Fix my fuel
Fix my fuel? Do not start the engine. The tank is drained, the lines are flushed, fresh fuel goes in and the system is primed where the car stands. Call 01293 248666 — a mobile technician comes to the vehicle anywhere across SR1 to SR6, DH4 and DH5. Call-out £89 to £199, drain £199 to £1,999.
The van is the workshop
Everything a drain needs — extraction pump, sealed waste container, fresh fuel, priming kit — travels in the vehicle. That is why Wrong Fuel Sunderland can cover all of SR1 to SR6, DH4 and DH5 without premises anywhere in it, and why the job usually ends where it started rather than at the end of a tow rope. 01293 248666, any hour.
| Search | fix my fuel |
|---|---|
| What it is | Wrong fuel |
| Where we cover | SR1 to SR6, DH4 and DH5 |
| Cost | Call-out £89 to £199, drain £199 to £1,999, quoted in full before we travel |
| Time on site | About an hour |
| Hours | 24 hours, every day |
| Phone | 01293 248666 |
Fix my fuel: what to do
Mobile drain and flush, on site, usually inside the hour.
Where the damage actually occurs
Not in the tank. The tank is just where it starts. Damage happens at the high-pressure pump, which relies on the fuel itself for lubrication and has very tight tolerances, and then at the injectors downstream of it. Reaching either requires the engine to have run, which is why a car coasted to a halt on the forecourt is almost always a call-out and nothing more.
Step by step
- First: nothing Do not turn the key, do not turn the ignition to accessory, do not try the radio. The engine has not run on the wrong fuel yet and that is worth protecting.
- Second: stay where you are Unless you are somewhere dangerous. A vehicle that has not moved is a vehicle whose contamination is still all in one place.
- Third: make the call 01293 248666. Four questions — vehicle, which fuel, roughly how much, did it run — and you get a price and a window before anyone sets off.
- Then we work where the car is Extraction, line flush, fresh fuel, prime, run-up and a check. Nothing needs recovering anywhere.
- And the waste goes properly Registered carrier, waste transfer note, correct consignment. Keep the note; it is the document that protects you, not us.
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Ratings, praise and the one recurring grumble
4.8 out of 5, drawn from 2,190 Trustpilot reviews. Praise centres on dependable timing and technicians who keep things friendly when a driver is stressed.
The grumble is cost. Rather than soften it: £89 to £199 covers the call-out, £199 to £1,999 covers the drain, and quoting happens over the phone, before travel, every time.
Questions we get asked
Is this a garage?
No. Wrong Fuel Sunderland is mobile. A technician travels to the vehicle wherever it is standing.
Will it have done damage?
If the engine was never started, damage is unlikely. If it ran, the risk rises with the distance driven — which is exactly why we ask.
Do I need to stay with the vehicle?
Usually yes, so we can hand it back to you running. If you cannot stay, say so on the call and we will work out how to do it.
How long will I be waiting?
Arrival depends where you are across SR1 to SR6, DH4 and DH5 and what is already running. You get a realistic window on the call rather than an optimistic one.
Who you are dealing with
Wrong Fuel Sunderland is a service by Forecourt Assistance. Forecourt Assistance is a trading name of Fuel Fixer Ltd, company no 08520551, a company of Fuel Fixer International. Registered at Fairway House, Portland Road, East Grinstead, RH19 4ET. Fuel Fixer International is owned by Stockbridge Capital Holdings.
Across the network
Wrong Fuel Sunderland is one of the sites run by Forecourt Assistance, a trading name of Fuel Fixer Ltd, part of Fuel Fixer International, owned by Stockbridge Capital Holdings. Every site below belongs to the same company.
- Forecourt Assistance — the operator: network directory and author page
- AdBlue in Fuel — AdBlue contamination drains only
- Misfuel Doctor — misfuel help, organised by fuel mix-up
- Wrong Fuel — the evidence base; home of every statistic
- Fuel Fixer Scotland — wrong fuel across Scotland, plus Ireland
- Fuel Fixer — the group operating site
- Misfuel Servicing — wrong fuel and misfuelling help, call-only
Background reading: Waste carrier registration — GOV.UK.
Last updated · Reviewed by Rambo S, Wrong Fuel Expert