--- title: Broadmead: AdBlue in a Diesel Tank, What Next canonical: https://www.petrolinadieselcar.co.uk/adblue-in-diesel/broadmead-somerset/ location: Broadmead county: Somerset latitude: 50.946080 longitude: -2.812260 service: AdBlue in a Diesel Tank updated: 2026-10-28 --- # What Now? AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Broadmead All of that hinges on a single detail: whether your motor has started since the AdBlue went in — far more than anything else. If it has not, keep it that way, whether the car is around Broadmead itself or out in Watergore. Usually this means emptying and properly cleaning it right there in Broadmead — so keep the ignition and engine off and phone 0333 366 0103. If it has run, stop as soon as it is safe and switch off. The job is bigger, yet the first step is the same. Below: the situations our technicians meet, anywhere in Somerset. Pick the one that fits. ## AdBlue in a diesel on a Broadmead forecourt Imagine it: stood by the petrol pump, holding the bottle, you realise the filler you opened wasn't the correct one. It might be the Esso, or the Texaco, or another forecourt around Broadmead. Put simply: there is no better place to be to spot it. Nothing has pulled it in, and so the AdBlue sits just in that tank. Freeing the petrol pump is no reason to run it — and so don't get back in. Get the attendants to help pushing it into a space, hold on to the receipt, then ring us from there. If it can't be moved, it can be drained at the petrol pump: the equipment is explosion-proof and fine on a busy forecourt. ## Broadmead, at home: AdBlue in the diesel tank On your dash, a warning had shown all week. A bottle from the garage, tipped in at the drive — and it was just at the bin that the cap got your eye. Houses just off Lampreys Lane get caught out as much as everywhere else. The point: zero miles since makes this almost equal to finding it at the petrol pump. AdBlue doesn't mix with diesel; it sinks to the bottom of the tank and waits there. Overnight does not change that. What to do: leave your keys inside the house so no one moves your car in the morning. Then call. In Hele or right here around Broadmead, the drain is done on your driveway. Even at night, our pumps are quiet enough for a driveway. ## AdBlue in a diesel and already driving around Broadmead? Topped up, pulled away, and before long the motor was turning unevenly, blowing smoke, down on power, or flashing up the dash. Bramble Drive, perhaps, or the route towards Wells — a run of under 25 miles. The upshot: the system has pulled AdBlue in by now. The injection pump and every injector see it too on a longer trip, once the filter and lines have had it. More miles, more restarts: further it travels. Your move: pull up anywhere sensible, then turn the motor off. Broadmead sits under 15 miles from the M5; on it, pull off at the first junction instead of pushing on for the services. No trial restarts: clearing isn't something AdBlue does. Call, and say what distance the car went. ## Hire, lease or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank A week back, it was new to you. Your own car either does without AdBlue or puts it elsewhere, so no one told you the AdBlue inlet sits right next to the diesel. Throughout Somerset, nobody is immune. The upshot: exactly as above, divided by if it ran, but with an added step. The owner frequently has to sign off the work, under plenty of hire and company agreements. What to do: ring the hire firm or your fleet manager first, then us. That's faster settled before we turn up than after. If you are stuck in the car park outside Crewkerne, or by St Peter & St Paul, while you wait for an answer, leave the vehicle off. ## Not sure it was AdBlue in your diesel tank, Broadmead? "I think so" is often as honest answer there is. The bottle is lighter than it should be, there is a faint smell of ammonia round your filler, and you can't remember which cap you took off. Maybe on a friend's driveway in Over Stratton, or rushing outside South Petherton Church of England Infants and Pre School at the school run. Meaning? Spills around the inlet never reach the motor at all. The diesel tank with AdBlue inside is another story. Turning on the car cannot tell you which, and if there is AdBlue in the tank it will suck it in. Your move: behave as if it did, and don't start the engine. Ring and give what you saw: we'd sooner find a tank free of AdBlue than empty one once your motor has been run. ## Each AdBlue drain around Broadmead shares these stages Whichever scenario you are in, this job starts the same way. Three questions come when we arrive — at a forecourt, a driveway, a road by William Blake Memorial Hall or the car park at Brewers Arms: the liquid, the amount, and if the motor has run. Your price is given over the phone, before a van leaves, and the replies shape the job. A thorough flush follows this drain. With petrol it's routine; with AdBlue it's crucial, since crystals build up and certain metals are attacked, and none of that washes out unaided. Your filter is flushed, or replaced where it needs to be; clean diesel goes in; and your car is tested. Where the engine has not run, expect roughly half an hour on site, in most jobs. Our technicians start the engine at the end. We confirm it runs properly on clean diesel before we leave. If it's caught soon, the car very seldom has lasting damage, and the whole job happens where it is. You pay on the day, with nothing upfront, and get a VAT invoice and an engineer report for your insurer. Dig out your insurance before we arrive: misfuelling cover comes built into plenty of policies. ## About Broadmead and where it is Broadmead is a suburban area situated on the riverside in Somerset, with a relatively low elevation of 43 metres. Broadmead lies near several nearby places, including Hele, South Petherton, and Moor, and is approximately 19.5 miles from the city of Wells. Broadmead has a population of around 1871 residents, who mostly live in detached housing. Broadmead is also located at a distance of 122.5 miles from London, making it a commuter-friendly location. ## AdBlue drains in Broadmead, and across Somerset too Being a residential suburb, Broadmead has the same vans as the surrounding places — Moor, South Petherton — all the way across TA postcodes. A postcode starting TA13 5 is the quickest way to tell us where you are. No moving is required, whether stopped in the centre of Broadmead or in a lay-by heading to Dutchie's Orchard, so leave it where it is. Draining is done on the spot. If you are somewhere hard to describe, close to South Petherton Library or close to a boundary, ring and ask rather than assuming. ## Your situation, summed up Engine not started: phone, and leave it switched off. Started by now? Pull over, switch off, phone. Petrol in Diesel handles the remainder whichever case, across Broadmead and Somerset, on 0333 366 0103.