Drivers attention. Civil Guard traffic agents have begun to stopping vehicles to inspect the fuel they use. The objective, to find those offenders who are benefiting from subsidized diesel without having the right to it. A measure that adds to the reinforcement of road control thanks to the incorporation of new camouflaged motorcycles.
These inspections have begun to be carried out in the province of Guadalajara, but They are expected to expand to other territories. During the controls, the agents were able to detect several offenders who had refueled at a gas station that allowed the illegal sale of diesel B to people who did not have authorization to do so. A practice that had already been detected before in other regions such as Seville.
At this service station, drivers were breaking established protocols for the supply of this type of fuel and offered it to drivers for a much lower price to that established for standard diesel. An illegal practice that has increased with the increase in fuel prices and that they intend to stop thanks to the deployment of these inspections.
What are the Civil Guard B diesel inspections like?
To do this, traffic agents are positioned at random and strategic points of the main roads to be able to stop vehicles. Once the stop has been given, the members of the security forces proceed to make a visual check of the car filler neck. If they observe anomalies or signs that reveal the possibility of fraud, they take samples from inside the warehouse to analyze them.
Although it is the same type of fuel as that used by other drivers, diesel B is characterized by having mixed a red additive. Thanks to this tracer component, agents are able to differentiate with a simple analysis if it is a standard fuel or one intended to be supplied to certain groups. This type of inspection is protected by law, so the Civil Guard is authorized to extract a sample.
If you test positive, the agents will determine that a crime is being committed. very serious administrative offense and a fine of between 600 and 6,000 euros will be imposed. This infraction does not imply the loss of points for the driver, but it is considered by the Tax Agency as a direct tax evasion. Likewise, service stations that carry out this practice may receive million-dollar financial penalties and their immediate closure.
What does subsidized or B diesel mean?
The subsidized diesel It is not a different fuel. to the usual ones, but is a term created so that transportation professionals can recover part of the taxes on hydrocarbons. For this reason, and according to Spanish legislation, its purchase is strictly restricted to the following vehicles:
- Those who are destined for road freight transport and have a maximum authorized weight of 7.5 tons or more.
- Those intended for transportation of people and that are classified in categories M2 or M3.
- Taxi with license and taximeter.
Likewise, there is a special regime for agricultural diesel intended for farmers’ machinery. All those who meet the aforementioned requirements can request a B diesel card, which is used to register the supply of this type of fuel so that the Tax Agency has the necessary information to automatically calculate the returns that correspond to each driver.