The Automotive Blog

With the number of vehicles on the road today it’s not surprising to know that it’s now common to find more people having the misfortune of misfuelling their diesel cars.

The misfuelling of Diesel cars is not only a misfortunate event but also a costly one, often not covered by your insurance company.

Misfuelling your Diesel car doesn’t just mean that you need to have your fuel tank emptied – it can be much worse than that.  In the worst case scenario you could find yourself replacing nearly the entire fuelling system of your vehicle as certain parts can end up getting damaged beyond repair.

Misfuelling now affects nearly 150,000 people a year – imagine how costly the repair of 150,000 car engines is!  You might wonder why so many people put the wrong fuel in their car.  The simple fact is that it’s an easy mistake to make, and can happen after only a single moment of a lapse In concentration.

Thankfully, Diesel car owners will now be pleased to know that there are now a number of products on the market to help prevent you putting petrol into your Diesel car.  The main reason behind misfuelling is that the petrol nozzle is much smaller than the diesel nozzle, and so fits easily into the neck of the fuel tank.

Some devices on the market just act as a visual or audible warning when the fuel cap is opened, where as others actual fit on top of the fuel neck and actually prevent the petrol fuel nozzle from being inserted into the vehicle.

If you own a diesel car and don’t yet have a misfuelling device then I would highly recommend it.  We all think that misfuelling is something that happens to someone else, but in reality it could happen to anyone – even you.

The RAC are stressing the need for organisations who’s employees drive on company business to ensure Duty of Care Legislation has been complied to! aide automotive’s Route Safe product  helps companies implement company health and safety policy. In the event of one of your employee’s being involved in an incident whilst out on company business RouteSafe enables the business to demonstrate

• That a health and safety policy is in place for company drivers
• That this policy has been communicated to all employees

Follow this link for the full article that the RAC published.

aide automotive have introduced a new website for the Diesel Key mis fuelling device.

Mis fuelling or using the wrong fuel has become more popular over the last fews years and is easily done. The nozzle of a petrol pump is smaller than a Diesel nozzle, and therefore fits into the fuel tank without resistance. All you need is for something to catch your attention and you have an expensive repair bill on your hands (and sometimes an insurance claim!)

Diesel Key is the only device to help stop car fuel theft, this device will stop siphoning from a diesel car.

Visit aide automotives main site and the mis fuelling site by clicking on the highlited names.

The Driver Eye is a fantastic new product that enables companies or individuals to monitor driving habits.  One particular use is for parents to monitor their teens driving habits.  Follow this Driver Eye link to read a recent article on the device or visit aideautomotive for full product details.

Keystone Distribution UK has fitted the Fresnel lens to its fleet of 14o trucks.

The Fresnel Lens is a clear, thin, flat plastic lens that is press fitted to a truck’s passenger door window to help drivers tackle the truck mirror “blind-spot” problem.

Keystone’s transport manager decided to fit the lens as it offers an extremely effective and economical safety aid to each truck and helps the driver cover all blind spot areas.

The Lens is a simple, effective product and can be used on virtually any type of vehicle that is susceptible to blind spots, whether left or right hand drive. Blind spots are big enough to hide a small family saloon. The Fresnel Lens is backed by VOSA, The Department of Transport, The Highways Agency and Border & Immigration Agency.

aide automotive are apporved suppliers of the Fresnel Lens.

Staffordshire County Council are looking at introducing Black Boxes into parents vehicles to monitor their teens driving performance as part of a Road Safety Improvement Trial.  Follow this link for the news story.

aide automotive has a similar product that is easier to install as it is a simple key fob rather than a device that needs installing in a vehicle. And at £95 (+VAT) it’s a great investment in a teens safety!  Click Driver Eye to find out more!

The United States Senate have  invited Advantage PressurePro to Washington to take part in a Green Jobs Leadership Summit.  Claire McCaskill one of Obama’s advisors invited Advantage PressurePro to represent the state of Missouri as a business with Green credentials.

aide automotive are the European supplier for PressurePro, taking the guesswork out of tyre pressure monitoring.

New product from aide automotive is the TrailerCheck II. The next generation in trailer diagnositics that tests lighting and ISO circuits. Check out www.aideautomotive.com for more details.

Scott Benbow, product manager at Continental Tyres, answers some frequently-asked questions.

How do I know what the correct tyre pressures are?

The correct tyre pressures for your vehicle will be found in the vehicle handbook and in some cases inside the vehicle – such as on the pillar of the driver’s door.

Read more at Fleet News.

Also aide automotive offer AirAlert the ideal product to check tyre pressures.

Fleet managers are advised to make cost savings says Ross Jackson’s artice on the Energy Savings Trust website.

Ross Jackson, managing director of consulting firm Fleet Operations, noted that managing costs needs to be the “number one priority” for transport executives.

With this the goverment have made an incentive scheme to buy more electric cars.

aide automotive have always seen that costs savings is the way forward, recharging batteries rather replacing is an ideal way to help costs and the environment.

Monitoring driving can also reduce costs, the Driver Eye is a simple cost effective monitor for any fleet.

Read the full article by clicking here.