Well if this wasn't a surprised resurrection notice from a few ages ago.
Number21, just because you've never heard it, doesn't make it so, especially in Klownifornia, the true police state.
Here's something of interest regarding the cooperation between the ARB of Klownifornia and the IRS:
http://www.arb.ca.gov/enf/advs/advs124.pdf
And because you haven't heard about it, doesn't mean it hasn't happened, because I have, and it wasn't some obtuse story, it was 2 friends away, this since I wrote my original post.
Obviously this isn't just a Klownifornian issue as North Dakota has had public meetings over the issue:
http://bismarcktribune.com/news/loc...cle_f2e1bc34-882d-11e2-8471-001a4bcf887a.html
Back to Klownifornia. Here's a sample "notice" contract that bulk customers must sign when purchasing red dye diesel from a bulk distributor.... take note the fine, it says "The greater amount":
http://www.dionandsons.com/Forms/Red_Dye.pdf
BTW- the Canucks take it pretty seriously too, and are pretty suspicious of us diesel Yankees:
http://www.fin.gov.on.ca/en/bulletins/ft/pamphlet_truckersdyeddiesel.html
Let me just end by saying, this tax is used to repair our roads (when the legislature isn't funding their pet projects or making up budget shortfalls elsewhere). We in Klownifornia have worse roads than any snow damaged Northern State or even Mexico. Evading the road tax is not only considered criminal, but in the end will cost more than you save if caught. Just because nobody has heard about a good tank sticking, doesn't mean it doesn't or hasn't happened. You all get to make up your own minds and opinions about how you will handle the red dye fuels, but don't think for a second that the State of wherever won't jack up your wallets if found evading fuel tax.
All the diesel fuel is identical (I'm only talking common diesels), the only difference is the color and how it is taxed. Machinery and vehicles that do not operate on public roadways do not have to pay the "use" tax and why it is red. Everyone else gets to pay.
Trust me on this, I'm no fan of excessive taxation, especially into a system which doesn't deliver as promised the maintenance contract sold. But why risk it, especially in older trucks which draw LEO's eye, because they know we aren't up to TIER IV standards and probably burning something the ARB would love to collect extra fines off of.
Again, it's up to you, I aintchurmomma.
I haven't been on the boards in a long while. Still have my ole ugly posted in the avatar, still a daily driver with over 100k put on by me personally. Love my big boned girl!! She's run street legal diesel, tranny fluid, WMO, veggie and even some new 15W-40 I had left over in a 55gallon drum from an oil change job I did....but never red dye has touched her lips! Only burned out one IP and one set of injectors, it was the original one. And it fried because I missed some water while in a hurry, I used an uncleaned storage container instead of the cleaned fuel/oil mix container. I figure another 30k and I will have to change em again, already have the IP and full rack sitting on the shelf!