Caparo’s Rightfuel could have spared Rooney’s roadside blushes

Wayne Rooney could have spared himself the embarrassment of being rescued from the hard shoulder of the M62 earlier this week if his car had been fitted with Rightfuel, a misfuel prevention device from Caparo. Rightfuel, being launched tomorrow (25th September) at the Green Fleet Awards in London, prevents the wrong type of fuel being added to diesel vehicles. On Monday, the Manchester United and England star filled his wife’s £90,000 diesel Range Rover Sport V8 with unleaded petrol, causing it to stop just one mile later. Rooney now faces a repair bill of up to £6,000 which could have been avoided with this simple device.

“Rightfuel is a simple, yet effective device that can save motorists large sums of money,” explains Nick Mennell, technical director, Caparo. “It is estimated that 150,000 people each year in the UK put the wrong type of fuel into their diesel cars, and as demonstrated by Wayne’s mistake, this can cause significant damage, expense and inconvenience. To tackle this problem, Caparo will be launching Rightfuel tomorrow which physically prevents this type of mistake from occurring.”