Do any PHer's fill up with fuel like this?

[FiF]

If it's Sainsbury's and I have a discount voucher then will fill up to a whole number of litres to squeeze another discount of x pence.

If in Tesco as they just adjust the per litre price before you pump then just fill up normally. There is a massive amount of extra space to avoid spillage when at silly angles off road. If heading off on a long journey then might make use of that space, but frankly to do so and take ages when a station is busy and someone is waiting just sends the ttometer needle to full scale deflection.

Finally are the comments about difficulty with Tesco pumps evidence of declining IQ on PH? No problems here.

Edited by FiF on Saturday 4th July 08:55

[sparkythecat]

poing said:

Fill till click, adjust nozzle slightly and repeat for one or two more clicks. Shake off nozzle, tried to avoid small drip landing on car, swear and wipe drip off paintwork.

Filling with fuel, or just reliving your toilet visits ?

[robinessex]

I can get 5ltrs more (slowly) in my tank after the first click. Just why can't the car makers make a venting system the WORKS!

[vikingaero]

robinessex said:

I can get 5ltrs more (slowly) in my tank after the first click. Just why can't the car makers make a venting system the WORKS!

Because all the car engineers are on here surfing instead of designing their products correctly...

[Doofus]

Technically, wedging the pump open is illegal, I have been told. Not sure what law it contravenes, though. I have a 2mm Allen key in my Volvo, which I can use to 'correctly' hold the pump open, but it will still shut off when it clicks.

When holding the pump, you are earthed. If you wedge it open, and go off for a wander, there is (apparently) a risk of generating static electricity, which can spark when you grab the pump handle again, resulting in armageddon. Or something.

Pumps with the little locking device (which my allen key replicates) were removed from forecourts several years ago

[swisstoni]

Sometimes I fill the tank but more often I fill to an amount of money I'm happy with.
If I'm feeling prosperous I might break the £100 barrier. If I'm feeling poor I'll get to about £80 and think 'this is madness' and stop the pump.
All nonsense of course but I'm sure there are people who act equally irrationally at the pump.

[SidJames]

Fill until it clicks.....then I have to dribble up to another 99p worth because the pennies MUST match the pounds.

[Riley Blue]

Auto cut-off doesn't work on older cars so I imagine quite a lot of drivers brim it.

[Cliftonite]

Doofus said:

Technically, wedging the pump open is illegal, I have been told. Not sure what law it contravenes, though. I have a 2mm Allen key in my Volvo, which I can use to 'correctly' hold the pump open, but it will still shut off when it clicks.

When holding the pump, you are earthed. If you wedge it open, and go off for a wander, there is (apparently) a risk of generating static electricity, which can spark when you grab the pump handle again, resulting in armageddon. Or something.

Pumps with the little locking device (which my allen key replicates) were removed from forecourts several years ago

Like this:

https://youtu.be/T6VKxmUPb3g

[Fastdruid]

Riley Blue said:

Auto cut-off doesn't work on older cars so I imagine quite a lot of drivers brim it.

What? Of course it does. It works on anything as long as the nozzle is "in" the tank.

[margerison]

You might see a lot more of it at Shell pumps.

They're trying to get me to play this game...
http://www.shell.co.uk/motorist/shell-pump-challen...

Which will really upset my OCD!

[groundcontrol]

Usually the second click and lots of wiggling around. If we could all stop spilling diesel that'd be just swell, put my foot into a patch of it when stepping off the bike earlier in the week and nearly binned it. Tyres were covered in the stuff as well for a few miles.

[surveyor]

Only if I'm returning a hire car. Otherwise it's second click, just in case the first was a false alarm.

[Cliftonite]

margerison said:

You might see a lot more of it at Shell pumps.

They're trying to get me to play this game...
http://www.shell.co.uk/motorist/shell-pump-challen...

Which will really upset my OCD!

So, instead of filling the tank, people will stop at the nearest tenner!

Will this reduction in fuel sales be offset by encouraging minimum sales up to the £30 mark? Presumably Shell thinks so?

[bobtail4x4]

when it gets to a 1/4 on guage I put £30 or £35 to take it to about 3/4, no need to run round dragging the extra weight,

[Conscript]

bobtail4x4 said:

when it gets to a 1/4 on guage I put £30 or £35 to take it to about 3/4, no need to run round dragging the extra weight,

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say the weight saving is negligible. And given that you're making extra trips by only ever using half a tank at a time, probably counter productive

[Riley Blue]

Fastdruid said:

Riley Blue said:

Auto cut-off doesn't work on older cars so I imagine quite a lot of drivers brim it.

What? Of course it does. It works on anything as long as the nozzle is "in" the tank.

No it doesn't, not in my '63 Riley. Never has, not once in seven years.

[Fastdruid]

Riley Blue said:

Fastdruid said:

Riley Blue said:

Auto cut-off doesn't work on older cars so I imagine quite a lot of drivers brim it.

What? Of course it does. It works on anything as long as the nozzle is "in" the tank.

No it doesn't, not in my '63 Riley. Never has, not once in seven years.

It's not car dependant! It cuts off when the fuel level reaches the nozzle regardless of what vehicle it's on.

[Terminator X]

JackP1 said:

Twice this has occurred now, instead of filling up till the nozzle clicks off, the person in front of me has spent another half an hour making sure its brimmed right up to the neck so it's pretty much spilling out.

Is it madness or just me?

Nuts Fill until it stops. Pay. Drive off.

TX.

[Axionknight]

griffin dai said:

poing said:

On the plus side I typically do pay at pump and don't spend 3 weeks in the shop checking the date on every bar of chocolate before deciding not to bother and just buying a newspaper.

fk that, you need a degree to pay at the pump in Tesco and get a receipt

"Would you like a receipt", two options: yes or no, click a button to suit.

A degree in what, exactly?

Edited by Axionknight on Saturday 4th July 11:46