Why is Europe so fond of diesels?

[Tom Nas]

Robert Myers <rmyers at oak.total-web.net> wrote:

>There is another factor some might consider.  The only difference between
>Number 2 diesel fuel and number 2 home heating oil is the highway use taxes
>applied on road fuel which is not applied to home heating oil.  The two
>"different" fuels come from the same tank at the refinery.  An
>"unscrupulous" person might well purchase heating oil and store it in a
>nice large tank in or near to his garage for use in his diesel powered
>vehicle.  Now, of course, I would have never advocated such a tax avoidance
>dodge back when I was driving a diesel powered VW rabbit.  :-)

They put some red dye in heating oil here in Holland that shows up when 
they test your car for it. When you're stopped for a check-up and are found 
to have traces of the dye in your fuel system, you're due in court. You'll 
be fined as if you've been running your car on fuel oil since day one and 
your fine will have to make up for the difference.
Trip to the poorhouse, for most.

Tom