Fueling on the "wrong side"

[Mr2Mike]

Pica-Pica said:

No, never had need to wear gloves, or wipe hands after using diesel, or had hands stink. Never had drips running down the car. Why would people accept fuel stations that have such issues? Don’t blame the fuel, blame the filling stations and their equipment (I always use Shell).

Unless Shell now use pump attendents that wash down the nozzles after use, then I have to assume you are taking a contrary position for the sake of it, since diesel nozzles invariably stink. All pump nozzles get fuel splashed on them regularly, but the petrol evaporates whereas diesel does not. Fuel stations wouldnt provide gloves if the diesel nozzles didn't stink.

[DoubleD]

You will always get some who are more aware of things than others.

[Ahbefive]

DoubleD said:

You will always get some who are more aware of things than others.

Agreed. If you don't think you are getting diesel on your hands by using the pump with no glove then you are simply not aware of it, it is certainly happening. Theres a reason people often use the gloves provided.

[Pica-Pica]

Ahbefive said:

DoubleD said:

You will always get some who are more aware of things than others.

Agreed. If you don't think you are getting diesel on your hands by using the pump with no glove then you are simply not aware of it, it is certainly happening. Theres a reason people often use the gloves provided.

Often? I would say occasionally. I never noticed anyone use gloves when filling up.

[DoubleD]

Pica-Pica said:

Ahbefive said:

DoubleD said:

You will always get some who are more aware of things than others.

Agreed. If you don't think you are getting diesel on your hands by using the pump with no glove then you are simply not aware of it, it is certainly happening. Theres a reason people often use the gloves provided.

Often? I would say occasionally. I never noticed anyone use gloves when filling up.

You never seen someone use a glove while filling up? Ive seen loads. Also some who dont use a glove but do wipe their hands with paper towel afterwards.

[Gary C]

Had an argument with the attendant once, wouldn't let me fill up on the 'wrong' side. Claimed it damaged the hoses and that the cut off wouldn't work.

Sat at the pump until he turned it on.

[Ahbefive]

Pica-Pica said:

Often? I would say occasionally. I never noticed anyone use gloves when filling up.

Very often. If you've never noticed it then you muat be very unobservant.

[HannsG]

I absolutely positively care not for others taking the piss trying to work out their debit card details on the machine at the pump, or wait for a reciept which will never appear due to no paper roll. Not to mention the divs who fill up whilst sending in the other half to do the weeks fking shopping.

I'll take my motor to the first available pump regardless of wrong or right side.

Yes, I am busy and have better things to do with my time than fill up.

If you have have an issue with it and ask me why? whilst I am filling the car. I'll tell you to fk right off and mind your own business sunshine.

[allihiesmark]

A change of tack but on the same subject here........I live in West Cork, Ireland and have noticed that the vast majority of petrol stations do not have a dedicated entrance and exit. You can use either. This ,I find irritating as many people will enter the station on what would normally be the exit and then set at a pump facing what I would call the wrong direction, then exit from the other gap which would normally be the entrance for cars that would be approaching with the station on their left. I guess it's been like this for a very long time and it's the norm here. Very irritating though. You could (and I have done ) pull up at a pump only to find someone else pulls up at the next pump from the other side and is now facing you. You would think that a one way system would be useful and safer. .......I'm sure some will disagree.

[Timbuktu]

Pica-Pica said:

Ahbefive said:

DoubleD said:

You will always get some who are more aware of things than others.

Agreed. If you don't think you are getting diesel on your hands by using the pump with no glove then you are simply not aware of it, it is certainly happening. There's a reason people often use the gloves provided.

Often? I would say occasionally. I never noticed anyone use gloves when filling up.

I always use a glove when filling up one of my diesel vehicles, because as mentioned, the diesel pumps are usually always greasy and covered in diesel.

I have also seen other people using them and I've got a stash of them in the vehicle too in case there are none at the pumps.

[jeremyh1]

You lot do make a big deal about something dont you

If someone said this to me I would just tell them to go and fk dey selves

Simple !

[RJUK]

I always fill on the "correct" side now. Only since years ago I pulled the petrol pump across to fill on the wrong side and it didn't quite reach, so I gave it a little tug (no pun intended) and watched as the diesel filler jumped off of the pump and landed on the rear quarter of my MX-5, putting a sizeable dent in it.

