On-road diesel

The British Motor Fuel (Composition and Content) Regulations 1999 requires that diesel sold in the United Kingdom (UK) requires compliance with Annex II of the European Union (EU) Fuel Quality Directive 98/70/EC (FQD).

For more detailed specifications, fuel suppliers should refer to national diesel standard BS EN 590:2013 + A1:2017 Automotive fuels - Diesel - Requirements and test methods. It sets the quality requirements for the conventional diesel grade which may contain diesel up to 7% v/v of biodiesel and for which the maximum allowed sulfur content is 10 mg/kg.

This regulation applies to Gibraltar and other UK overseas territories. See SGS INSPIRE’s fuel specification database for more detailed information.

On September 30, 2020, the British Standards Institution (BSI) pub