It makes me laugh. You will get drivers queuing up for a pump and I simply drive in behind them, go to a free pump and the pull the pump's hose round to the petrol cap side of the car.I was at my local station today and happened to park "the wrong side " of the pump: that is, the pump was to my left but my petrol cap was on the right of the car, which means I had to pull a bit on the hose extension to get it across. Before long, two there cars were behind me waiting, and yet, on the other side of the aisle, absolutely nothing.
This happens all the time . Don't people realise the pump hose is long enough to stretch to both sides of the car ? If you're the wrongs side, just roll the car a bit further forward.
I just thought it needs putting out there .
Not all pumps do 'pay at pump' though. Been many a time where I have been happy to pay at the pump, but there hasn't been the option to.What I don’t get is when people pull up to a pump, go into the kiosk, don’t buy anything else and then pay by card. Why not pay at the pump? It’s bloody annoying!
Having stood futilely as it refuses to print a receipt because it's run out of paper, at least there's somebody in front of me to change the roll if I pay at the counter...What I don’t get is when people pull up to a pump, go into the kiosk, don’t buy anything else and then pay by card. Why not pay at the pump? It’s bloody annoying!
Why not pay at the pump? It’s bloody annoying!
What I don’t get is when people pull up to a pump, go into the kiosk, don’t buy anything else and then pay by card. Why not pay at the pump? It’s bloody annoying!
If you had a car like mine you wouldn't mind it being bashed.Having stood futilely as it refuses to print a receipt because it's run out of paper, at least there's somebody in front of me to change the roll if I pay at the counter...
(Plus it keeps someone in a job, rather than making them redundant to the machine.)
Oh, and I know full well the nozzle will reach either side, but I prefer the laziness of it being close and not bashing against my car all the time, too.
If I had a car like yours, I wouldn't be paying for petrol as I'd be on the run frm the police.If you had a car like mine you wouldn't mind it being bashed.
Only Tesco has pay at pump right?
If I was on the run from the police I'd be bashing into cars like yours.If I had a car like yours, I wouldn't be paying for petrol as I'd be on the run frm the police.
Doesn’t work if you have a big white van like me.
I was at my local station today and happened to park "the wrong side " of the pump: that is, the pump was to my left but my petrol cap was on the right of the car, which means I had to pull a bit on the hose extension to get it across. Before long, two there cars were behind me waiting, and yet, on the other side of the aisle, absolutely nothing.
Not all pumps do 'pay at pump' though. Been many a time where I have been happy to pay at the pump, but there hasn't been the option to.
In Europe it would be kilometres, surely.Most do. On the odd occasion it doesn’t print a VAT receipt you can walk a yard or five and get it from any other pump. In my experience throughout Europe a lot of petrol stations are unmanned and are debit, credit or fuel card only. Found it miles easier.
How do I do that then? As soon as it prints (or not!) my receipt, it wipes all awareness of my existence, and the only thing I can do at any pump is start to buy some petrol...On the odd occasion it doesn’t print a VAT receipt you can walk a yard or five and get it from any other pump.
How do I do that then? As soon as it prints (or not!) my receipt, it wipes all awareness of my existence, and the only thing I can do at any pump is start to buy some petrol...
You learn something new every day!Go to another pump and press re print receipt option and then put your card in and it will print you a receipt.
Can't see that option at Morrison's?Go to another pump and press re print receipt option and then put your card in and it will print you a receipt.
Can't see that option at Morrison's?
I scratched one of my older cars doing this and haven’t filled up this way since.Stretching the pump across to the opposite side of your car is a good way to scratch your paintwork.
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