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Re:OVH outage explained by gaadd33 on Saturday November 11, 2017 @04:59PM (#15678410)
Does Europe tax diesel the same way no matter where it's used? I know in the US diesel for generators is exempt from a lot of taxes resulting in it being significantly cheaper in some states.
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Re:OVH outage explained by Ndymium on Saturday November 11, 2017 @06:24PM (#15678749)
I only know of Finland, but here diesel for work machines is much cheaper than diesel for driving.
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Re:OVH outage explained by dageshi on Saturday November 11, 2017 @07:38PM (#15679021)
In the UK Diesel is taxed differently for agricultural usage, it typically has a red dye added to it to indicate it's for agricultural use only. I don't honestly know about generators though.
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Re:OVH outage explained by JoeMalt on Sunday November 12, 2017 @08:41PM (#15683641)
You can use red diesel in a generator, I think the legality comes down to whether it's being used to power a vehicle on a public road.
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Re:OVH outage explained by joelhaasnoot on Monday November 13, 2017 @10:15AM (#15686995)
You're right, some countries have exceptions. Netherlands where I live used to, but no longer does. Not sure about France.
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