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AA reports 23,000 AdBlue® breakdowns in the past year......
AA reports 23,000 AdBlue breakdowns in the past year......
Driver ignorance has been blamed behind the majority of cases as AdBlue breakdowns almost double in one year! The AA has reported more than 23,000 breakdowns linked to AdBlue last year, almost twice the total for the previous 12 months. The company has attributed the majority of these breakdowns to driver ignorance, adding that it also responded to at least one driver who filled their diesel tank with AdBlue.
AA president Edmund King said:
“Our recovery service is seeing a rapid growth in breakdowns due to accidental misuse or lack of understanding of the need for AdBlue.
“If it’s poured into the fuel tank it can cause expensive damage if the engine is allowed to run.
“Rapid growth in breakdowns”
“Many drivers call for help because they can’t start their car simply because the AdBlue tank has run dry.
“That comes as quite a shock to many AA Members, particularly those who don’t regularly drive a diesel car but may be in a hire or fleet car and have no idea what it is or does.
“Although the dashboard will give plenty of warning that the AdBlue tank needs replenishing, many drivers don’t understand what the warning means and ignore it.”
WHAT IS DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID/AdBlue®
Cars with this technology have a separate filler for an AdBlue®tank, often next to the diesel fuel filler or in the boot or under the bonnet. The solution is injected automatically in small quantities into the flow of exhaust gas and should not be poured into the fuel tank.
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