones we would rather not have. Read every review on [Reviews.co.uk](https://www.reviews.co.uk/company-reviews/store/fuelfixer-co-uk) or on our [Google Business Profile](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=17001480993030321128). Live review feed loads here. If it does not appear, [read the reviews directly](https://www.reviews.co.uk/company-reviews/store/fuelfixer-co-uk). ## Common questions **Can I drive with diesel in a petrol car?** No. Starting or driving pumps it through the system and can turn a straightforward drain into an expensive repair. Leave the vehicle where it is and call 01295 380724. **How long does the drain take in Back?** About 45 to 90 minutes on site once the technician arrives. Vehicles that were started or driven take longer, because the lines and filter need flushing as well as the tank. **How much does it cost in Back?** Most jobs fall between £150 and £1,500 depending on the vehicle, how much wrong fuel is in the tank and whether the engine was started. You get the price on the phone before we travel. **Will it have damaged the engine?** Only if it has been run through the system. Caught before starting, it sits in the tank and a drain removes it cleanly. **Does insurance cover it?** Often not. Most car insurance policies exclude misfuelling as standard, though some breakdown policies and optional add-ons include it. Check your own wording. **Do you cover rural and island Back?** Yes. Technicians attend forecourts, roadsides, homes, farms and workplaces across Scotland, including the Highlands and the islands. Remote jobs are quoted with travel included so the price does not move. ### One operator, four sites Fuel Fixer Scotland is the Scottish arm of Fuel Fixer Ltd. The same technicians, the same equipment and the same helpline sit behind all four sites — they differ only in where and how people search. - [**Fuel Fixer** The operating company. Fleet, commercial contracts and UK-wide cover.](https://www.fuelfixer.co.uk/) - [**Misfuel Doctor** Diagnosis-led guidance on what wrong fuel does to an engine.](https://mis-fueldoctor.co.uk/) - [**Wrong Fuel** The emergency service, England and Wales.](https://wrongfuel.co.uk/) - [**Fuel Fixer Scotland** This site. Every council area, town, island and village in Scotland.](/) Background reading: [Transport Scotland](https://www.transport.gov.scot/). Operated by [Fuel Fixer](https://www.fuelfixer.co.uk/). For what wrong fuel does to an engine, see [Misfuel Doctor](https://mis-fueldoctor.co.uk/); south of the border, see [Wrong Fuel](https://wrongfuel.co.uk/).