Is the £99 pay at pump limit going up any time soon?
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Today as the pump slowed to a crawl then clicked off at £99 with nearly 20 litres of tank still empty I was contemplating whether I would leave it there or do a second round. I don't have many miles to do in the near future and there was a queue so i opted to leave with my car wondering why it was still thirsty.
Even now, a lot of new cars have 60+ litre tanks and pretty much everything Mondeo-sized and larger used to come with a tank of 60-100 litres (I bet people here can name cars with even bigger tank options). With petrol now around £1.40-1.60 a litre depending on locale and grade that £99 often isn't enough to fill a fuel tank.
Does anyone know if any garages/chains have already raised the limit, or if they have plans to?
Even now, a lot of new cars have 60+ litre tanks and pretty much everything Mondeo-sized and larger used to come with a tank of 60-100 litres (I bet people here can name cars with even bigger tank options). With petrol now around £1.40-1.60 a litre depending on locale and grade that £99 often isn't enough to fill a fuel tank.
Does anyone know if any garages/chains have already raised the limit, or if they have plans to?
Pothole said:
£99 was only just about enough to fill up my old S90 almost a decade ago...
Remember this the other year and to quote a bit of the article https://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2018/05/10/mum-of-t...I’m amazed they don’t do it like America or if you want to use the HGV pump to fill up a truck ,with pre authorisation for the payment especially now it’s so ridiculously expensive ..
If you’re in business a fuel card is very handy
Easy to keep track of spending and set price so it doesn’t matter where you fill up .
If you’re in business a fuel card is very handy
Easy to keep track of spending and set price so it doesn’t matter where you fill up .
Edited by Ivan stewart on Thursday 25th November 04:54
mcflurry said:
Is this a real issue?
Even at 20mpg that's nearly 300 miles of range..
Don't get me wrong, it's hardly life-or-death if I have to drive away without a full tank or pop my card in again for a second fill, but as I don't really enjoy going to petrol stations I generally want to fill up as infrequently as I can (whilst still enjoying the car - so no hypermile stuff).Even at 20mpg that's nearly 300 miles of range..
1878 said:
mcflurry said:
Is this a real issue?
Even at 20mpg that's nearly 300 miles of range..
Every PHer needs to be ready for a 700 mile non-stop journey at an instant notice.Even at 20mpg that's nearly 300 miles of range..
I don't think it's a worry for me. I have a nearby Costco where prices are in the 140's for both petrol and diesel. I have a max tank capacity of 62 litres, a 50L, 45L and a 13L tank. Even the 62L tank at 150p would be £93 at the very most. Not that I run my cars down to empty then brim them all the way up, either. Fuel light on (or in the reserve block) then guesstimate half a tank (full for the 13L bike, I'm not that stingy).
OP, already a thread running for this with lots of helpful advice: https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
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