Minimum fuel payment

[Riley26]

Is there a Minimum amount of fuel you have to put in at Tesco or can you put say £2 in? Thanks

[J1990]

It varies from place to place. There’s normally a sign in the pumps which indicates their minimum delivery - could be 2 litres, £5 etc

[Draxindustries1]

It's 2litres usually. I suppose though if you just put 86pence worth in there's little they can do about it..

[Ussrcossack]

My dad experianced this recently.
Putting unleaded into a diesel.

Got about 40 pence in and bailed.

Not an issue.
Car is running fine too

[mikey_b]

Next time you fill up, squeeze the handle gently and then release it. You'll find it stops immediately, even if only a 20p's worth of fuel has been dispensed.

There are usually notices saying minimum delivery of 2 litres, but I think that minimum is more about meeting accuracy tolerances than a literal minimum. It would be very dangerous for a pump to insist on spraying out two whole litres if the person filling up noticed some kind of problem just as he squeezed the handle.

[Turkish91]

My 1979 Honda Dax has a 2 litre fuel tank, with a blocked reserve line. The most I’ve ever managed to get into it is 1.5L, but as you can imagine I keep it topped up constantly to avoid running out of fuel and being stranded at the side of the road. Sometimes I put in as little as 0.3/0.4 litres and I have never ever had an attendant say anything other than sarcastic but friendly comments.

[Haltamer]

I once managed 10EUR Cents of fuel in the Netherlands when I ran their tanks of E5 dry