HMRC Fuel testing unit

Nipped home yesterday morning for a quick brew before picking up a trailer, I parked the unit away from the house between two farm buildings, the vehicle wasn’t visible from the house, I heard the front door being banged on then a knocking on the window,
I was livid and ran out just to catch sight of two guys walking out of the yard I screamed at them and said, have you just hammered on my door and rattled my windows, he replied yes We’re from HMRC and if I didn’t use rebated fuel (Red) they wouldn’t have my vehicle on there low loader outside, my heart sank, I run to were I’d parked my truck and it was still there, I said what the (zb) are you on about ? when I walked to the road there was a low loader with a truck on and I said it’s not my vehicle, he said it had been seized in December 2016 the penalty and storage fees had been paid and they were returning it to me, I couldn’t convince them they had made a mistake, it seems the owner had asked them to return it to a nearby farm with the same postcode, the sat nav does say "you have reached your destination " when they arrive here, but it’s a bit further up the road.

Phew !! he said wiping his brow with a hankerchief…ha ha

Sounds about right for HMRC.

truckyboy:
Phew !! he said wiping his brow with a hankerchief…ha ha

I would have been a few years ago if they had called :laughing:

over here when we notice someone filling up with pump diesel we just assume they are tourists…apart from all the laundered places,theres a great amount of places just sell red straight from the pumps anyway… :slight_smile:

Dieseldog is Jonesborough market still open on Sunday’s ? I’ll be heading north later maybe park nr Newry for Belfast Monday, trying to get mobile number for old friends not too far away from there. If the boys are dipping flash your lights at me :smiley: