Misfuelling

Misfuelling


What is Covered?


• Draining and flushing the fuel tank on site using a specialist roadside assistance or recovery of the vehicle, the driver and up to seven passengers to the nearest repairer to drain and flush the fuel tank.

• Replenishing the fuel tank with 10 litres of the correct fuel.

• Up to a maximum number of 3 claims per annum, per vehicle.

• Up to a maximum value of £250 per claim.

• If you’ve put the wrong fuel in and it has damaged the engine we will cover expenses up to £1500. For this benefit only, the maximum number of claims is 1 per period of insurance, per vehicle.


What is Excluded?


• Any costs in excess of £250 per claim (or £1,500 where the misfuelling has damaged the engine).

• Fuel, other than the 10 litres of correct fuel to replenish the fuel tank after draining and flushing out the contaminated fuel.

• Any misfuelling which occurs outside the UK.

• Any claim resulting from foreign matter entering the fuel system except for diesel or petroleum.

• The cost of hiring an alternative vehicle or overnight accommodation in the event mechanical or component damage.

• Any defect which is deemed NOT to be a direct result of misfuelling or a defect which existed before the incident of misfuelling.

• More than three misfuelling’s or one payment towards the cost of engine repairs in any period of insurance.

• Anything mentioned in the General Exclusions (see Section G).


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