Shell V-Power and the stink of pies

[Panamax]

For one reason or another I use Shell V-Power fuel and have for many years been a regular customer at Shell petrol stations. But through the last few months the smell has become so bad I'm thinking of switching brands. It's not the fuel that stinks, it's their forecourt shops where even a quick visit to pay for fuel ends up with clothes stinking for hours because of the all-pervading stench of greasy pies from their ovens. This is an equal hazard at any of the Shell stations around where I live and at any time of day.

So if I'm going to abandon Shell can anyone suggest a reliable brand for a combination of good fuel and stench-free shops?

[keo]

Pay on the app and don’t go in? That’s what I do.

[stu67]

Yep pay at pump. Winds me up no end getting stuck behind someone doing their weekly shop / coffee run in the shops nowdays

[the-norseman]

Pay at the pump. I very rarely go in the shops.

[vx220]

Two things to add

1, Our local Shell has internet "grocery getters" in there adding to the queues

2, How badly worded is the new advertising campaign for V-Power!?

[Panamax]

Good, already a couple of suggestions I can check out. I've noticed pay-at-pump at some places and must pay more attention to it. Will also check out the app.

[Whataguy]

The app is good, I've used it many times in the past.

Just fire it up right before you get out to put the nozzle in, otherwise it causes problems if you wait too long after authorising and starting to fill.

Only issue for me is one of the regular Shell stations I use hardly has any mobile signal, so I can't use it there.

[Lester H]

Not intended as a thread deflection, but is BP best not deemed as good as Shell? My nearest outlet is BP and doesn’t smell at all, also the forecourt and pumps are clean.

[Mr Whippy]

BP do proper 97 Super BS9800 or whatever it is.

I’d buy that over Shell V-Power.

[E63eeeeee...]

I use the app. The only downside is that you can't put more than 99 quids worth in through it.

[Sebring440]

Panamax said:

I've noticed pay-at-pump at some places and must pay more attention to it.

Are you a time-traveller from the 1980s?

[Deranged Rover]

I like pies.

[ridds]

Greasy?

We have a Jamie Oliver counter serving his finest products in ours.

[Grumps.]

Panamax said:

For one reason or another I use Shell V-Power fuel and have for many years been a regular customer at Shell petrol stations. But through the last few months the smell has become so bad I'm thinking of switching brands. It's not the fuel that stinks, it's their forecourt shops where even a quick visit to pay for fuel ends up with clothes stinking for hours because of the all-pervading stench of greasy pies from their ovens. This is an equal hazard at any of the Shell stations around where I live and at any time of day.

So if I'm going to abandon Shell can anyone suggest a reliable brand for a combination of good fuel and stench-free shops?

I don’t think I have ever come out of a filling station shop smelling of anything, same for local bakery, greggs, fish and chop shop etc etc etc.

Try a different deodorant.

[Panamax]

Sebring440 said:

Panamax said:

I've noticed pay-at-pump at some places and must pay more attention to it.

Are you a time-traveller from the 1980s?

Do all places have pay-at-pump? If that's the case I've not noticed, other than at the supermarket filling stations and they aren't generally places I choose to buy petrol.

[king arthur]

Deranged Rover said:

I like pies.

This is the most PH answer.

[b0rk]

Panamax said:

Do all places have pay-at-pump? If that's the case I've not noticed, other than at the supermarket filling stations and they aren't generally places I choose to buy petrol.

Shell? Pay on app not pay at pump has been a thing for six(ish) years how. Surely you’ve noticed the signs by every pump about paying via app? All Shell branded stations in the UK support pay on app.

[Second Best]

I used to use V-Power but Shell have been consistently 1-2p over every other garage in the area for normal unleaded, and 4-6p over for V-Power.

I normally just use Sainsburys Super Unleaded, 6p cheaper and the staff are far more friendly. The Shell garage also seems to disregard their opening hours and happily close doors after 9pm, even though they're meant to be open until 11pm. Very annoying when working night shift.

Plus, Shell absolutely destroying their loyalty points make it much less enticing to spend >£100 to save 15p on a stty coffee, whereas at least Sainsburys offer similar savings but on groceries, i.e. stuff you'd actually buy and use the points on.

Edit: My local Asda doesn't do super unleaded so I don't visit, but they undercut the Sainsburys by 0.2p per litre. So, instead of 142.9p a litre, it's 142.7p a litre. I don't know what that does for their margins but the small forecourt is always way busier than Sainsburys.

[Chubbyross]

I use apps to pay at most places now. Saves having to mingle with the great unwashed in their tracksuits, buying pies and fags.

[dvshannow]

While pay on app is great am amazed we still cannot roll up , fuel and drive away without any of that nonsense. You can walk into an Amazon store now put a bunch of stuff in your backpack and walk out now.