Car leaking diesel outside my house

[Alanm73]

Looking for a bit of advice please

Some kind person has taken to parking their Mitsubishi L200 pickup that leaks diesel everywhere in the layby at the side of my house, you smell it about 6 feet away and im a bit concerened about the saftey aspects of this

Anyone know the best way to deal with it as i have no idea who owns it?

[willld]

Carefully / carelessly discarded cigarette?

[Robb F]

willld said:

Carefully / carelessly discarded cigarette?

Only if you want to put your cigarette out.

[Pipeandacrepe]

It's not likely to catch fire, diesel doesn't burn easily. I would put a container underneath and transfer it to my girlfriend's diesel car.

[talksthetalk]

Put a tray underneath. Tadaa! free fuel.
Try the local council, they'll put you through to environmental health probably.

[jmorgan]

Red by any chance?

[jas xjr]

is there some environmental agency that would be interested ?

[McWigglebum4th]

One would assume the driver maybe unaware that his car is pissing fuel out

Unless he is rich or stupid he may want to know this

Might i suggest you leave a note on his windscreen informing him of this fact

[padhinbed]

Pop into the local fire station and have a chat. Wouldn't call any emergency number but they I think are best to guide on this. They'll probably pop round and sand the spill to soak it up and decant any remaining fuel from what I've seen previously.

[smartphone hater]

McWigglebum4th said:

One would assume the driver maybe unaware that his car is pissing fuel out

Unless he is rich or stupid he may want to know this

Might i suggest you leave a note on his windscreen informing him of this fact

This.

[jagracer]

jas xjr said:

is there some environmental agency that would be interested ?

Yes, It's the Environment Agency, they don't like pollution, there's also VOSA who don't like fluids leaking on the road and also the council or Highways agency who may have to repair the road if it's tarmac.

[Robb F]

Obviously you should tell the guy first though.

[ging84]

McWigglebum4th said:

One would assume the driver maybe unaware that his car is pissing fuel out

Unless he is rich or stupid he may want to know this

Might i suggest you leave a note on his windscreen informing him of this fact

That is dangerously close to confronting the problem directly and dealing with it all by yourself
if everyone did that the council would have an over funding crisis or they'd have to go and fix the roads and stop leaving old people out to die