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  • The Oldie

    MOTORING

    Feb 08, 2023 2 minutes

    Over Christmas, I joined a club I never sought to join: the Ancient Order of Misfuellers.

    To qualify, you have to fill a diesel car with petrol or vice versa. This usually happens when people muddle the pump nozzles. My case was worse -I did it unthinkingly but deliberately.

    On Christmas Eve, I took the diesel Volvo out for some last-minute

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