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Confusion remains about the use of small waste oil burners (SWOBs), according to the Independent Garage Association which has been helping its members understand current regulations as the colder months arrive.
The trade body has reported a rise in the number of calls from members unsure about the legalities of using a SWOB in their workshop.
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Mr RLawGuestHow paying £3218 aplication & £1384 per year reduces the emissions of air polloutants
william stephensGuestI have been told by three heating companys that in a vehicle workshop since 2016 only roof mounting heaters are legal.
I hope this is correct as they have condemend my floor standing Powmatic.
can you verify this is so.
regards Bill Stephens.Thomas HelmGuestHi ref the small waste oil burners .I have had 1 of these in my workshop in sefton Liverpool for about 12 years. I was licensed with sefton council & received an inspection every year & paid the fee .When this changed I had a visit from the environmental officer to tell me that I would no longer be able to use it for waste oil but could carry on using it with kerosene or red diesel .I have been doing this now this being the third year .Obviously an added expense & I now have to pay for waste oil disposal but on a slightly positive note I don’t need a license to burn this fuel
SteveGuestIf it harms the enviroment then should not be done,it’s like paying a back hander to give money for permission ,we need to reuse the oil and if you look at the diesel emmisions levels currently sending cars for scrap burning a gallon of oil makes a mockery of the whole thing
CompareNewTyres.comParticipantThis looks like a policy implemented so the government doesn’t have to ban small waste oil burners and suffer the backlash, instead simply pricing most garages out knowing full well that £3200 for an application fee and an annual fee of £1300 is an expense most small businesses can’t afford.
If we’re saying they’re bad for the environment (which they clearly are), why does paying an application and licensing fee reduce the damage caused?
Gordon FanthomGuestModern Engine Oil has Clean Burn additives, so its actually designed to burn , so whats the difference in a Engine or a Waste Oil burner burning it ?
In fact if you think about it now – a Car , Van , HGV is just a mobile waste oil burner anyway so why are they all not classed as mobile waste oil burners ?
You can understand the Jobsworth’s at the EU inventing a waste Oil Burner Tax, that’s why we voted to leave the EU, but why haven’t our Government just dropped this nonsense Tax by now ? , maybe it’s because it’s not then freezing cold for 8 months of winter is a big shed.
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