The HMRC have warned vehicle operators to think carefully if considering using illicit fuel, which comes after an illegal filling station and fuel laundering plant was caught in Northern Ireland, suspected of selling fuel for just £1.11 per litre.
The raid on the plant carried out by HMRC officers and the Police Service of Northern Ireland, found a large scale fuel laundering plant with the capability to produce almost six million litres of illicit diesel per year. The other unit that was discovered had a storage tank and fuel pump which is suspected to have been used to sell illegal fuel. Around 14,000 litres of illicit fuel was discovered on site as well as 14 metal cylinders used for the laundering process and approximately eight tonnes of toxic waste.
HMRC national oils co-ordinator Pat Curtis warned that “Vehicle operators thinking of buying this fuel needs to consider where their money is going as this fuel is financing and encouraging criminality”. HMRC revealed that the laundering plant equated to a potential loss in taxes of nearly £4 million per year. In December HMRC said that fuel laundering in Northern Ireland was under control.
For more information on avoiding diesel launderers visit the HMRC website.
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