A nationally-recognised motoring organisation is to launch a new initiative offering drivers insurance against the damage caused by filling their vehicles with the wrong fuel.

It is estimated that mis-fuel incidents – where motorists fill their diesel-powered vehicle with petrol, or less commonly, put diesel in their petrol-driven vehicle – happen every three and a half minutes.*

Now the Good Garage Scheme – which has more than 3000 member garages across the UK – is to offer a new low-cost three-way insurance policy to cover mis-fuelling of private vehicles.

At a cost of less than £2.50 a month, the policy offers staggering value – especially as the cover also extends to the cost of repairs necessary if a vehicle fails an MOT test, or if alloy wheels suffer accidental damage.

The policy will pay out:

• up to £2,500 for repairs necessary after a mis-fuelling incident
• up to £750 for repairs in the event of MOT test failure
• up to £1,000 for repairs to original alloy wheels which have been damaged accidentally.

Anndi Sheppard, Marketing Manager of the Good Garage Scheme, said: “It is now estimated that 150,000 motorists* are filling their vehicles with the wrong fuel every year so this policy makes excellent sense.

“Many families have more than one car, so filling a vehicle with the wrong fuel is an understandable mistake.”

Motorists can get the full terms and conditions of the insurance policy by going to the MOT Insurance button at the bottom of the Good Garage Scheme website home page at www.goodgaragescheme.com

• Figures of mis-fuelling every 3.5 minutes and 150,000 motorists that mis-fuel were the result of a recent study carried out by the British Insurance Brokers Association.