• Ajen@sh.itjust.works
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    9 days ago

    It isn’t illegal to run a car off biodiesel, is it? I know (in the US) some diesel is sold for non-highway use and maybe kerosene is similar, but the issue is tax. If you make the fuel yourself the tax man doesn’t get involved, just like beer and firearms. I think.

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      9 days ago

      Illegal in the UK if you’ve not paid tax on it for road use. It would appear that you can make your own and then pay the tax on it - you can get a receipt for it if you ‘accidentally’ fill your car up with red diesel - but that’s going to invite a lot of scrutiny, which is what you don’t want when you’re tax dodging.

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        8 days ago

        Interesting. I don’t think you need to pay tax on homemade fuel in the US but I’m not entirely sure.