Some pillock had wound the hoses around one another before putting them both back.

Since then I just patiently wait for a pump in the correct side to save any mishaps later, or faffing about stretching the dirty hose across the paintwork.

I also use the gloves. Never had much problem with petrol pumps dripping, but I currently have a diesel and the pumps always seem to drip afterwards, all down the side of the car and handle of the pump.

[jfire]

Funnily enough I heard a podcast about the fuel gauge arrow yesterday. Was invented by a guy at Ford in 1986 although Mercedes had it earlier by way of the low fuel triangle 'pointing' in the direction of the filler cap although they have no official record of its inception.

The guy Jim Moylan reminds people at the petrol station of this arrow if he sees them struggling to find the correct side, but omits that he invented it!

[Mr2Mike]

allihiesmark said:

You would think that a one way system would be useful and safer. .......I'm sure some will disagree.

One way through the pumps should be mandatory, it's just basic common sense.

[Peter3442]

Once, after I'd filled up and was walking to the shop to pay, I had someone tell me to move my car away from the pump so he could use it. I explained that the pump wouldn't start until I'd paid so it would only waste time. His reply was along the lines of me being one of those selfish people who ....

[Mr2Mike]

Peter3442 said:

Once, after I'd filled up and was walking to the shop to pay, I had someone tell me to move my car away from the pump so he could use it. I explained that the pump wouldn't start until I'd paid so it would only waste time.

Not actually true, customers can be queued through the payment system. At my local Tesco Express it's normal to fill up and then park in a separate area so the next customer can start refueling whilst you are shopping/paying.

[RizzoTheRat]

Mr2Mike said:

Peter3442 said:

Once, after I'd filled up and was walking to the shop to pay, I had someone tell me to move my car away from the pump so he could use it. I explained that the pump wouldn't start until I'd paid so it would only waste time.

Not actually true, customers can be queued through the payment system. At my local Tesco Express it's normal to fill up and then park in a separate area so the next customer can start refueling whilst you are shopping/paying.

I filled my motorbike once and got back to it after paying to find some idiot had pulled up along side me, presumably with the intention of filling over the top of my bike. He'd pulled in at an angle so I couldn't get out forwards and had to back out to get round the pratt.

[Shakermaker]

Pica-Pica said:

Ahbefive said:

DoubleD said:

You will always get some who are more aware of things than others.

Agreed. If you don't think you are getting diesel on your hands by using the pump with no glove then you are simply not aware of it, it is certainly happening. Theres a reason people often use the gloves provided.

Often? I would say occasionally. I never noticed anyone use gloves when filling up.

I find that is because so often they are out of gloves to use when I want some. They clearly aren't a priority for the station to refill. I tend to have a pair of old gloves in the car now I can use.

I never used to notice it when I had old Land Rovers etc, but what I did notice was one time I filled up with fuel, and then tried to eat a sandwich.. yuk

[Peter3442]

Mr2Mike said:

Peter3442 said:

Once, after I'd filled up and was walking to the shop to pay, I had someone tell me to move my car away from the pump so he could use it. I explained that the pump wouldn't start until I'd paid so it would only waste time.

Not actually true, customers can be queued through the payment system. At my local Tesco Express it's normal to fill up and then park in a separate area so the next customer can start refueling whilst you are shopping/paying.

You are correct. As soon as I hit the submit button, I thought someone would pick me up on it.

However, a lot of filling stations don't seem to follow that practice. Presumably, it's harder for the cashiers to keep track of what's going on outside, which customer who used pump X they are serving, and, obviously, if the critical delays are in the queue to pay, speeding up the process at the pumps isn't going to help.

[K50 DEL]

Grahamdub said:

Al U said:

The real thing that annoys me and I have only come across a couple of numpties that do it, is when people will queue in the middle of 2 pumps to try and go to whichever one becomes free first.

Most people know that this is not how it works, you must place your bet, pick a side and if like me you always pick wrong and end up behind the person that likes to do their weekly shop in the kiosk or the sad bloke trying to chat up the lady on the till then you must accept you picked the slow side and wait.

Or they try and dominate the whole row of pumps by parking in the middle of the entrance

That happens so much round here.... they get properly stroppy when I drive round them and queue directly behind a pump!