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I just about remember them in this country.
If I recall, I didn’t use them because I didn’t trust the pump to stop when the tank was full.
The removal of the lock also prevents any bad person pulling a nozzle, locking it on and running away while the forecourt fills up with burny stuff.
If I recall, I didn’t use them because I didn’t trust the pump to stop when the tank was full.
The removal of the lock also prevents any bad person pulling a nozzle, locking it on and running away while the forecourt fills up with burny stuff.
swisstoni said:
I just about remember them in this country.
If I recall, I didn’t use them because I didn’t trust the pump to stop when the tank was full.
The removal of the lock also prevents any bad person pulling a nozzle, locking it on and running away while the forecourt fills up with burny stuff.
Unless they have 3 inches of tape or a rigid pin to stick through the hole, or the fuel cap wedged in it......If I recall, I didn’t use them because I didn’t trust the pump to stop when the tank was full.
The removal of the lock also prevents any bad person pulling a nozzle, locking it on and running away while the forecourt fills up with burny stuff.
swisstoni said:
I just about remember them in this country.
If I recall, I didn’t use them because I didn’t trust the pump to stop when the tank was full.
The removal of the lock also prevents any bad person pulling a nozzle, locking it on and running away while the forecourt fills up with burny stuff.
A so minded individual has probably heard of cable ties.If I recall, I didn’t use them because I didn’t trust the pump to stop when the tank was full.
The removal of the lock also prevents any bad person pulling a nozzle, locking it on and running away while the forecourt fills up with burny stuff.
I've had a pump not autostop on me once in a few decades; I guess a lot of people act so stupid it's probably better this way than having them run around shrieking rather than just click it off. After being left unmonitored while they ibook their facephones. America has more drive offs with the nozzle still attached too I'll bet anything.
abzmike said:
American nozzles also have a sprung/rubber collar that closes in on the filler, presumably to limit spillage if there is an overflow.
Vapour recovery system, used to stop vapours going into the atmosphere by sealing off the filler neck during a refill and returning vapour to the fuel station tank instead.500TORQUES said:
abzmike said:
American nozzles also have a sprung/rubber collar that closes in on the filler, presumably to limit spillage if there is an overflow.
Vapour recovery system, used to stop vapours going into the atmosphere by sealing off the filler neck during a refill and returning vapour to the fuel station tank instead.Probably started in California by CARB (California Air Resources Board), put into place when Ronald Reagan was Governor there.
Edited by Pica-Pica on Sunday 1st January 18:02
toasty said:
I’ve got a blunt darning needle on my keys for precisely this. It took over 15 years for some smart Alec pump attendant to stop the flow until I gripped the pump.
The nozzles are all supplied by ZVA with lock pins which are removed when put on the pump for the UK and some other countries. Nanny state UK. Forums | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff