Home   Companies and charities   Excise and licences  

Mineral Oil Traders

  1. Overview
  2. Auto Fuel Trader's Licence (AFTL)
  3. Marked Fuel Trader's Licence (MFTL)
  4. Return of oil movements (ROM1)
  5. Reckless supply or delivery of marked fuel
  6. Fuel marker
  7. Conditions attached to AFTL and MFTL

Fuel marker

In order to distinguish between the reduced tax rate of Marked Gas Oil or Marked Kerosene from the standard tax rate of Auto Fuel (road diesel), Revenue markers are added to these products.

The markers added to Marked Gas Oil produce a green colour and the markers added to Marked Kerosene produce a red colour.

It is illegal to use Marked Gas Oil or Marked Kerosene in road vehicles.

Where Revenue Officers suspect or detect the presence of the fuel marker in a road vehicle, the vehicle is liable to seizure and the owner and/or driver liable to prosecution.

Next: Conditions attached to AFTL and MFTL

Back to homepage Back to top