--- title: Latton: AdBlue in a Diesel Tank, What Next canonical: https://www.petrolinadieselcar.co.uk/adblue-in-diesel/latton-wiltshire/ location: Latton county: Wiltshire latitude: 51.659190 longitude: -1.869310 service: AdBlue in a Diesel Tank updated: 2026-10-20 --- # AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Latton, and What to Do Next Everything hinges on a single detail: whether your motor has started after the AdBlue was added — far more than anything else. If it hasn't, keep it that way, whether the car is in Latton itself or out in Horsey Down. Leave your engine and the ignition off and ring 0333 366 0103; it's usually a drain and a thorough flush, done where the car is in Latton. When your motor has been run, pull in somewhere safe first, then switch the car off. It is a larger job, though stage one doesn't change. Compare what happened to a situation from the list below, anywhere in Wiltshire you happen to be. ## At the pump around Latton: AdBlue in a diesel Imagine it: stood by the petrol pump, holding the bottle, you spot the filler you took off was not the correct one. Perhaps you are at the Esso, maybe at the BP, maybe somewhere else in Latton. Meaning? Spotting it on the forecourt is the best it can be. Still in your tank, and no fuel drawn onwards: that is where the AdBlue is. Next: avoid the urge to fire it up only to move away from the petrol pump. Three jobs: a push into a bay with the staff helping, the receipt saved, and a call to us from where you stand. Draining it right at the pump is fine when it cannot be shifted, because the equipment is explosion-proof. ## Latton, at home: AdBlue in your diesel tank Days had passed with the dash light on. A bottle from the garage, emptied in at the drive — and it was only by the bin that the cap got a second look. Right off Limes Place is no different from anywhere. The upshot: no driving since leaves it almost equal to finding it at the pump. As it is unable to mix, AdBlue settles to the base in that tank and waits. One night parked alters nothing. Next: keys in the house, so nobody takes the vehicle anywhere first thing. After that, phone. Our engineers drain the vehicle on your driveway, whether that is around Latton or out in Hailstone Hill. Even at night, our pumps are quiet enough for a residential street. ## Latton: set off with AdBlue in a diesel? Topped up, drove away, and soon your engine was turning roughly, blowing smoke, losing power, or lighting up the dash. Anywhere along Foxcott or else heading to Gloucester — under 25 miles away. In short: the AdBlue has been pulled through your fuel system. The high-pressure pump and each injector see it too on a longer trip, after the filter and pipework have had it. Each mile and each restart takes it further. Pull in somewhere safe — that is the next job — then turn everything off. On the M4, under 10 miles from Latton, that means the next junction, not the services further on. It won't have cleared, and so there's no sense restarting to find out. Call, saying what distance your car went. ## A hire or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank? You have just had this vehicle for days. On your own car, AdBlue is absent or elsewhere. On this one, the inlet is just by the diesel inlet — a surprise to you. Any driver, anywhere around Wiltshire, might make the same. Put simply: one extra step on top of the cases above, and those turn on whether it's run. Plenty of hire and company contracts want the owner to approve work on the car. Next: ring the hire company or your fleet manager first, and then us — settling it before our arrival is faster. Leave the vehicle off as the answer arrives, even if you're waiting outside Kemble or close to St John the Baptist. ## AdBlue in the diesel tank? Not sure, around Latton Now and then, "I think so" is the most you can honestly say. The bottle is lighter than it should be, there's a faint smell of ammonia about the filler, and you cannot remember which cap you took off. A rushed stop by the gates of Down Ampney Church of England Primary School, or a visit to a friend in Cricklade: both fit. What it means: a little spilled round the filler does no harm to the engine. A diesel tank with AdBlue inside is another matter. Any AdBlue in your tank would be drawn in by starting the car, and the start wouldn't settle which it is in any case. Assume it was put in, and never turn your key. Describe what you saw on the phone. A clean tank looked at is a better result than an already-run one drained. ## Latton: what each AdBlue drain has in common Whichever scenario you are in, this job starts the same way. Our engineers come to the vehicle, whether it's on a forecourt, a drive, the car park outside The Crown Inn or a side street close to Cricklade North Meadow - National Nature Reserve, and ask three things: what got in, roughly how much, and if your motor has been run. Over the phone, before anything else, you hear our quote, and those replies decide the work too. Then your tank is cleared and your system flushed thoroughly, which counts more with AdBlue than with petrol: AdBlue crystallises and is corrosive to some of the metals in a fuel system, so it doesn't rinse out on its own. The filter is cleaned, or replaced where it needs to be; fresh diesel goes in; and the vehicle is tested. If your motor has not run, most jobs take about half an hour once we are there. Finally, our technicians fire it up. Before our engineers head off, it is tested to confirm it runs correctly on fresh diesel. Our technicians do the whole job where your car is, and permanent damage is very uncommon when it has been caught soon. Nothing is taken upfront, payment happens on the day, and you get what the insurer wants: an engineer report plus a VAT invoice. Many insurance policies include misfuelling cover, so it's worth checking yours whilst we are on the way. ## About Latton Latton is a village in Wiltshire, situated lakeside in the South West region of England, with an elevation of around 85 metres. Latton lies near several notable places, including Hailstone Hill, Cerney Wick, and Down Ampney, and is approximately 21.5 miles from Gloucester. Latton has a population of around 555 people, predominantly living in detached houses. ## Latton and Wiltshire: AdBlue drains across the area Cerney Wick and Down Ampney get the same teams as Latton, a village, plus further places throughout SN postcodes. Your whereabouts is quickest from a postcode beginning SN6 6. Whether your car is on a lay-by on the way to Latton Diamond Jubilee Garden or in a car park in the middle of Latton, it does not need to shift. Our engineers drain the car where it is. Tricky to pin down? By All Saints or a county line? Checking beats guessing, so ring. ## The one-line version Not run yet: keep the car off and ring. Whichever case applies, Petrol in Diesel handles from there on 0333 366 0103, across Wiltshire and within Latton — once you stop, turn off and phone, if it's run.