--- title: Scottish fuel drainer in Brae url: https://fuelfixer.scot/scottish-fuel-drainer/brae/ focus: fuel drainer in brae phone: 01295 380724 area: Scotland updated: 2026-09-29 --- # Local Scottish fuel drainer in Brae **Short answer** For a Scottish fuel drainer in Brae, call 01295 380724. The car is drained where it is — forecourt, roadside, drive or car park — the contaminated fuel removed, the system flushed and refilled, and checked that it runs. Around 45-90 minutes, from £150. Do not start the engine meanwhile. The whole point is to fix the car where it stands, not to recover it somewhere first. [Call 01295 380724 — 24/7 across Shetland Islands](tel:+441295380724) Brae sits in [Shetland Islands](/coverage/shetland-islands/). Trunk roads: A970, A971 and A968. **Scottish-owned** Scottish-owned and Scottish-run, working every council area from the Borders to Shetland. Part of Fuel Fixer Ltd. Reviewed by [**Rambo S** ](/editorial/), Wrong fuel expert, Fuel Fixer · last checked 29 September 2026 ## What a Scottish fuel drainer does in Brae A mobile drainer in Brae carries everything needed to your location: extraction pump, containment for the old fuel, and clean fuel to refill. The car is drained, flushed and running again on site, most often within ninety minutes. ## Where a drainer attends in Brae Forecourts, roadsides, service areas, driveways and workplace car parks across Brae are all attended — the car is drained where it is, not recovered first. Most Shetland Islands call-outs come off A970, A971 and A968. It is the same operation for the towns near Brae — Lerwick, Scalloway, Voe and Sandwick included — with travel across Shetland Islands along A970, A971 and A968. In Brae as anywhere, the golden rule after a misfuel is: engine off. An unrun car is a drain-and-refill; a car that has been started has pushed contaminated fuel into the pump and injectors, and that is a different, larger job. Leave it, and call. ## Scottish fuel drainer in Brae: the facts Place | Brae | Council area | Shetland Islands | Trunk roads | A970, A971 and A968 | Service | Mobile wrong-fuel drain | Typical cost | From £150 | Time on site | 45-90 minutes | Attendance | Around ferry sailings, travel in the quote | 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) ## Fuel drain prices in Brae 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) ### Other collection and drain services in Brae [Local Scottish old petrol collector in Brae](/scottish-old-petrol-collector/brae/)[Local Scottish old petrol disposal in Brae](/scottish-old-petrol-disposal/brae/)[Local Scottish old diesel collector in Brae](/scottish-old-diesel-collector/brae/)[Local Scottish old diesel disposal in Brae](/scottish-old-diesel-disposal/brae/)[Local Scottish red diesel collector in Brae](/scottish-red-diesel-collector/brae/)[Local Scottish red diesel disposal in Brae](/scottish-red-diesel-disposal/brae/)[Local Scottish kerosene collector in Brae](/scottish-kerosene-collector/brae/)[Local Scottish kerosene disposal in Brae](/scottish-kerosene-disposal/brae/)[Local Scottish heating oil collector in Brae](/scottish-heating-oil-collector/brae/)[Local Scottish heating oil disposal in Brae](/scottish-heating-oil-disposal/brae/) ### Nearby places we cover [Lerwick](/areas/lerwick/)[Scalloway](/areas/scalloway/)[Voe](/areas/voe/)[Sandwick](/areas/sandwick/)[Bixter](/areas/bixter/)[Aith](/areas/aith/)[Walls](/areas/walls/)[Sandness](/areas/sandness/)[Hillswick](/areas/hillswick/)[Ollaberry](/areas/ollaberry/)[Mossbank](/areas/mossbank/)[Vidlin](/areas/vidlin/)[Symbister](/areas/symbister/)[Baltasour](/areas/baltasour/) ### Elsewhere in Shetland Islands [Lerwick](/areas/lerwick/)[Scalloway](/areas/scalloway/)[Voe](/areas/voe/)[Bixter](/areas/bixter/)[Aith](/areas/aith/)[Walls](/areas/walls/)[Sandness](/areas/sandness/)[Hillswick](/areas/hillswick/)[Ollaberry](/areas/ollaberry/)[Mossbank](/areas/mossbank/)[Vidlin](/areas/vidlin/)[Symbister](/areas/symbister/) ### More [Brae wrong fuel cover](/areas/brae/)[Local Scottish fuel drainer explained](/scottish-fuel-drainer/)[Shetland Islands coverage](/coverage/shetland-islands/) ## 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 wrong fuel?** 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 Brae?** 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 Brae?** 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 Brae?** 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: [Traffic Scotland](https://www.traffic.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/).