Did you fill up with the wrong fuel? Viking helps solve the problem
A Viking tow truck arrives quickly at the scene and tows the car to a repair shop so the tank can be emptied.
Have you filled up your diesel car with petrol or vice versa?
Many people have been in a similar situation: stressed and distracted, it's easy to fill up the wrong fuel for a rental car, for example.
If this happens, the main rule is the same whether you put petrol in a diesel car or diesel in a petrol car: don't start the car.
Do this:
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Stop refuelling immediately.
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Do not start the car.
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Switch off the engine if you have already started it.
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If necessary, ask for help to push the car away from the pump.
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Call 0100 2424 or order a roadside assistance service online.
Viking tows the car to the nearest repair shop
If the wrong fuel has been put into the car, it must be towed to a repair shop so the fuel tank can be drained.
Transport to the workshop
If it is not safe to continue driving, we will tow you to the workshop.
If you have been driving a diesel car with petrol in it, you will quickly notice that the diesel engine loses power, makes a noise and suddenly stops. By then, the damage has usually already been done and the car needs to be towed to a garage
