- Does your company car driver contract cover topping up AdBlue?
- Does your employee know the implications if AdBlueis not topped up?
- Is it their responsibility to check and advise the employer when it needs to be done?
WHAT is AdBlue? If you haven’t heard of it, AdBlue is a solution that reduces exhaust emissions from diesel vehicles the UK so that they can comply with Euro 6 emissions standards.
If your company vehicle requires the AdBlue solution, it is important that you understand the importance of keeping it topped up, and the consequences of not doing so.
The solution is filled up in a tank that is separate from the engine; without the solution, the diesel tank will not be able to function as it should and this could result in damage to your vehicle’s engine.
It is the driver’s responsibility to do so – or, in the case of a company vehicle, the employer’s responsibility – which means paying for the solution when needed, and making sure that it is kept topped up and doesn’t run out.
Barry Mainstone, Director at Car4Leasing, said;
“It is important that SMEs understand the implications of running vehicles with AdBlue technology as part of their company fleet.
“Some maintenance contracts and/or vehicles do include the solution as top up as part of a scheduled service, but as it is classed as a consumable, the cost is usually met by the customer.
In usual circumstances, AdBlue should last anywhere between 3,500 and 13,000 miles but this will differ between models – it must be checked regularly between any services as you would with oil and washer fluid.
