Farmer jailed over red diesel fraud in Lincolnshire: UK taken to court by EU over red diesel for yachts

BBC News  reports (12 July) that a Lincolnshire farmer has been jailed for a rather large red diesel fraud, and at about the same time (15 July) the Commission started proceedings against the UK for its rules that permit red diesel to be used in pleasure craft (reported here on the Tax News website and bizarrely on the Voice of Russia website here: if that is too much for you, try the Commission's website, where you can find the press release here).