--- title: Wick Rocks: AdBlue in a Diesel Tank, What Next canonical: https://www.petrolinadieselcar.co.uk/adblue-in-diesel/wick-rocks-gloucestershire/ location: Wick Rocks county: Gloucestershire latitude: 51.459700 longitude: -2.426000 service: AdBlue in a Diesel Tank updated: 2026-10-04 --- # AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Wick Rocks: What Now? Has your engine run since the AdBlue went in? This single point settles nearly everything about what comes next. Not started so far? Then leave the vehicle like that, wherever your car is — Wick Rocks or Doynton. Leave your motor and your ignition off and call 0333 366 0103; it's usually a drain and a thorough flush, done where your car is in Wick Rocks. Already run? Pull over when safe, then switch everything off. A larger job, yes, yet the identical first step. Find the situation below that matches yours, wherever in Gloucestershire it happened. ## Wick Rocks forecourt: AdBlue in a diesel at the pump Imagine it: standing by the petrol pump, holding the bottle, you spot the filler you took off wasn't the correct one. It might be the BP, or the Esso, or another station around Wick Rocks. Put simply: there is no better place to be to discover it. The AdBlue is in your tank and nowhere else. Nothing has pulled it in. Next: avoid the urge to fire it up just to move away from the pump. Get the attendants to lend a hand pushing it to a space, save the bottle, then phone us right there. Draining it there at the petrol pump is possible if it can't be moved, since the equipment is explosion-proof. ## AdBlue in the diesel tank at home around Wick Rocks On your dash, a warning had been lit all week. Only by the recycling, the empty bottle in your hand, did you look back at the cap you had opened at the driveway. Just off Rock Road is not different from anywhere. Put simply: if your car hasn't been driven since, it is nearly as good as spotting it at the forecourt. At the floor of that tank is where AdBlue stays, since it won't mix with diesel — and a night passing changes no difference. What to do: leave the keys inside the house so no one moves your car in the morning. Then call. Your drive is where it gets emptied, whether in Wick Rocks or Wick. Late-night empties beside a house are fine: the pumps are low-noise. ## On the road in Wick Rocks with AdBlue in a diesel Filled up, drove away, and before long your motor was turning unevenly, blowing smoke, down on power, or lighting up your dash. Anywhere along Naishcombe Hill or on the road to Bath — under 10 miles away. In short: the AdBlue has been sucked through the fuel system. The high-pressure pump and every injector see it as well on a longer trip, once your filter and pipework have had it. Each restart, like each mile, pushes it deeper. What to do: pull over where it's safe to do so then switch off. Wick Rocks lies under 3 miles from the M4; there, pull off at the next junction instead of pushing on to the services. Don't restart the car to see if it has cleared; it will not have. Ring us and say how far you travelled. ## AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car You have only driven this car a week. Unknown to you, the two fillers are side by side here — not like your own car, which has none or stores it in another spot. It can happen to anyone, anywhere around Gloucestershire. What it means: the same as the situations above, depending on whether it's run, with one more step. Many hire and company contracts require the owner's approval before work. Do this: rental firm or fleet manager first, us next, since sorting it beforehand cuts time. Stranded by Ravens Rock or outside Keynsham till the firm replies, your vehicle remains turned off throughout. ## Not sure it was AdBlue in the diesel tank, Wick Rocks? At times the fair answer is "I think so". Too light, the bottle; a hint of ammonia near your filler; no clear recollection of which cap. Sound familiar? Maybe at a friend's drive in Bridgeyate, or in a rush outside Wick Church of England Primary School at the school run. In short: a spill near your filler leaves the engine no harm. In the diesel tank, by contrast, AdBlue damages it. You cannot tell which by turning the ignition, and doing so would pull in any AdBlue that is in your tank. Assume it got in, and never turn your engine. Checking a tank that proves clean is better than draining one once it's been run — so phone then tell us what you saw. ## Every AdBlue drain around Wick Rocks shares these stages Each situation gets the same opening to the job. Forecourt, drive, The Rose and Crown's car park or a road by Wick Village Hall — the van reaches the car, and three questions come next: which liquid, which amount, and if it ran. Those answers settle the work, and you get our quote by phone, before anybody sets off. Draining your tank comes first, then a careful flush — more vital after urea than with petrol, because crystals and corrosion won't go by themselves, however long you wait. Last come the filter, flushed or replaced if necessary; fresh diesel; and a check of your vehicle. The majority of unstarted cars are a half-hour job after the moment our engineers turn up. We start the engine at the end. Before our technicians leave, it's tested to confirm it runs correctly on fresh diesel. The entire job is done where your car is, and if it is caught soon, long-term damage is very uncommon. Nothing is paid upfront, settlement happens on the day, and you receive what the insurer wants: an engineer report plus a VAT invoice. Worth remembering: lots of insurers offer misfuelling cover, so a quick look at your documents as you wait is worthwhile. ## About Wick Rocks and where it is Wick Rocks is a riverside locality in Gloucestershire, situated near the city of Bath and the village of Wick. Wick Rocks lies at an elevation of 86 metres, close to the River Avon, and is characterized by semi-detached housing. Wick Rocks is part of a larger network of settlements, including nearby Holbrook Common and Abson, and is home to a population of around 648 residents. ## AdBlue drains across Gloucestershire, Wick Rocks included Being a small village, Wick Rocks has the same vans as the nearby towns — Abson, Holbrook Common — right across BS postcodes. A postcode starting BS30 5 is the quickest way to tell us where you are. Whether the vehicle is on a lay-by on the way to Golden Valley Local Nature Reserve or in a car park in the middle of Wick Rocks, it doesn't need to shift. The van empties it in place. Tricky to pin down? By Wick Tabernacle or a county line? Checking is better than assuming, so phone. ## The one-line version Unstarted? Leave it that way then ring. Whichever case applies, Petrol in Diesel takes over the rest on 0333 366 0103, throughout Gloucestershire and in Wick Rocks — once you stop, turn off then phone, if it's run.