Wrong Fuel - Contaminated Fuel: AdBlue in Diesel Redcar - Renault Master

While having a walk round Redcar Seafront I got a phone call that a gentleman had put the wrong fuel (Contaminated Fuel: Adblue in Diesel) in his Renault Master truck in the petrol station in Redcar. Because I were already in the area it only took me less than 10 minutes to attend. Had the contaminated fuel drained out and back up and running in no time at all.

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Got a Phone call to attend a job in Bedale, Hambleton, North Yorkshire where the gentleman had made a fuel mistake by putting Petrol in his Diesel car then drove it home, when he realised he gave us a call to us. We attended drained the tank, flushed the fuel system, the replenished with the correct fuel. Had him back up and running again.