one of the agents put in kerosene and diesel are to be able to trace back to where the fuel came from and when and where it was manufactured , ie so batches can be traced , but this is put in all diesel/kerosene derived fuels and is not necessarily put in to detect if its being used in vehicles without excise duty having been paid , its more of a safety issue to do with HAZCHEM side of things .. .
white diesel that is sold at garage forecourt pumps is mixed at the refineries with kerosene anyway , of the same as sold for heating oil .
you could almost say that ULS diesel is just diesel with more kerosene added !!.
kerosene is really an american derived word, in england we call it paraffin but both are of the same nature ..
dont you remember there were allways 2 grades of diesel, winter and summer but now there is only one THIN viscosity diesel .
diesel has gradually got thinner over the last few years .
of course thinner viscosity diesel means you use more , hence the mileage run per litre costs us more if the fuel is thinner viscosity .
the red and white diesel sold now have a strong smell of petrol , they didnt used to but how many people notice this .
now then, .we could all run petrol cars on alcohol instead of petrol , but they wont let us because firstly the engines would make 20% more horsepower , but secondly they would use twice as much fuel also .
in australia there is mainly only one price for diesel and everyone pays the same , but it is only £1.50 per gallon in our currency ..
the only people who are paying less for diesel fuel there are called PRIMARY PRODUCERS ,ie farmers and they are discounted because they produce the primary food sources and they have to use a LOT of fuel in order to do so , hence the govt help them out .
the 2 types of paraffin/kerosene sold here in the uk are zero and 25 octane rating .
a TIP for anyone with a tired old smokey diesel engine who has MOT coming soon , fill tank with kerosene 28sec , this will dramatically reduce the smoke output from a smokey diesel engine .
its an old "trick" used by many HGV fitters who regularly have to work on and test HGV vehicles and works for sure .
i think that some people using this newsgroup may well be working for customs and excise .
myself i dont run anything other than white diesel from the pumps and youre welcome to dip my tank anytime .
if someone wants information about what they can use as fuel and what it is called and sold as then its up to them to make up theyre mind as to what they want to do , all ive i done is supply the relevent information without making a technical issue out of it .