--- title: Scottish red diesel disposal in Lerwick url: https://fuelfixer.scot/scottish-red-diesel-disposal/lerwick/ focus: red diesel disposal in lerwick phone: 01295 380724 area: Scotland updated: 2026-10-02 --- # Local Scottish red diesel disposal in Lerwick **Short answer** Need red diesel disposal in Lerwick? Ring 01295 380724. A licensed carrier reaches you anywhere in Lerwick — house, farm, yard, marina or workshop — lifts the fuel from tank, bowser or cans, and documents it with a transfer note on the spot. Typically 30-60 minutes on site, quoted per litre, frequently same day. You cannot legally pour red diesel away or bin it — it is hazardous waste, so it is collected under licence and the transfer note is your proof it was handled correctly. [Call 01295 380724 — 24/7 across Shetland Islands](tel:+441295380724) Lerwick sits in [Shetland Islands](/coverage/shetland-islands/). Postcode ZE1. Trunk roads: A970, A971 and A968. - ZE1 **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 2 October 2026 ## About red diesel disposal in Lerwick Because red diesel is rebated fuel, what you may do with it is tightly controlled, and the 2022 reform cut the list of permitted users to mainly agriculture and a few others. That has left plenty of firms with red diesel they can no longer use lawfully. The same ageing problems apply: water, sludge and bug can spoil red diesel in store just as they spoil white. Contaminated rebated stock is collected and disposed of rather than risked in a machine. Once lifted, the red diesel is disposed of through a licensed route — recovered where it can be, destroyed where it cannot — and every step is captured on the waste transfer note you keep. The compliance value of proper disposal is the record. The fuel leaves Lerwick for a permitted facility, and the transfer note captures the movement — the difference between disposed of and merely gone. ## Local Scottish red diesel disposal in Lerwick: the facts Fuel | Red diesel | Service | Collection and licensed disposal | Council area | Shetland Islands | Postcode districts | ZE1 | Why it degrades | Ages like diesel, plus a legal marker dye that stains tanks | Typical sources | Farms, plant, generators, bowsers, decommissioned tanks, closing businesses | Classification | Hazardous waste — waste transfer note issued | Regulator | SEPA | Typical cost | Quoted per litre | Attendance | Collected and disposed of under licence | Helpline | 01295 380724 | ## Where red diesel comes from around Lerwick Most of the red diesel we collect and dispose of near Lerwick originates in estates and large gardens clearing old gas-oil stock from mowers, generators and heating plant. Plant-hire fleets rationalising fuel stores, and quarry or forestry sites winding down. ## Where we collect in Lerwick We cover Lerwick, Shetland Islands for red diesel at domestic tanks, agricultural and estate stores, commercial bunded tanks, plant yards, depots and marinas — and any drums, cans or bowsers holding it. Shetland Islands is reached via A970, A971 and A968. Quote the volume when you ring 01295 380724 and the price and collection slot are confirmed before travel. ## Getting to Lerwick Lerwick is in Shetland Islands, so a collection is planned around the ferry timetable. The arrival window is given as a sailing rather than an hour, and the price already includes the travel, so it does not move once we have landed. ## Red diesel disposal prices in Lerwick Red diesel disposal in Lerwick is quoted per litre against the volume and the access. Give us the rough litres in the tank, bowser or cans when you call 01295 380724 and you get the price and a collection window before anyone sets off. 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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 **Do you dispose of red diesel in Lerwick?** Yes — across Lerwick and the rest of Shetland Islands. A registered carrier attends home, farm, depot, marina and commercial sites, pumps out the red diesel and issues a waste transfer note on site. **Can you clear a tank so it is dye-free?** We remove the red diesel and can clean the tank so it is fit to hold road diesel again. Any residual dye is dealt with as part of the tank clean. **Will I get paperwork for HMRC?** You get a waste transfer note recording what was collected and where it went. That is your evidence of compliant disposal for both HMRC and the regulator. **Do you take contaminated red diesel?** Yes — rebated fuel spoiled by water, sludge or bug is collected and disposed of the same way as any contaminated diesel, with documentation. **How is the price worked out?** Per litre against the volume and access, quoted before travel. Give us the rough litres in the tank or bowser when you call. ### 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: [Misfuelling (Wikipedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misfuelling). 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/).