In the UK once every 2 minutes someone puts the wrong fuel into their car. This blunder can be costly to rectify, somewhere between £500 and £3,000. The main cause of this error is having a new car or simply getting distracted at the pump.

So what do you do on realising you have put the wrong fuel in your car?

The AA guidelines state that should you put the wrong fuel in NEVER start the ignition as this will send the fuel round the engine causing much more damage and making the fix a lot more expensive.

Misfuelling is so common now that most of the breakdown companies have separate cover available with a dedicated team of engineers who specialise in fixing cars that have been contaminated with the wrong fuel.

So it’s best to call one of these companies ASAP and get it sorted on the spot to limit the damage to your car.