Note. This is an indicative list and does not
cover every possibility.
The possibility that marking might be an appropriate control
can also be considered.
| Typical Product | Used for | Has no marker because | Covered by legislation | Our controls are covered in: |
| AVTUR (aviation turbine fuel) or JET A1 or any military jet fuel and their variations for helicopters (AVCAT, amongst others) | Aviation turbine fuel for jet engines | To maintain purity of the fuel for technical and for safety reasons | Hydrocarbon Oil Marking Regulations, 2002 Section 6 | AVTUR and its variants will run diesel engines. See Public Notice 179A (Traders who supply AVTUR are required to register under the RDCO scheme). |
| Marine Gas Oil | Sea going vessels | It is accepted that the fuel is effectively going for export by leaving the UK – we encourage marking but there is no requirement to do so | Some is marked. Fuel that is re-landed should be marked, see Public Notice 263. (The control of Marine Fuels is under review). | |
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Solvents, hydraulic fluids, trans-former oils, and oils for other industrial purposes, where they are incorporated into ‘other’ goods such as paints. |
Tied Oils or oils ‘put to certain use’ being purposes other than for road fuel or heating fuel use. |
It is accepted that is the oil is being incorporated into other products, and markers may have a detrimental effect on the end product |
Hydrocarbon Oil Duties Act 1979, Section 9 |
Tied OIL traders have to be approved – see Notice 184A. The disposal of waste Tied oil is also controlled. |
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Fuel oil or furnace fuel |
Dark Oil used to be used to fuel marine oil-fired boilers, but this fuel is now rarely burnt for emission reasons. |
Dark oil is often old or impure oil that should not be used as ‘rebated’ oil because its colour impedes the identification of fiscal dyes |
Prohibited for sale as vehicle fuel by the Hydrocarbon Oil Marking Regulations 2002, Section 17 |
