Wrong Fuel Middlesbrougha service by Forecourt AssistanceCall 01293 248666Call
4.8/5 from 2,190 Trustpilot reviews24 hours, every dayFree advice · price before we travelFuel Fixer Ltd · 08520551

Gas cylinder disposal near Teesville

Gas cylinder disposal near Teesville? Old or stale petrol collected and taken away as controlled waste, with a transfer note. Never down a drain. Call 01293 248666 — the technician covering TS6 comes to the vehicle. Collection quoted per litre or per job before we travel.

Tap to call 01293 248666

What "local" actually means here

It means the number is answered by the people who send technicians to Middlesbrough, and that coverage of TS1 and TS3 to TS8 is a dispatch area rather than a marketing claim. It does not mean a building — Wrong Fuel Middlesbrough has no premises and never has. Call 01293 248666 and the equipment comes to you.

Searchgas cylinder disposal near Teesville
WhereTeesville, TS6
Council areaRedcar and Cleveland
RoadsA174 and A1053
What it isPetrol disposal
CostCollection quoted per litre or per job before we travel
Time on siteDepends on volume
Phone01293 248666
Map of the council areas and postcode districts Wrong Fuel Middlesbrough coversMiddlesbroughRedcar and ClevelandTS1 — Middlesbrough Town Centre, Gresham, University, AbingdonTS3 — Brambles Farm, Thorntree, Park End, North OrmesbyTS4 — Grove Hill, LonglandsTS5 — Acklam, LinthorpeTS6 — Eston, Grangetown, Normanby, TeesvilleTS6TS7 — Marton, Nunthorpe, OrmesbyTS8 — Coulby Newham, Marton, Hemlington, Stainton
Shaded: the council areas we cover. Dots: the postcode districts inside them. Boundaries: ONS, Open Government Licence v3.0; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

Why misfuelling happens in Teesville

Teesville sits across the TS6 postcode district and the A174 and A1053, with Eston, Normanby, Grangetown and South Bank next door. Busy forecourts on the main route through are where most of it happens, usually in the dark and usually in a hurry.

The Parkway pattern repeats every weekday evening: a driver pulls off, fills quickly because the queue is moving, and rejoins at speed. The forecourts there serve passing traffic rather than regulars, which is exactly the setting that produces misfuels.

The asymmetry is physical. A petrol nozzle fits a diesel car; a diesel nozzle usually will not fit a petrol one. That single difference in nozzle diameter accounts for most of the imbalance in the jobs we attend.

When it happens: Weekday evening peak on the Parkway, plus hospital and university traffic on Marton Road and a steady private-hire load.

Gas cylinder disposal near Teesville: what to do

The legal way to get rid of old petrol.

Step by step

  1. Key out, hands off An engine that has never run on the wrong fuel is a drain and nothing more. That is the cheapest outcome available and it is still on the table right now.
  2. Do not move the vehicle Not into a bay, not onto the verge, not around the corner — unless it is genuinely unsafe where it is.
  3. Hazards on, tell someone Forecourt staff are used to this and are rarely difficult about it once they know how long you will be.
  4. Call 01293 248666 and be specific Vehicle, wrong fuel, rough quantity, engine started yes or no. Those four things determine the price, and you hear it before we travel.
  5. Drain, flush, refill, prime Carried out where the vehicle stands, anywhere across TS1 and TS3 to TS8.
  6. Back on the road About an hour for a standard job. The waste fuel is removed under a transfer note that discharges your duty of care.

Independent reviews, unedited

Trustpilot: 4.8 out of 5, 2,190 reviews. Nobody filters them before they appear. Compliments mostly concern turnaround and manner — quick to arrive, unhurried once there.

Complaints mostly concern price. Our answer is transparency rather than discounting: call-out £89 to £199, drain £199 to £1,999, each confirmed verbally before dispatch.

Questions we get asked

Do you work at night?

Yes, around the clock, every day. A large share of misfuels happen after dark, so the rota reflects that.

What if it is not safe to drain where I am?

Then we tell you that on the phone rather than after arriving. Being told honestly costs nothing; being told on arrival costs a call-out.

Is this a garage?

No. Wrong Fuel Middlesbrough is mobile. A technician travels to the vehicle wherever it is standing.

Can you come to a supermarket forecourt?

Yes, and it is where a good proportion of jobs happen. Tell the cashier a drainer is on the way; they are used to it.

Who you are dealing with

Wrong Fuel Middlesbrough is a service by Forecourt Assistance. Forecourt Assistance is a trading name of Fuel Fixer Ltd, company no 08520551, a company of Fuel Fixer International. Registered at Fairway House, Portland Road, East Grinstead, RH19 4ET. Fuel Fixer International is owned by Stockbridge Capital Holdings.

Across the network

Wrong Fuel Middlesbrough is one of the sites run by Forecourt Assistance, a trading name of Fuel Fixer Ltd, part of Fuel Fixer International, owned by Stockbridge Capital Holdings. Every site below belongs to the same company.

Background reading: Environment Agency.

Last updated · Reviewed by Rambo S, Wrong Fuel Expert