Gas Oil
- Gas oil is known by a few names, but one of the more popular names is red diesel due to the red dye marker that was added to gas oil from the 1960s to help authorities to quickly check if a vehicle was being run on gas oil.
- Gas oil comes from crude oil, the crude oil that is pumped out of the ground is a black liquid, known as petroleum. Depending on the way that the crude oil is distilled, a variety of fuels can be made.
GAS / GASOLINE (USA)
- It’s easy to see where some people may become confused and assume that when Americans talk about filling their vehicles with gas, they’re talking about using gas oil.
- However, gas is simply a shorthand way of saying and writing gasoline, in the same way as we in the UK have shortened petroleum to petrol. They’re simply two (or rather four) names for the same product, so nothing to do with gas oil.
WHICH INDUSTRIES USE GAS OIL?
Following new rules that came into effect on the 1st of April 2022, the following industries and applications are permitted to use the rebated fuel:
- Rail transport
- Community amateur sports clubs and golf courses
- Sailing, boating and marine transport (excluding private pleasure craft in Northern Ireland)
- Travelling fairs and circuses
- Fuel used for non-commercial purposes – electricity generation and heating
- Agriculture, horticulture, fish farming and forestry
