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Previous Post. Because it is not to be used for on-road vehicles, this fuel is not taxed within Canada. Regulations on dyed diesel Because dyed diesel is not taxed, federal and provincial laws strictly regulate its use; penalties for improper use of dyed fuel range from stiff financial penalties to significant jail time.

Distributors cannot knowingly transport dyed fuel with the intent to supply on-road vehicles, and fuel retail locations that carry dyed diesel cannot knowingly sell the gas for use in an on-road vehicle. Clear diesel fuels on-road vehicles and you can find it at gas stations throughout the United States. This diesel is for everyday vehicles like cars, SUVs, trucks, and marine vehicles. It has low sulfur content and is taxable. Dyed diesel is fuel that is colored with a chemical additive for identification.

Red is the most common dyed diesel, which fuels off-road vehicles and equipment. This kind of fuel is not taxed and has a higher sulfur content. Blue-dyed diesel is like red-dyed diesel, though it is for U. S government vehicles only. Green diesel, while not really green, is more eco-friendly than red diesel. It uses a petroleum refinement process that makes it chemically like refined oils, but with less fossil-fuel consumption and fewer greenhouse gas emissions. Waste grease, lipid-rich feedstock, and microalgae are in green diesel.

Red diesel is actually dyed red, and shows that the fuel must be for off-road vehicles and equipment because of its higher sulfur content. Red dyed diesel fuel is not taxed compared to consumer motor fuel, or on-road diesel. No, red diesel will not damage your engine or any other part of the car.

If you are a retail diesel customer, you cannot knowingly use dyed diesel in an on-road vehicle; if dye is found in an on-road vehicle, the penalties can be extremely high.

Be smart! Jack F.